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"On the Road", Michael Prochak, 1995, 0-201-59396-1, U$19.95/C$25.95
%A   Michael Prochak michael@cix.compulink.uk 74431.1153@compuserve.com
%C   1 Jacob Way, Reading, MA   01867-9984
%D   1995
%G   0-201-59396-1
%I   Addison-Wesley Publishing Co.
%O   U$19.95/C$25.95 416-447-5101 fax: 416-443-0948 Fax: (617) 944-7273
%O   markj@aw.com 800-822-6339 617-944-3700 bkexpress@aw.com
%P   272
%T   "On the Road"
 
About half of the book is a listing and description of the Apple PowerBook and
Newton lines of portable computers, and related accessories, peripherals and
software.  (A chapter lists vendors and products: it would have been a bit more
helpful had contact information not been limited to telephone numbers.)  The
remainder is mostly segues drawn from the author's (and some others)
experiences on the road, but there are very useful chapters covering
maintenance, repairs, handy tools and the vagaries of hotel telephone jacks.
 
The material is not technical.  There is also more than a bit of bias. 
(Prochak's paean of praise to Newton, which even Apple now admits was not fully
thought out, is ruined by his admission that although he has one he never uses
it.)  And the section on the Internet clearly shows that while Prochak may be
on it, he is definitely not of it.
 
Still, this book serves very handily as an introduction and buyer's guide to
Apple's portable computing products.  Powerbook users, as well as newcomers,
will likely find worthwhile tips for more effective and trouble-free computing.
 
copyright Robert M. Slade, 1995   BKONROAD.RVW   951106
 
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ROBERTS@decus.ca        Rob_Slade@mindlink.bc.ca        RSlade@cyberstore.ca
             "No passion in the world is equal to the passion to 
                   alter someone else's draft" - H. G Wells
Author "Robert Slade's Guide to Computer Viruses" 0-387-94311-0/3-540-94311-0