MAC OS 9 for Dummies (Paperback)

by Bob LeVitus (Author), Steven Bobker (Foreword) "Choosing Mac OS 9 was a good move-it's more than just a System software upgrade..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review
With a new version of Mac OS comes a new edition of Bob LeVitus's popular Mac OS guidebook for beginners, now called Mac OS 9 for Dummies. If you have one of the recent previous editions, there's no reason to buy this one--the book, like the recent versions of Mac OS, bears a lot of resemblance to its forebears, and you probably progressed beyond the Dummies guide level with your first book anyway. But if you're entirely new to the Mac (if you recently received an iMac as a gift, say, or if you bought one yourself because you heard--correctly--that they're friendly and fun), this book explains what you need to know in a voice you'll enjoy reading.

Computer books can be confusing because there are always at least a dozen ways to accomplish a given task, and several more items or procedures that are related to that task. LeVitus gets around this potential snag with a mix of pragmatism and humor. He'll explain the standard way of doing a job--printing, say--and then digress into the details (such as page orientation and job logging). He applies that effective style to many subjects, including such potentially intimidating ones as networking and file sharing. Buy this book (or a very worthy competitor, Mac OS 9: Visual QuickStart Guide) if you're clueless about the ways of the Mac. You'll be up to speed with Mac OS features, new and old, in a hurry. --David Wall

Topics covered: The ins and outs of using a computer that's running Mac OS 9. Most of the book has to do with long-standing features of the OS, such as its file-management tools and networking capabilities, but the newly added features (including Keychain Security, Sherlock 2, and multiple user support) get their due.

From Library Journal
A little more than a year ago both Apple and the Mac were given up for dead. The only question was who was going to buy Apple. Suddenly Steve Jobs reappeared, becoming the interim CEO for no salary. Jobs introduced the iMac, the iBook, and the G3/4s, and Apple is back with a passion. Now the company's biggest problem is producing enough because everything is selling like crazy. Apple has a new operating system, OS 9, which is more than an incremental improvement over OS 8. Integrated within OS 9 is the AppleScripting language, a personal web server that can be easily set up on an ethernet, and Sherlock, which allows the Mac to search simultaneously on both the local hard drive and any connected networks, including the Internet, without taking over the way Microsoft's "Active Desktop" does. And then there is also the iBook, easily the coolest portable design imaginable. All of these guides are excellent for OS 9 and the iBook. If you have Macintosh users among your patrons, these texts will circulate as fast as the Mac is selling.
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (November 11, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764506528
• ISBN-13: 978-0764506529
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #748,991 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A handy book - especially if you are new to computers, October 4, 2000

By	"tjaniak" (Cadillac, MI USA) - See all my reviews

This is a great book for people who have no idea how to use a computer. It can be a bit too simplictic at times, which is great for "dummies." Its chapter on extensions is a nice inclusion, letting you know which can go and which must remain... giving you the ability to free up precious memory. It also has a nice listing of helpful and informative Mac related web-sites in the back.

This book quickly and concisely fills you in on all the basics you need to know to be efficient and productive with MacOS 9 or any MacOS really. But if you are looking for something more thorough, you may want to check out something like MacOS 9: The Missing Manual.

22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Mac OS9, March 30, 2000

By	Michael Freund (Panama City, Florida) - See all my reviews

A friend of mine has this book. "So", you ask. This book was so helpful that I must buy it for myself. I am (was) a "Windows Wizard" who finally got tired of all the system crashes. I bought a new iMac DV and needed some help getting around the Mac arena. This book answered 95% of my questions (the rest I just have to play). Highly recommended to any Mac user.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This is a big book..., February 12, 2007

By	R. Pearson "Avid Reader" (IL United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

... I didn't really read it... but I referenced it a couple times and found it useful!