Not to spoil the Holiday spirit but... It sounds like the "Linux Desktop Starter Kit" published by McGraw-Hill. I reviewed that book as suplimental text for the Linux class at DBU in the spring of 2000. At that time the distro's in the book were dated. Today they would certifiably ancient. I've got a copy and I'll bring it with me to the meeting on Saturday (if I make it). That said I was impressed enough with the style to recommend it for the class. I just wish he'd been a little less specific in the install instructions as that's the part of the distros that changes the most from version to version. (or so it seems.) Here's a link to the LinuxCentral order page for that book. If its not the one a MicroCenter I apologize for the intrusion. ;-) http://www.linuxcentral.com/catalog/index.php3?prod_code=B000-137 Jack On Wed, 30 Oct 2002, Ben Stallings wrote: > > If you have someone on your > Xmas/Xannuxah/Xwanzaa/Solstice shopping list > who is interested in Linux but would need a bit of > coaching, this may be > the perfect time to head over to MicroCenter in St. > Louis Park. There's a > book there that covers installation and configuration > of four different > Linux distributions -- and includes all four of them, > plus StarOffice, on > two CDs. I gather their special installer program cuts > a lot of the > redundancy. > > I tried looking through the book and wasn't able to > find an answer to what > I think is the obvious question: "Which of these four > should I install?" > But if you're giving the gift, you can also give a > recommendation. :-) > > How much, you ask? $5. How old is it, you ask? I > forget. But it'll get > somebody started. > > I don't recall the title, nor can I find it on the > MicroCenter Web site, > but it's pretty prominent in the book section of the > store. They also > have loads of 3-button mice in clearance -- throw one > in as a stocking > stuffer. > > Happy holi-- I mean Halloween. --Ben > _______________________________________________ > Twin Cities Linux Users Group Mailing List - > Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > <a href="http://mail.jacku.com/jump/http://www.mn-linux.org">http://www.mn-linux.org</a> tclug-list at mn-linux.org > <a href="http://mail.jacku.com/jump/https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list">https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list</a> Jack Ungerleider jack at jacku.com