Product Details

• Format: NTSC
• Region: All Regions
• Studio: Thornton studio
• DVD Release Date: July 13, 2010
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000H8RZL2
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #506,807 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great course, easy and productive training, September 6, 2006

By 

Alex Vox (Winnetka, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: OVJU Part 7 (DVD)

This version as well as my review is outdated, new awesome 2008 edition is available Linux and UNIX for a beginner training suite, 4DVDs + 2CDs includes 4 Unix Academy Certifications ed.2008

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing..., December 30, 2007

By 

Mr. Damian A. Pfister (Aberdeen, Scotland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: OVJU Part 7 (DVD)

I purchased this course as part of the 4 disc DVD set for over $200, thinking it would teach me something. Well, unfortunately, besides brushing up on some old fundamentals it disappointed me. Definitely not worth $200 in my opinion...but I will let you be the judge of that.

Further "Dislikes":

1. He "mimes" to try sync with his pre-recorded voice narration, without
much success. Get's a bit irritating after a while (remember the old
Eastern Kungfu movies?)
2. His mixture of English words does not go well with his strong foreign
accent. This, at times, makes it difficult to follow what he is saying
especially when he uses "tech words" that newbies won't have heard
before.
3. He spends too much time explaining basic concepts, without getting
into the the actual material enough.
4. The examples on screen are often cut off, which means you cannot follow
what he is explaining as you cannot see the examples.
5. He, at times, makes mistakes at the command line, but does not always
correct them, which leaves you guessing what is correct - unless you
knew better yourself.

Having been through 3 of the 4 discs (couldn't push myself any further than disc 3), I gave up. Other CBT Unix / Linux training that I do recommend (over Boris' course) are those offered by CBT Nuggets and LinuxCBT. That and a few good Unix/Linux books will get you far more productive in the Unix/Linux World.

For those wanting a very "Basic Intro" into Unix, then stick with Boris.