Re: Win9x knowledge

[Daniel Say say@xxxxxxxx]

" Leslie Bialler  wrote:
"
" > But it seems to me that it would be wise for members of this list to at
" > least have a basic familiarity with Windows, if it's the op. sys. they
" > use.
"
" Ah, now there's a comment I can fully agree with. And I can even offer
" some advice (not to Leslie Bialler but to Windows novices) on how to
" acquire that familiarity: find a good book on Windows, one that goes
" beyond simply rehashing the menu options. The best one I've seen is
" *Windows 95 Secrets* (as I think it was called) by Brian Livingstone
" (as I think he was called). Unfortunately it probably is out of
" print, but the section on DOS in that book still applies to Win 98

	Ah, but the complete text of the book,
	formatted as an HLP file was included
	in 4 Megs on one CD in a packet of 4
	with some editions.

	I'd say want a set, but I'd better
	put it up on a Website for week,
	rather than offer to mail out 4 3-inch
	floppies.
				Daniel Say
				say@xxxxxxxx

	However the text, paper version, is
	often more useful than turning on the
	computer, booting to Win9x rather than
	DOS or OS/2 and then using the Find,
	Content or Index functions.

	Try www.abebooks.com or www.powells.com.
	Make sure that you get the boxed set with
	the CDroms.  ISBN 0764530054 ?

" and Win Me, and it helps immensely in understanding what's going on
" under the hood when you fire up a DOS box or create a shortcut for
" Editor.Exe--which essentially is the same thing, no matter where the
" shortcut comes from. What matters are the various settings under
" Properties.
"
" And of course such a book might even tell the reader about Alt-Enter.
"
" Wolfgang Bechstein
" bechstein@xxxxxxxx
"