Navigating the AS/400: A Hands-On Guide (2nd Edition)

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Summary: Left much to be desired
Review: I bought this book because no others were avalable in Australia and I regreted it. It was poorly designed and structured. The concepts are not clearly explained. After reading half of the book, all I've learn are a few commands and menu ... What I need is understanding the operating system at least at the basic level, not just "if you want to do this, type this at the command line then press Enter ..."

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Summary: Not really good, not really bad...
Review: Last year I was a beginner on the topic of AS/400 and I bought this book, because it was the only AS/400 book I could find in Denmark. What I need was a exact description, telling me precisely what to do, when I had to do something on the AS/400. I could use the book for that, because I didn't want to read manuals or take a course in computer operations systems. The book has only 490 pages, not 600 pages!

Rating:
Summary: A Good Primer
Review: This is not a "page-turner" but I like it and use it everyday as a quick reference when I forget fundamental commands etc. It is a good, easily read and researched book. As a practical guide, it's much easier to reference than IBM's guides. Information is presented logically and indexed nicely. This book puts a lot of basics at your fingertips and since I was a "rusty" administrator, it has become handy as a refresher.

Rating:
Summary: A Good Primer
Review: This is not a "page-turner" but I like it and use it everyday as a quick reference when I forget fundamental commands etc. It is a good, easily read and researched book. As a practical guide, it's much easier to reference than IBM's guides. Information is presented logically and indexed nicely. This book puts a lot of basics at your fingertips and since I was a "rusty" administrator, it has become handy as a refresher.