The WELL: inkwell.vue.180: Matisse Enzer, UNIX for Mac OS X

#61: J Matisse Enzer (matisse) Fri 30 Apr 04 07:38

Fri, 30 Apr 2004 07:38:00 PDT

Hi there! I'm glad you like it. (and thnaks to cdb for pointing me to your comment!) [Read entire topic]

#60: Robert Byrne (zoodle007) Tue 27 Apr 04 02:27

Tue, 27 Apr 2004 02:27:00 PDT

matisse thank you for your book, I have found it very helpful and am learning unix rapidly as a result of reading it. Keep it up! [Read entire topic]

#59: J Matisse Enzer (matisse) Sun 11 May 03 12:45

Sun, 11 May 2003 12:45:00 PDT

The best way to learn Unix, in my opinion, is to be in contact with experience Unix users, for example at work, at school, on The WELL, etc. and also to have access to some good written resources, stuff you can read at your own pace at lunch time, and also have next to you when using the computer. [Read entire topic]

#58: Brian Slesinsky (bslesins) Sat 10 May 03 19:14

Sat, 10 May 2003 19:14:00 PDT

And you might not find what you're looking for, but you're likely to learn something. [Read entire topic]

#57: J Matisse Enzer (matisse) Mon 5 May 03 12:39

Mon, 05 May 2003 12:39:00 PDT

On the other hand, books are very patient. Passive, but patient :-) [Read entire topic]

#56: Matthew Good (gnomish69) Sun 4 May 03 23:24

Sun, 04 May 2003 23:24:00 PDT

The difficulty with learning from a book can be summarized fairly quickly. I ask a friend some advice on a technical issue. Usually only a few seconds or minutes are required to determine whether or not assistance can be rendered, while... I may search a book, or books, for hours looking for something which *might* help me. Additionally, books are far more reluctant to help me work through a problem. [Read entire topic]

#55: J Matisse Enzer (matisse) Mon 28 Apr 03 20:07

Mon, 28 Apr 2003 20:07:00 PDT

That's agood point. I do believe that Unix evolved, and is often best learned in a verbal, face-to-face environment where someone can show you how it works. At least until you get to a certain level and can seek out answers on your own. [Read entire topic]

#54: The Phantom of the Arts Center (tinymonster) Mon 28 Apr 03 19:55

Mon, 28 Apr 2003 19:55:00 PDT

Well, we let 'em learn to talk first. [Read entire topic]

#53: J Matisse Enzer (matisse) Sun 27 Apr 03 23:02

Sun, 27 Apr 2003 23:02:00 PDT

Well you can say "we're not that badly off" if you like.

It might still be useful to try and think trough how, exactl;y, you would teach writing in those conditions.

How do we teach children reading and writing? [Read entire topic]

#52: Gail Williams (gail) Sun 27 Apr 03 21:57

Sun, 27 Apr 2003 21:57:00 PDT

Heh. And write the list in pictures, since your non-word-wielding illiterate pal needs that to understand you.

Thankfully we're not that badly off, or nobody'd get interested in learning command line except to be cool. [Read entire topic]