Mac OS 9.1 Black Book: A Comprehensive Technical Reference Guide

Caution this book is likely to glow from the power of its supreme usefulness. Written for power users, network administrators and system technicians, and programmers and developers, it covers installing, reinstalling, or upgrading to Mac OS 9.1; customizing the appearance manager; using file sharing; understanding how the Mac OS manages memory and applications; traveling safely with iBook or PowerBook; accessing local area networks, printers, servers, and the Internet; using the multimedia capabilities of QuickTime; coexisting with Windows-based computers; and turning your Mac into an Internet server. The CD-ROM contains demos of commercial software, freeware, and shareware such as BBEdit, ACTION Utilities, and WebSTAR. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Mark R. Bell (Chapel Hill, NC) is a best-selling author of over 22 computer books, articles, and software manuals, including The Mac Web Server Book, The Mac OS 8 Book, Mac OS 8.5 Black Book, The Mac OS 8.6 Book, and The Mac OS 9 Book. He also is a technical editor, contributing author, and technology forum guest speaker. Mark lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, with his wife, Virginia.

Debrah D. Suggs (Durham, NC) is a Macintosh specialist in the Office of Information Technology at Duke University. She has worked behind the scenes in the publication of several books, including researching, compiling software, and technical editing. This is her first book as coauthor.