Open Computing Unix Unbound

by Harley Hahn

This book introduces readers to the fundamentals of Unix: what it is, why it is important and how to use it. The opening chapters show how to get started in Unix and how to use the programs available.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0078820502
• ISBN13: 9780078820502
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
• Length: 792 Pages
• Weight: 4.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.3" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

An excellent intro to Unix in general

Hahn has managed to take something that is usually mind-numbingly boring (computer books in general) and add a little interest to it through a somewhat sarcastic sense of humor. Hahn is clearly on favored and familiar ground here, providing clear and readable explanations to the most common tasks in Unix. He does a good job presenting the information in a way that is understandable the neophyte Unix user and manages to avoid the Unix "Holy War" feeling that permeates some books on the subject. If you are looking for a quick reference guide to common tasks, there are other works available which are probably more suitable to your needs. If your interests or career are taking you in a direction such that Unix is going to figure in your landscape for some time, this book provides an excellent intro the subject, offering a good grounding in the mechanics and philosophy of the OS that will serve as a solid foundation going forward.