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Basically, this is advertising for America Online. America Online provides email, access to Usenet newsgroups, gopher and WAIS. ftp and telnet are promised soon. You get a Macintosh AOL interface program with the book. Internet-specific information includes a chapter on netiquette, and a brief "list of lists" (presumably only those available through AOL). copyright Robert M. Slade, 1994
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While not flashy, and not overtly technical, this book *is* a very serviceable guide to communication for desktop computers. It covers the components, concepts, and concerns at a level that is right for the department manager or not-quite novice user. The book may appear dauntingly thick, and not quite as lavishly illustrated as its other Ziff-Davis kin, but it's probably easier to than it looks at first glance. The intent is to educate, and the reading level and tone are suitable to the task. You will not be able to set up your own network after reading this book, but you will be able to start designing what you want, and either talk intelligently to consultants, or direct your studies. copyright Robert M. Slade, 1997
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This book asks the questions of what is security, and can security be achieved, for every level of audience. The text does, in fact, answer the questions, but the answers turn out to be profoundly uninteresting. Part one explains some of the conceptual framework for data security on networks. Chapter one is an introduction to the book overall. It is not terribly clear about the scope of the book, but does state that the material will look at failures caused by humans (both deliberate and accidental) as well as short and long term machine failures. The terms defined seem to indicate an emphasis on problems in the actual transmission of data. Six types of failures are outlined quickly in chapter two, although there is no explanation of... Rest of this review on the detail page
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A handbook generally provides practical information. It's the kind of stuff that isn't rocket science, but is the reference material you can't be bothered keeping in your head all the time. Common procedures that you don't use every day, specifications that you might need quickly: the kind of stuff you want to flip to, remind yourself about, and put back on the shelf until next time. About the only material of that kind in this book is the (admittedly excellent) list of vendor contacts. What we have here instead is an overview of concepts and terms that might be related to a network. Cabling, medium access methods, network protocols, advanced networking technologies, networking equipment, computer peripherals, and network management... Rest of this review on the detail page
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An up-to-date technical guide specifically designed to help communications professionals make critical decisions about wireless technologies.The book begins by reviewing the evolving markets for PCS and digital cellular service, and mapping wireless technologies by radio spectrum utilized, types of user traffic, cell size, achievable data rates and other important factors. The book then reviews important radio propagation and modulation techniques that must be understood to successfully design wireless networks. Next, it reviews the roles, advantages and disadvantages of every major cellular technology, from first-generation cellular to TDMA and CDMA digital solutions. The book also dedicates detailed chapters to GSM/DCS, cordless telephony... Rest of this review on the detail page
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