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Date:	Sun, 21 Jul 2002 11:55:24 PST7
From:	"J. R. Fox" <jr_fox@pacbell.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Re: books on OS/2

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Butch Langel wrote:

> Any good books out there about os/2 that will help an individual learn how
> to function effectively with the system? I've started hitting the
> second-hand bookstores and the bargain shelves of the name bookstores here
> in Las Vegas, but nothing on os/2.

There are some other good titles, but the only one I know of that was specifically
devoted to Warp 4 (the last version of OS/2 prior to ECS, and therefore possibly
the most relevant / up to date) is "Getting to Know OS/2 Warp 4" by Stokes, Buecker,
et al. Prentice Hall, 1996, ISBN 0-13-842147-1, 620 pages, original price $40. It
concentrated on new features or changes introduced with version 4, and assumed
some basic familiarity with Warp 3. (I don't recall your mentioning which ver.
of OS/2 you are running. Just f.y.i., a complete used set of Warp 4 can often be
found on Ebay for 50 bucks *or less*, and should qualify you for the upgrade
pricing on ECS, should you later decide to go that route.)

[Incidentally, there is an interactive tutorial within versions 3 or 4 (which may
depend on whether you installed that module ?), and this is not without some
value for the OS/2 newcomer. It is rather basic stuff, though.]

If you can't find this book at one of the used bookstores, there are a number of
used bookstores online. If the book happens to be out of print, there are sources
or search services for that contingency online as well.

Hope this helps, and welcome to the community.

Jordan

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