Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!us.feeder.erje.net!newsfeed.fsmpi.rwth-aachen.de!news.swapon.de!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: android Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system Subject: Re: ot window 7 guide? Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2013 07:09:41 +0100 Organization: thecenter Lines: 21 Message-ID: References: <1ld20et.9j54aiemfk3gN%jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz> X-Trace: individual.net 9+Zs2Sy9hCw3ozvvLaX56wY2cfCv7TKocI0RAVYmvvAm8lkDZ6 X-Orig-Path: here Cancel-Lock: sha1:x6T/hS7BmLLSyFwvqmDiguKMv0Y= User-Agent: MT-NewsWatcher/3.5.2 (Intel Mac OS X) X-No-Archive: Yes Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.mac.system:52792 In article <1ld20et.9j54aiemfk3gN%jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz>, jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) wrote: > M. John Matlaw wrote: > > > Yeah, you're probably right. I just thought if there was a simple > > enough book, I could help her with the basic concepts and the book would > > show us both what ever it was she needed to know. > > I always liked the Missing Manuals by David Pogue, but I fear they would > overwhelm a complete newbie. Instead I'd start her with a copy of 'PCs > for Dummies' (Windows 7 edition, by the excellent Dan Gookin of the > original DOS for Dummies fame) > p=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0470465425&linkCode=as2&tag=wizardli > ng-20> as she needs to learn computer basics, not just Win7 features. I don't think that it's wise to skip the basics.... There should be a tut on CP/M for beginners out there. -- teleportation kills