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8/19    Helo, I glanced at various FreeBSD books on AMAZONG. Would the
        locals recommend any particular one? I dont want unix basics
        but freebsd specifics. Also i dont need technical descriptions
        of parts of the OS [like the 4.4 book] but some stuff on PC
        hardware and freebsd sysadmin-related stuff. ok tnx --psb
        \_ Take a look at the FreeBSD Handbook as well as the FAQ on
           http://www.freebsd.org It answered all or most of my questions.
           \_ Agreed.  It's about as up-to-date as you're going to get.
              `man security` also helps.
              \- any experience with the "absolute BSD" book?
        \_ The FreeBSD PowerPak (PowerPack?) comes with a fairly decent
           book.  <DEAD>flag.blackened.org<DEAD> used to have good FreeBSD
           specific stuff (I've found the handbook to be pretty out of date
           on occasion.)  -John
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