S U G G E S T E D   R E A D I N G:

          BOOKS
          
          LEARNING DOS FOR THE COMPLETE NOVICE, 2nd EDITION, by
          Steven Woas, published by Celestial Press. If you have an
          MS-DOS machine and need assistance, then my book should
          be a big help. This is available for $15.95 from
          Celestial Press, 4424 Dohrcrest Dr., New Port Richey, FL
          34652. Toll-free order hotline 1-800-330-3311. The ISBN
          # is 0-9623898-9-7. 
          
          What are others saying about Learning DOS for the
          Complete Novice? Alfred Glossbrenner, author of over a
          dozen computer books, gave the following review, "Clear,
          concise, and cleanly written, this is one of the best
          beginner's books I've ever seen. It does everything those
          'dummy' books do and more--and it does it better!"

          Paul Mayer, of Shareware Magazine, reviewed the first
          edition, "If you're a DOS user, this is the book to buy.
          One of the easiest books I've ever seen to learn to use
          DOS. Because of the wealth of information in Learning DOS
          for the Complete Novice, I feel I can recommend it to old
          timers as well."
          
          USING COMPUTER BULLETIN BOARDS, by John Hedtke and
          published by MIS: Press. The ISBN # is 1-55828-196-7. The
          book is now in its second edition. 
          
          THE MODEM REFERENCE--The Complete Guide to PC
          Communications, by Michael A. Banks, published by Brady
          Publishing. The ISBN # is 1-56686-027-x. An excellent
          reference book for the serious modem user.
          
          DVORAK'S GUIDE TO PC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, by John Dvorak
          and Nick Anis, published by McGraw-Hill. The ISBN # is
          0078817870. This is a huge book (1128 pages) and is
          considered by many to be the "bible" of
          telecommunications.
          
          DIGITAL AND DATA COMMUNICATIONS, by Vincent F. Alisouskas
          and Wayne Tomasi, published by Prentice-Hall, Inc. The
          ISBN # is 0-13-212424-6. This book contains all the
          information and theory you might wish to know about
          communications. Where else are you going to find out how
          to distinguish between a Vertical Redundancy Check and a
          Longitudinal Redundancy Check?
          
          HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF COMPUSERVE, 5th Edition, by
          Charles Bowen and David Peyton, published by Bantam
          Books. The ISBN # is 0-533-37185-1. This book should be
          mandatory if you want to learn to confidently navigate
          CompuServe. It is very good. CompuServe contains so much
          information that, if you don't have a comprehensive
          guide, you may become lost online!
          
          FIND IT ONLINE, by Robert I. Berkman, published by
          Windcrest/McGraw-Hill. The ISBN # is 0-8306-4570-5. This
          is an excellent book with many hints to expand your
          online database searching. The examples include
          information about CompuServe, GEnie, DataStar, Dialog,
          Dow Jones News/Retrieval Service, Mead Data Central's
          Lexis and Nexis, and more.

          THE INFORMATION BROKER'S HANDBOOK, by Sue Ruggee and
          Alfred Glossbrenner, published by Windcrest/McGraw-Hill.
          The ISBN number is 0-8306-3797-4. This book reveals
          insider information and tips on how to become an
          information broker. 
          
          
          TIPS:
          
          Of course, you will want to buy my book, LEARNING DOS
          FOR THE COMPLETE NOVICE, but you can obtain the rest of
          these books at your favorite library. ;-)

          If your library does not have the one you want in stock,
          speak to a librarian. Then tell him/her that you want to
          obtain a book through the interlibrary loan program. They
          will then order the book. In a few weeks you will have the
          one you want! You can get almost any book (even out of print
          books) using the wonderful interlibrary loan program.
          
          
          S U G G E S T E D  R E A D I N G:

          MAGAZINES
          
          ONLINE ACCESS. This publication is by Chicago Fine Print,
          Inc., 920 N. Franklin Street, Suite 203, Chicago, IL
          60610. This excellent magazine will help you try to keep
          up with all the new online services being offered.
          
          BOARDWATCH MAGAZINE. This magazine is published at 8500
          W. Bowles Avenue, Suite 210, Littleton, CO 80123. An
          excellent guide to online information services and
          bulletin boards.
          
          BBS CALLERS DIGEST. Published by Callers Digest, Inc.,
          701 Stokes Road, Medford, NJ 08055. A magazine about
          bulletin board systems.
          
          COMPUTER SHOPPER.  The address is One Park Avenue, 11th
          Floor, New York, NY 10016. This huge magazine has many
          fine articles as well as some of the best prices for
          computer hardware and software. Each issue has a huge
          list of phone numbers (and other relevant information)
          for BBSs around the country.  The list of BBSs is current
          and the list is so big that they publish half the
          alphabet one month and the next half the next month.
          Also, Computer Shopper Magazine has a big list of
          Computer Clubs.  Furthermore, the Computer Shopper weighs
          more than all the other magazines! 
          
          INTERNET WORLD. Published by Mecklermedia Corporation, 11
          Ferry Lane West, Westport, CT 06880. Their Internet
          address is meckler@jvnc.net. This magazine is devoted to
          the Internet and has many interesting articles.

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