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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Libes enlivens Unix, the world's premiere operating system
An excellent counterpoint to _The Unix Hater's Handbook_, Libes in a straightforward, evenhanded way explores Unix history and its philosophy. As Unix continues to dominates serious computing, it's essential that one know more than ``nuts and bolts''. Libes fleshes out Unix in a most extraordinary way. It's among the ``must have'' books for the current or soon-to-be Unix...
Published on May 14, 1998

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3.0 out of 5 stars life with unix humanizes the cryptic code
biff is the dogs name that barked at the mailman; biff is the routine that alerts the operator to incoming email. it goes on and on. the various celebrities of the creation had their reasons and this book puts them out there. it helps me to know how and why and who and when.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Libes enlivens Unix, the world's premiere operating system, May 14, 1998
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This review is from: Life with UNIX: A Guide for Everyone (Paperback)
An excellent counterpoint to _The Unix Hater's Handbook_, Libes in a straightforward, evenhanded way explores Unix history and its philosophy. As Unix continues to dominates serious computing, it's essential that one know more than ``nuts and bolts''. Libes fleshes out Unix in a most extraordinary way. It's among the ``must have'' books for the current or soon-to-be Unix guru.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A must for UNIX lovers, March 5, 1998
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This review is from: Life with UNIX: A Guide for Everyone (Paperback)
This book covers not only UNIX history, but also the "UNIX way of computing". It's probably not a good starting book on Unix, but it's a must for anyone who has ever used (and liked) UNIX systems.

All UNIX flavors are mentioned. It could talk about linux, but the book was written before linux came to life.

It's centainly a classic!

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3.0 out of 5 stars life with unix humanizes the cryptic code, May 14, 1998
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This review is from: Life with UNIX: A Guide for Everyone (Paperback)
biff is the dogs name that barked at the mailman; biff is the routine that alerts the operator to incoming email. it goes on and on. the various celebrities of the creation had their reasons and this book puts them out there. it helps me to know how and why and who and when.
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