The following books are not part of the AIX product library, but describe utilities available in the AIX products. Contact your local bookstore for books listed here.
Krol, Ed. The Whole Internet User's Guide and Catalog. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly & Associates, 1996.
This book is a comprehensive introduction to the Internet; it shows what is available and how to find it. In addition to electronic mail, file transfer, remote login, and network news, it pays special attention to some new tools for helping you find information. There is also coverage of the World Wide Web, including the Web's multimedia browser, Mosaic. Whether you are a researcher, a student, or just someone who likes electronic mail, this book will help you to explore what is possible. A pullout quick-reference card is also included.
Hunt, Craig. TCP/IP Network Administration. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly & Associates, 1998.
This book is a complete guide to setting up and running a TCP/IP network for practicing system administrators. TCP/IP Network Administration starts with what the protocols do and how they work, how to request a network address and a name, and how to set up your network. The book also covers setting up your network, configuring important network applications including sendmail, simple setups for NFS and NIS, and issues in troubleshooting and security. It covers BSD and System V TCP/IP implementations.
Insignia Solutions, Inc. SoftWindows User's Guide. Mountain View, CA: Insignia Solutions Inc., 1994.
This guide provides the information you need to use SoftWindows. SoftWindows enables you to run Windows and MS-DOS applications on your workstation. The guide describes how to set up SoftWindows, how to run Windows- and MS-DOS-based applications, how to set up and use networking, how to configure SoftWindows, and how to use advanced installation features. The book also includes hints for troubleshooting, a glossary, and technical support information.
Cannon, Casey, and Dipto Chakravarty. PowerPC: Concepts, Architecture, and Design. New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1994.
This book is a general reference for computer professionals who want to understand the PowerPC technology. The text serves as a single source of reference about the PowerPC hardware and its operating environments. Concepts are explained from both user and system perspectives. The hierarchical architecture of the PowerPC microprocessor is explained, along with the design rationales for the facilities and features that enable the PowerPC to achieve a paramount level of performance.
Rosenberg, Barry. Korn Shell Programming Tutorial. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1991.
This guide introducers beginners and experienced Korn shell programmers to working with the Korn shell. The book contains many helpful hints and examples of shell scripts.
Lynch, Daniel C., and Marshall T. Rose. Internet System Handbook. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1993.
Internet System Handbook is a complete reference guide to help engineers, managers, and administrators find their way around the Internet. Topics covered include a history of the Internet, protocols, routers, host networking, tools, security, applications, and future directions. An extensive annotated bibliography is included.
Levine, John R., Tony Mason, and Doug Brown. lex & yacc. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly & Associates, 1992.
This book shows programmers how to use two UNIX utilities, lex and yacc, in program development. lex and yacc are tools that help programmers build compilers and interpreters, but they also have a wider range of applications. The second edition contains completely revised tutorial sections for novice users and reference sections for advanced users. This edition is twice the size of the first, including an expanded index.
The following material has been added:
Hunter, Bruce H., and Karen Bradford Hunter. UNIX Systems Advanced Administration and Management Handbook. New York: Macmillan, 1991.
This book provides information to both experienced and new administrators about managing UNIX systems.
Stallings, William. SNMP, SNMPv2, and CMIP: The Practical Guide to Network-Management Standards. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1993.
This book is a complete guide for network-management designers, implementers, customers, and system managers to help them manage networks effectively. Part One introduces network-management fundamentals. The TCP/IP management protocol, Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), is covered in Part Two. Part Three deals with Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) systems management.
Oram, Andrew, and Steve Talbott. Managing Projects with make. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly & Associates, 1991.
make is one of the greatest UNIX contributions to software development, and this book is the clearest description of make ever written. This revised second edition includes guidelines on meeting the needs of large projects.
Silverberg, Israel. Source File Management with SCCS. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, Inc., 1991.
Here is a book to help system administrators, software managers, and system configuration managers solve their most challenging source file organization problems. Topics covered include building, maintaining, and using a Source File Library within a UNIX environment and step-by-step instructions for the Source Code Control System (SCCS).
Gaskins, Tom. PHIGS Programming Manual. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly & Associates, 1992.
This book is a complete and authoritative guide to PHIGS and PHIGS PLUS programming. Whether you are starting out in 3D graphics programming or are a seasoned veteran looking for an authoritative work on a fast-rising 3D graphics standard, this book will serve your purposes well.
Adobe Systems Incorporated. PostScript Language Reference Manual. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1990.
PostScript Language Reference Manual provides programmers with definitive reference documentation for the syntax and semantics of the PostScript language. Chapters cover such topics as language, graphics, fonts, rendering, Display PostScript, and operators.
Adobe Systems Incorporated. PostScript Language Tutorial and Cookbook. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1993.
