One of the books that I just remembered about that helpped me a lot is from the NLS. It's: Unix For Dummies 2nd ed. It's on tape. I don't have the RC number, but just mention the title and they will find it. Greg ----- Original Message ----- From: Janina Sajka <janina@xxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 8:01 AM Subject: Re: linux starters manual > I have two suggestions: > > 1.) RFB&D has at least one good title that I'm aware of. The book is > "Understanding Unix," and it's available in electronic text. While it's a > bit old, it's still very useful; > > 2.) The Internet is your best friend in learning about linux.You might > want to start at: > > http://www.linux.org > > Select 'documentation' and then select 'general information.' > > >From there you might want to select 'linux newbie' which will take you to: > > http://www.linuxnewbie.org > > where you'll find simplified how-to documents that will explain Linux in > plainer English. > > You can and should also look at the online manuals for linux distributions > like Redhat which is at: > > http://www.redhat.com. > > > Lastly, I want to offer a tip that has helped me a lot. > > When I find an article that I want to keep and reread, I save it, but I do > not save the text. Rather, I retrieve the html and save that. That way, I > can pull it up in my browser and have access to all of the links. Also, if > I want, I can go in and clean out all of those garbage links at the > binning of many html files that most of us just plow through patiently. > > Enjoy and explore. Everything you need is available in accessible form > somewhere, and one source of information will lead you to the next. > > > On Wed, 31 Jan 2001, Jack wrote: > > > this has probably come up before but, where can i find a good looong book > > that explains just how to get started, why things do what, and how to > > operate linux in general. > > thanks > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > -- > > Janina Sajka, Director > Technology Research and Development > Governmental Relations Group > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) > > janina at afb.net > (202) 408-8175 > http://www.afb.org/gov.html > > > The invention of the printing press has been named the crowning > achievement of the past millennium. Yet, electronic publishing will soon > eclipse it. Read our White Paper: "Surpassing Gutenberg" available at: > > http://www.afb.org/ebook.html > > Are you developing software? Make it accessible to blind computer users. > Read http://www.afb.org/technology/accessapp.html to learn how. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
