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"Internet File Formats", Tim Kientzle, 1995, 1-883577-56-X, U$39.99/C$54.99
%A   Tim Kientzle kientzle@netcom.com
%C   7339 East Acoma Drive, #7, Scottsdale, AZ  85260
%D   1995
%G   1-883577-56-X
%I   Coriolis
%O   U$39.99/C$54.99 800-410-0192 602-483-0192 fax 602-483-0193 sbounds@aol.com
%P   397
%T   "Internet File Formats"
 
Most Internet guides give a passing reference to archive file types with which
the author may be familiar.  And most (70%, if the studies can be believed)
Internet users stick to plain, readable text.  But MIME and XXencode happeneth
to all accounts, and the variety of different types of files can be
bewildering, even to seasoned Internauts.
 
Kientzle has arranged this work into sections dealing with text and documents,
graphics, compression and archiving, encoding (binary to printable), audio, and
video.  While not exhausting all possibilities, he covers the most widely used
formats, and everything that all but the most specialized user is ever likely
to see.
 
Each chapter, usually covering a single format, gives some background; advice
on when to use (or not to use) the format, and how; some details on the
algorithms and/or data structure.  Where the format is not universal, pointers
are generally given for programs on alternate platforms, although the
directions in these cases could be more specific.
 
For the average Internet user, this book may be bigger, and more technical,
than desired.  Advanced Internauts will likely find it both interesting and
handy.  For the Internet trainer or support person, it is "must have"
information.
 
copyright Robert M. Slade, 1995   BKINTFLF.RVW   951128

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