This book is a companion to the PostScript Language Reference Manual. The tutorial portion of the book offers an informal introduction to the PostScript programming language and its graphics primitives. The cookbook contains a collection of example programs.
Adobe Systems Incorporated. PostScript Language Program Design. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1993.
PostScript Language Program Design provides programmers with information on the fundamentals of designing PostScript programs. Each chapter contains sample programs. Topics covered include the imaging model, emulators and translators, program structure, complex graphic problem-solving, and memory and file resource management.
Adobe Systems Incorporated. Programming the Display PostScript System with X. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1993.
This book describes how to write applications that make use of the Display PostScript System in an X Window System development environment. The book combines a programming guide with a client library reference manual, describing client library procedures and conventions.
Lunde, Ken. Understanding Japanese Information Processing. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly & Associates, 1993.
This book provides detailed information on all aspects of handling Japanese text on computer systems. It covers everything from the origins of modern-day Japanese to emerging computer encoding standards. Appendixes include a code conversion table, character set tables, mapping tables, an extensive list of software sources, and a glossary.
Volumes I and II
Hodel, Alan, editor. The Best of /AIXtra: An Eclectic UNIX Anthology. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, Inc., 1995.
These two volumes gather together the most popular articles published in /AIXtra Magazine covering current technologies related to AIX internals, system administration, and networking.
Nye, Adrian, ed. The Definitive Guides to the X Window System Volume 2: Xlib Reference Manual, Third Edition for X11, Release 4 and Release 5. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly & Associates, 1992.
Complete reference guide to the X library (Xlib), the lowest level of programming interface to X. Updated to cover X11 Release 4 and Release 5 and including:
Quercia, Valerie, and Tim O'Reilly. The Definitive Guides to the X Window System: Volume 3, X Window System User's Guide, Motif Edition. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly & Associates, 1993.
Orients the new user to window system concepts and provides detailed tutorials for many client programs, including the xterm terminal emulator and window managers. Later chapters explain how to customize the X environment. Revised for Motif 1.2 and X11 Release 5.
Gaskins, Tom. PEXlib Programming Manual. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly & Associates, 1992.
The definitive programmer's guide to PEXlib, covering both PEX versions 5.0 and 5.1. Containing over 200 illustrations and 19 color plates, it combines a thorough and gentle tutorial approach with valuable reference features. Along the way, it presents the reader with numerous programming examples, as well as a library of helpful utility routines--all of which are available online. You do not need prior graphics programming experience to read this manual.
OpenGL Architecture Review Board, Jackie Neider, Tom Davis, and Mason Woo. OpenGL Programming Guide: The Official Guide to Learning OpenGL, Version 1.1. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1997.
This book explains how to create graphics programs using OpenGL. Assuming a background in C programming, the book discusses the architecture and functions of OpenGL. Major topics include drawing geometric shapes; matrix transformations; display lists; lighting; blending, anti-aliasing, and fog; pixel operations; texture mapping; and advanced composite techniques.
Curry, David A. Using C on the UNIX System: A Guide to System Programming. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly & Associates, 1991.
This is the book for intermediate to experienced C programmers who want to become UNIX system programmers. It explains system calls and special library routines available on the UNIX system.
Stern, Hal. Managing NFS and NIS. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly & Associates, 1991.
Managing NFS and NIS is for system administrators who need to set up or manage a network file system installation. NFS (Network File System) is probably running at any site that has two or more UNIX systems. NIS (Network Information System) is a distributed database used to manage a network of computers.
Peek, Jerry. MH and xmh: E-mail for Users and Programmers. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly & Associates, 1995.
Customizing your e-mail environment can save time and make communicating more enjoyable. MH & xmh: E-Mail for Users & Programmers explains how to use, customize, and program with the MH electronic mail commands available on virtually any UNIX system. The handbook also covers xmh, an X Window System client that runs MH programs.
The new second edition has been updated for X Release 5 and MH 6.7.2. Added to the book are a chapter on mhook, new sections explaining underappreciated small commands and features, and more examples showing how to use MH to handle common situations.
Todino, Grace, and Dale Dougherty. Using UUCP and Usenet. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly & Associates, 1991.
Shows users how to communicate with both UNIX and non-UNIX systems using UUCP and cu or tip, and how to read news and post articles. This handbook assumes that UUCP is already running at your site.
O'Reilly, Tim, and Grace Todino. Managing UUCP and Usenet. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly & Associates, 1992.
For all its widespread use, UUCP is one of the most difficult UNIX utilities to master. This book is for system administrators who want to install and manage UUCP and Usenet software.
Ford, Andrew. Spinning the Web: How to Provide Information on the Internet. London: International Thomson Publishing, 1995.
This book provides guidance for people who want to publish information on the World Wide Web. Topics covered include setting up and administering a server, preparing material for publication, converting existing material into a form suitable for publication, publicizing your presence, and making material available on the Web.