BKWMFRST.RVW   961012
 
"Way More Free Stuff From the Internet", Vincent, 1995, 1-883577-50-0,
U$19.99/C$27.99
%A   Patrick Vincent pjvincent@coriolis.com
%C   7339 E. Acoma Drive, Suite 7, Scottsdale, AZ 85260
%D   1995
%G   1-883577-50-0
%I   Coriolis Group
%O   U$19.99/C$27.99 (602) 483-0192 sbounds@coriolis.com
%P   500
%T   "Way More Free Stuff From the Internet"
 
On the one hand, this is a random collection of stuff that is available online. 
The listings are divided by topical chapters,but within the chapters, there is
no discernable organization: this is a book for browsing, not for reference. 
What is here is sometimes good, rarely the best, and sometimes sadly out of
date.  There is no development from Vincent's earlier work (cf BKFRESTF.RVW):
essentially they are two volumes of the same work.
 
On the other hand, for newcomers who know nothing about the net, there could be
a lot of fun here.  This is the "Whole Internet User's Guide and Catalog"
without the user's guide, and with less serious intent in the catalog.  Along
with any number of other books it can provide a fun way to actually start using
the net (provided you can remain calm in the face of files or sites which may
not exist anymore).
 
About this word "free."  With rare exceptions, everything is accessible on the
net for free.  World Wide Web and Gopher sites are free.  (Your access charge,
or course, may vary.)  Anonymous ftp sites, Usenet newsgroups, and mailing
lists are free.  Informational files are often free.  But programs are very
often shareware, something that Vincent doesn't go out of his way to explain. 
In fact, the recommended (required?) software that you need for archive files;
StuffIt for the Mac and PKZip for MS-DOS; is shareware.  You can get it for
free, but if you're going to use it, you're supposed to pay for it.
 
copyright Robert M. Slade, 1996   BKWMFRST.RVW   961012
 
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