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Title: Learning Unix for Mac OS X by Dave Taylor, Jerry Peek ISBN: 0596003420 Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates Pub. Date: May, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.86
Rating: 4
Summary: A beginners guide to getting into UNIX
Comment: I am not sure what the other posters thought but this book simply brought you into the world of UNIX. For some reason they thought they were going to learn in-depth UNIX in 150 pages. "Learning UNIX for OS X" is just a small step into learning the command line interface in Mac OS X. This book does not show you architecture of the OS nor advanced commands, Mac OS X Unleashed goes over these in-depth. OR if you want to master the command line, get O' Reilly's "Learning CSH & TCSH". The only real problem I had with this book is that it was an alteration of the already being published "Learning UNIX" book by O'Reilly which I own as well. While this book wasn't a waste of time, quite a bit was identical.
Rating: 2
Summary: BRUSH AND BRUSH, YET, NO SHINE!
Comment: Unless you are a complete UNIX dummy, there is not much to expect (or benefit) from this book. Its meager 158 pages only succeeded in brushing around the very basics (and simple commands). Apart from its cogent narrations on how best a novice could explore UNIX applications and use command interface, there is little that shine in this book.
Anyone who knows one or two things about UNIX is likely to be disappointed by its inept coverage. Hence, I would advise such person to opt for "Mac OS X for Unix Geeks", which provided a more palatable gist in a chronological order. Versatile enthusiasts, who are interested in advanced explorations, should consider "Mac OS X Unleashed". One of its chapters on Unix-Mac relationships did eclipse anything this book can boast of.
Rating: 2
Summary: Too shallow for casual and power users
Comment: "Learning Unix for Mac OS X" is a disappointing effort by O'Reilly to introduce Unix to Macusers new to OS X. While the book succeeds in showing readers some simple commands to navigate through Unix, its coverage is far too shallow. Macusers interested in knowing just the basics will do better with David Pogue's section on Unix in "Mac OS X: The Missing Manual." That section alone probably contains more than 50% of the material in "Learning Unix for Mac OS X."
If you are *serious* about learning Unix for Mac OS X, get a copy of "Mac OS X: Unleashed" by John and William Ray. At +1,000 pages, the book is a doorstopper, but it covers almost everything a Unix power user aspirant would want to know: how to navigate through Terminal, set up an Apache webserver with PHP and MySQL, etc. Again, get "Mac OS X: Unleashed" only if you truly want to unlock the power of Unix in OS X.
In short, whether you are a casual or power user interested in learning Unix for OS X, there are better options other than "Learning Unix for Mac OS X."
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Title: Mac OS X: The Missing Manual, Second Edition by David Pogue ISBN: 0596004508 Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates Pub. Date: October, 2002 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Mac OS X for Unix Geeks by Brian Jepson, Ernest E. Rothman ISBN: 0596003560 Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates Pub. Date: October, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Mac OS X Disaster Relief: Troubleshooting Techniques to Help Fix It Yourself by Ted Landau, Dan Frakes ISBN: 0201788691 Publisher: Peachpit Press Pub. Date: 25 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $34.99 |
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Title: Mac OS X Unleashed by John Ray, William C Ray, William C. Ray ISBN: 0672322293 Publisher: Sams Pub. Date: 14 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
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Title: Mac OS X: Pocket Reference by Chuck Toporek ISBN: 0596003463 Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates Pub. Date: 08 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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