[Techtalk] My own Linux/Unix book question...

[Emma Fox]

Hi,

I purchased an O'Reilly book "Learning the Unix Operating System" by 
Jerry Peek, Grace Todino & John Strang.  It's a slim volume which gets 
you started really, really quickly.  Also Debian has some "kids 
software" specifically designed to teach kids about operating systems 
and kernels.  I have been meaning to check these out for my own newbie 
benefit! however, time escapes me again and again.  Good luck with him, 
he sounds terrifically bright :)
Emma

Melissa 'Liss' Tyson wrote:

> This may sound odd, but what book would anybody recommend as an 
> introduction for a young one starting out with Linux and/or Unix?  My 
> elder son is only 8, but he's highly intelligent (his reading 
> frustration level tests at 9th grade or above, meaning that they didn't 
> test above 9th grade) and desperately wants to learn about this thing 
> that my boyfriend and I use.  Gabriel and I are more than willing to 
> teach him, but I'd like to give him some background before we start, as 
> he's a book learner, like me.
> 
> Anyone have any ideas?
> 
> Thanks,
> Liss
>