Book details of 'The Internet Direct Connect Kit'

Title	The Internet Direct Connect Kit
Author(s)	Peter John Harrison
ISBN	1568841353
Language	English
Published	December 1994
Publisher	Hungry Minds, Inc

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Reviewer Rob Slade wrote:
The cover blurbs, as usual, overstate how much "free" stuff you get, and how unique this package is, but Harrison has put together a very practical kit. The disk included with the book contains the Cello World Wide Web browser, WS_FTP, WinQVT/Net ... and Trumpet Winsock, to make it all work. All of these programs are available from the net, so their inclusion with the book is simply a convenience. In works of this type, the authors often do little more than regurgitate the documentation. Harrison does more. He includes documentation, but it also pointers and tips about the weaknesses and relative strengths of specific programs (even going so far as to note the superiority of a commercial program to one provided with the book), network factors and common difficulties. The material is very realistic and helpful. The chapter on Trumpet Winsock setup could incorporate more detail, but it does contain points I've never seen in any previous book. It is occasionally difficult to find a point, and some areas could benefit from additional content. The Internet access list has nothing in my area, despite the presence of eighteen local, five regional, and three national providers. Still, Harrison has chosen a minimal suite of software which provides basic Internet clients (and includes an ftp server), and has backed it up with a solid book for the intermediate Internet user who wants to go to a "direct" connection. copyright Robert M. Slade, 1995
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