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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce From: seth@albion.com (Seth T. Ross) Subject: BOOK: Buyers' Guide to NEXTSTEP Computing Reply-To: info@albion.com Organization: Next Announcements Approved: sanguish@digifix.com Albion Books is pleased to announce the publication of "Taking the Next Step: The Buyers' Guide to NEXTSTEP Computing." The book is important for people who use NEXTSTEP because it provides extensive lists of resources, including annotated directories of products, user groups, and publications. It's primarily intended to help people who wish to learn more about NEXTSTEP before making a purchase. Taking the Next Step: The Buyers' Guide to NEXTSTEP Computing Seth Ross and Daniel Miles Kehoe $29.95 / 11" X 11" / 164 pages Edition 2.0 / ISBN 0-9637025-0-5 ___________________________________________________ PROMOTIONAL DESCRIPTION (FROM THE BOOK'S COVER): This is the book that reveals the power of NEXTSTEP, the newest product from Steve Jobs, cofounder of Apple Computer and creator of the Macintosh. Now available for industry-standard PCs, the NEXTSTEP operating system from NeXT Computer, Inc. puts the power of an advanced workstation in the hands of PC users. This book gets you started by critically evaluating NeXT and the NEXTSTEP environment, examining both virtues and drawbacks. The authors cut through hype, fear and confusion, offering a thorough and balanced assessment that is available nowhere else. Practical buying advice guides the prospective NEXTSTEP user to the right PC, showing which hardware works best, and introducing the new user to the rich NEXTSTEP interface and its software. An up-to-date directory offers valuable references: * where to buy NEXTSTEP * software for NEXTSTEP * hardware for NEXTSTEP * resources for NEXTSTEP users * NEXTSTEP information on-line * and more! This is the first book that makes a purchase of NEXTSTEP truly practical. Whether you're a long-time computer user or a novice, you'll appreciate this insider's introduction to NEXTSTEP computers and the lively NeXT community. About the authors: Seth Ross and Daniel Miles Kehoe are contributing editors for NeXTWORLD magazine, where their popular reviews and how-to articles have appeared since 1991. Kehoe is a regular contributor to PC World magazine; Ross is the publisher of San Francisco-based Albion Books. They are active members of the Bay Area NeXT user group (BANG). ___________________________________________________ ORDERING AND INFO Phone: +1 415 752 7666 Fax: +1 415 752 5417 Email: info@albion.com Albion Books 4547 California St. San Francisco, CA 94118 USA
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