I would recommend newbies cruise the discount and closeout racks of your local
B.Dalton and other bookstore chains.
For $10, I got a copy of Dave Taylor's _Teach Yourself UNIX in a Week_. He
gave us Elm, among other goodies, and he's an excellent writer. I've found the
SAMS books particularly helpful.
Lots of gems in those racks for a pittance. Check them out.
Mark
> >
> >I believe in teaching some background as well as basic UNIX concepts. I
> >promise that we will soon get to the command line...
>
> <Big snip>
> This is exactly what we need.
