Reference works

Some of the following references have been extremely helpful over the years. Some of them are serious and some are more for amusement. Ones marked with the blue ball, , are ones I've written.

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General computing references
	Michigan Terminal System (MTS) — The history behind the MTS operating system, along with some related computing history and anecdotes about the operating system.
	Network glossary — A glossary of networking, systems administration, and telecommunications terminology, including acronym expansions.
	Network management — A site that archives the Usenet news group comp.dcom.net-management and provides useful references for network engineering.
	Online Computing Dictionary — A free online resource providing the definition and etymology for virtually any computer-related term. (Non-US users may find the original site in the UK easier to get to.)
	Unix Rosetta Stone — A free online resource providing comparisons of major Unix versions' commands, options, and so on.
HTML and web-related references
	A Beginner's Guide to HTML — The quintessential introduction to using html, written by the folks at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA).
	A Detailed HTML Overview — A detailed overview of HTML from the folks at IT Hare.
	Composing Good HTML — An attempt to address stylistic points of HTML composition, both at the document and the web level.
	Computer Language for Beginners: HTML — Another intro-to-HTML article that some have found helpful.
	Interactive HTML5 Cheat Sheet — An interactive cheat sheet for HTML5, including a PDF version .
	Introduction to HTML — A three-part course on learning HTML programming. It can be taught as a daylong tutorial or three evening classes.
	Programming Languages on IT Hare — Some thoughts on choosing a programming language.
	Style Guide — A text discussion of the styles used in these web pages.
	Web Hosting and Setting Up Your Own Website on a Budget — The steps needed to create your own website, regardless of skill or budget.
	Web sites — Internet and intranet web sites developed while working at my various clients.
Humorous references
	Becoming an evil overlord — The top 100 things to remember when you want to become an evil overlord.
	Canonical Lightbulb Jokes — The canonical list of lightbulb jokes ("How many _____ does it take to screw in a lightbulb?").
	Funny RFCs — The humorous ("April Fools' Day") Internet RFCs.
	Laugh along with Gnu — Funny bits from hackers around the world.
	Monkey Bagel Process — The definitive process followed by Corporate America's IT.
	System Administration Price Sheet — From alt.sysadmin.recovery, the quintessential price list for systems administration and technical support.
	The Technical Guide to Assembler Languages — Additional assembler language commands that should be added to macro libraries and chip instruction sets.
Other references
	Accurate Jewish News and History Sites — A collection of links to sites about Judaica, Jewish news, and related information.

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