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| Book: | Mac OS 9: The Missing Manual | |
| Subject: | Mac OS 9: The Missing Manual Review | |
| Date: | 2000-05-15 11:32:44 | |
| From: | Amrit Tiwana | |
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I've always been intrigued by how little time Mac users spend dealing with "fixing" thier machines, cursing them, and rebooting them several times a day. So, after being a PC user beginning with Dos 1.0, I switched to a Mac. I hated my first iMac because it lacked documentation, manuals, or decent help. And, being a long standing Windows user, I did not find it as intuitive as it was hyped to be. Guess what, I got frustrated and sold it on the big e*bay auction site. Months passed,Y2K came and went.A few days back I saw this book in my local Borders...and it all came together! THIS was what was truly missing! I had hated most Mac OS books on the marketbecause I found them insultingly oversimplified. I can only speak as a Windows convert: This is not a "dummies" book but a very decent, detailed book thatdescribes all the "power tricks" that I knew for the enemy platform! I liked this book so much that I bought it, read it cover to cover, and decided to buy my second iMac. If you've never used a computer before, then this is not for you. But if you arelooking for a book that is perhaps the most detailed, information-dense, wellindexed, and handy reference to MacOS 9, this is it. Apple should probably bundle this book with the Mac! Highly, heartily, and strongly recommended, especially forthose who have fallen from the Windows empire for the temptation of an iMac. |
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