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Quarterman
Request for Comments: 1432 MIDS
March 1993
Abstract
1. Which Books
Some of the books included here are about more than the Internet.
Some of them are about the Matrix, which is the set of all computer
networks worldwide that exchange electronic mail. The Matrix
includes FidoNet, UUCP, BITNET, USENET, the Internet, and many
others, but is not limited to any one of those networks. This
particular bibliographic collection is oriented around the largest
computer network in the world, the Internet, because of all the
recent books about that network. Matrix News continues to publish
information about the Matrix, including but not limited to the
Internet.
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I have excluded from this article books that are solely about
technical aspects of technology, such as the TCP/IP protocols.
Instead, I have included books about the resources and users of the
Internet. I have grouped them in rough classifications for
convenience of presentation. Several of these books fit several
classifications. For that reason and others, the classifications
should be taken as illustrative, not definitive. Table 1 summarizes
some features of all the books described.
Please note that prices may change, as may electronic mail addresses,
telephone and fax numbers, and postal addresses. The price you pay,
in particular, may be less because of a discount, or more because of
shipping, or because you buy the book outside of the United States.
The information included here is accurate to the best of my
knowledge, but your mileage may vary. Use at your own risk. But
please do report errors, changes, and additions to mids@tic.com.
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2. Introductions
New user guides and information on getting connected fill most of the
new books about the Internet.
Kehoe:
The first edition of this book was and is available only online,
from various anonymous FTP servers. This second edition is
somewhat enlarged and updated, yet is still the shortest
introductory Internet book.
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Krol:
Perhaps the most ambitious of the new crop of books, this one is
both a user's guide and a catalog of resources in one. It is
aimed at graduate students who want to use the Internet for
research.
Kochmer:
Marine:
How to join the Internet, and some context so you will know why.
This book is not a guide, and not a catalog, but it does contain
numerous contact listings.
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Dern:
3. Travelogs
Malamud:
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4. Standards
5. Textbooks
Tennant:
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Benedikt:
Kahin:
Parkhurst:
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McClure:
Levy:
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Stoll:
Denning:
Sterling:
7. Resource Guides
NorthWestNet:
IRG:
LaQuey (UDCN):
Quarterman:
9. Publishers
Digital Press
buddenhagen@cecv01.enet.dec.com McGraw-Hill
617-276-1498 212-512-2000
fax: 617-276-4314 1221 Ave. of the Americas
Digital Equipment Corporation New York, NY 10020
12 Crosby Drive BUO/E94
Bedford, MA 01730
SRI International
MIT Press nisc@nisc.sri.com
Massachusetts Institute 415-859-6387
of Technology 415-859-6387
Cambridge, MA 02142 fax: 415-859-6028
Network Information Systems
NorthWestNet Center
nusirg-orders@nwnet.net 333 Ravenswood Avenue,
206-562-3000 Room EJ29
fax: 206-562-4822 Menlo Park, CA 9402
NUSIRG Orders
15400 SE 30th Place, Suite 202
Bellevue, WA 98007
Prentice-Hall
info@prenhall.com
515-284-6751
fax: 515-284-2607
Route 9W
Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632
Security Considerations
Author's Address
John S. Quarterman
Matrix Information and Directory Services, Inc. (MIDS)
1106 Clayton Lane, Suite 500W
Austin, TX 78723
U.S.A.
EMail: jsq@tic.com
Phone: +1-512-451-7602
Fax: +1-512-450-1436
Matrix News
Matrix Information & Directory Services, Inc. (MIDS)
1106 Clayton Lane, Suite 500W
Austin, TX 78723
U.S.A.
EMail: mids@tic.com
Phone: +1-512-451-7602
Fax: +1-512-450-1436