M A N T E X   N E W S L E T T E R

	Number 37 - November 2000
	New resources for the autumn!
	----- ISSN 1470-1863 ----


0-----	Software for academic writing

	Do you know how to plan essays and write
	reports? Do your students need help with
	quotations, referencing and bibliographies?

	HelpDisk 2.6 is the very latest version
	of our academic writing software program.
	It covers everything you need to know
	for writing coursework essays and term
	papers - through to projects and full
	length dissertations.

	We've added more sample essays and tips -
	including what's required for the latest
	form of academic writing - Web essays.
	There are also more titles in the 'recommended
	reading' pages - and you can order the books
	directly from Amazon, some with discounts
	of up to 40%.

	There's a FREE demo version and full details
	available at --

	http://www.mantex.co.uk/software/helpdisk.htm



0-----	Good quality reading

	Do you like reading good novels? Stuck for a
	suggestion? Why not return to the classics
	and a guarantee of good quality writing.

	We've extended the range of our tutorial notes
	on great writers. These offer biographical
	sketches and recommendations, plus literary
	criticism and further reading.


	D.H. LAWRENCE is famous for writing frankly
	about sex - but he also engages passionately
	on other subjects such as social class and
	what we would now call gender issues.

	http://www.mantex.co.uk/ou/a319/dhl-00.htm


	FRANZ KAFKA was one of the most original
	writers of the German expressionist movement.
	He created images and ideas which helped to
	define modern consciousness.

	http://www.mantex.co.uk/ou/a319/kafka-00.htm


	THOMAS HARDY was once regarded as a 'regional'
	novelist. Now his psychological insights and
	powerful tales put him amongst the great writers.

	http://www.mantex.co.uk/ou/aa810/hardy-00.htm


	JANE AUSTEN is a perennial favourite - famous
	for her sharp, satirical wit. She casts an
	ironic gaze on the manners and morals of her
	characters. Much funnier than the film versions.

	http://www.mantex.co.uk/ou/aa810/austen-00.htm



0-----	'PC Hardware in a Nutshell'


	This is another in O'Reilly's 'Nutshell' series.
	It provides a complete guide to all aspects of
	computer hardware - from the keyboard, through
	the hard disk, to video adapters and tape storage.
	It's written by people who give advice and test
	equipment as a business, and they take an approach
	which is hands-on and guides you through in easy
	stages.

	Although the main thrust is to take you through
	upgrading and repairing, right up to he point of
	building your own PC, I found the end-of-chapter
	recommendations on best buys and what to look for
	just as interesting. They also have a section
	that explains how to get the best prices.

	http://www.mantex.co.uk/reviews/thompson.htm



0-----	New FREE Web browser

	Yes - of course - most browsers are now free.
	But this one is different. It was created by
	the World Wide Web Consortium - the group
	responsible for determining the standards by
	which the web operates.

	Amaya 4.0 is a free web browser and web editor,
	and it's all you need to browse the web and also
	create and upload web pages. It was created in
	order to test that a web page's coding is correct,
	and to check the new W3C web specifications.

	It's free, open source, only 5Mb, and users do
	not need to know the HTML or CSS languages.

	http://www.w3.org/Amaya/



0-----	Red Hat Announces Linux 7

	Red Hat, the leader in open source
	Internet infrastructure solutions,
	has announced the availability of
	Red Hat Linux 7, the latest version
	of the world's most popular open source
	server operating environment. Linux 7
	provides enhanced security, ease-of-use
	features, optimized software for
	higher-end Intel chips, increased 3D
	support, and dozens of enterprise-ready
	applications.

	Red Hat Linux 7 is available in three
	versions - Standard ($29.95), Deluxe ($79.95),
	and Professional ($179.95) - and includes
	the Red Hat Linux operating system,
	productivity applications, StarOffice
	Office Suite (Deluxe and Professional),
	and detailed installation documentation.

	http://www.redhat.com/products/software/linux/

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	News-37-November-2000
	ISSN 1470-1863
	The British Library