REVIEW: INTERNET INSIDER      Ruffin Prevost     Osborne McGraw Hill 1995

This is a collection of writings in a humorous and satirical vein about 
and from the Internet.  The colorful cover reminds me of the supermarket 
checkout tabloids that I never seem to be able to avoid no matter how 
hard I try.

INTERNET INSIDER offers such revelations as "Boy's Soul Sucked Into FAX-
MODEM!", "Man Buys Desert Town - Plans to Build Info Highway" and "The
King is Alive and Well Online - Sources say He Prefers Macs!"  Of course
there's the obligatory O.J. Simpson drivel, complete with your own O.J.
police mugshot and photo of his cell in the "VIP Wing" of the L.A. County
lockup.  To be fair, there are some serious articles as well, such as "Is
Big Brother Reading Your E-mail?" dated 1990.

Many of the inclusions in INTERNET INSIDER are taken from various offbeat
newsgroups or contributed by net users.  And, there's more - the author
promises to provide an ongoing e-mail updates and accept contributions 
for a future edition which will also be available by anonymous FTP.  

I found the INTERNET INSIDER marginally amusing.  However, I wonder what
the reaction might be if one of our new Congress members opposed to spending
any more taxpayer money on the NREN got hold of a copy and used it to show
the results of that funding!  Personally I'll stick to MAD and old copies
of NATIONAL LAMPOON.  However, if you're a fan of the Midnight Star and
other supermarket tabloids you'll love INTERNET INSIDER.

%T      Internet Insider - The Shocking News from the Edge of Cyberspace
%A      Ruffin Prevost
%I      Osborne McGraw-Hill
%C      Berkeley California
%D      1995
%O      $14.95
%G      ISBN: 0-07-882084-7
%P      284 pp paperbound
%K      Internet humor


(C) 1995
Michael Crestohl
Nahant Massachusetts  USA
mc@shore.net

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