RFC 1463 (rfc1463) - Page 2 of 4

FYI on Introducing the Internet-- A Short Bibliography of Introductory Internetworking Readings

RFC 1463                FYI--Short Bibliography                 May 1993


1a. Introductory Papers

    * Kehoe, Brendan P. (1992) "Zen and the Art of the Internet:
      A Beginner's Guide to the Internet," (first edition) 95 p.

    * Krol, E. and E. Hoffman. (1993) "What is the Internet?" 11 p.
      (FYI 20, RFC 1462).

    * Malkin, G. and A. Marine. (1992) "FYI on Questions and Answers:
      Answers to Commonly Asked 'New Internet User' Questions," 32 p.
      (FYI 4, RFC 1325).

    * LaQuey, Tracy with Jeanne C. Ryer. (1992) "The.Internet.
      Companion," 30 p. (on-line chapters from book published by
      Addison-Wesley)

1b. Introductory Books: Basic User Guides

      Kehoe, Brendan P. (1993) Zen and the Art of the Internet: A
      Beginner's Guide, (second edition) 112 p. Prentice Hall, Englewood
      Cliffs, NJ.

      Krol, Ed. (1992) The Whole Internet User's Guide and Catalog,
      400 p. O'Reilly & Assoc., Inc. Sebastopol, CA.

      LaQuey, Tracy with Jeanne C. Ryer. (1992) The Internet Companion:
      A Beginner's Guide to Global Networking, 208 p. Addison-Wesley,
      Reading, MA.

1c. Introductory Books: Connection Starters

      SRI International. (1992) Internet: Getting Started, 318 p. SRI
      International, 333 Ravenswood Ave., Rm. EJ291, Menlo Park,
      CA 94025.

2. Internet services and resources

    * Martin, J. (1993) "There's Gold in them thar Networks! or Searching
      for Treasure in all the Wrong Places," 39 p. (RFC 1402/FYI 10).

    * Merit Network, Inc. (1992) "Cruise of the Internet," Merit Network
      Inc., Ann Arbor, MI. (Disk based tutorial available for Macintosh
      or Windows).

      Metz, Ray (1992) Directory of Directories on the Internet, 175 p.
      Meckler, Westport, CT.





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