The Mac OS 8.6 Book

You'll find particularly good coverage of networking: the book shows you how to configure file and printer sharing on an AppleTalk network and explains the ins and outs of Personal Web Sharing. It also walks you through the process of getting connected to the Internet. More information on hooking Macs to Windows boxes on local networks would have made this book a standout.

The Mac OS 8.6 Book tends toward the elementary end of the difficulty scale, giving lots of attention to basic skills and features while including only broad-brush coverage of AppleScript programming and other advanced capabilities. This book includes better-than-average coverage of Sherlock, including its new ability to let the user choose from among a series of search engines to which to submit a query.

David Wall

Book Description
Master the basics and hot new features--work efficiently with files and folders, organize the desktop, convert files, and much more. Streamline the Mac OS--juggle multiple tasks, maximize the hard drive, add power through memory management and virtual memory, and speed up tasks with sample Applescripts included with the OS. Discover the Internet--use built-in features to connect to the Internet, browse the Web, exchange email, publish Web pages, and much more.