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"I Hate Buying a Computer", Jim Felici, 1993, 1-56529-278-2,
U$16.95/C$21.95/UK#15.45
%A   Jim Felici
%C   201 W. 103rd Street, Indianapolis, IN   46290
%D   1993
%G   1-56529-278-2
%I   MacMillan Computer Publishing (MCP)
%O   U$16.95/C$21.95/UK#15.45 800-858-7674 317-581-3743 http://www.mcp.com
%P   292
%S   I Hate
%T   "I Hate Buying a Computer"
 
Most "how to buy a computer" books seem to be written in order to a) push the
latest and greatest technology regardless of intended use, or b) show off. 
Felici has written a very useful, realistic, and understandable guide.
 
Unfortunately, it's a bit long in the tooth now, and shows it.  Much of the
book is very specific, and therefore out of date.  (Interestingly, a *lot* of
the Mac specific material was out of date even when the book was written.)
 
Still, this could provide the novice with some ready background on computers in
general (as long as the reader understands that the first few conversations
with salescritters are going to require a couple of generations of upgrading
...)
 
copyright Robert M. Slade, 1996   BKIHBCMP.RVW   961210

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