* A
Winsock (enables Windows to use TC/PIP, the networking language of the Internet).
Most software to make and manage a SLIP/PPP connection is based upon a program from Trumpet Software in Tasmania called
Winsock or more commonly Trumpet
Winsock.
(This special buffer, which has well-defined traffic priorities, is called a "stack" [mathematical term] or "socket" [computer term]; because it is Windows-based, it is called a
Winsock.
Winsock programs can be obtained separately from various sources.) If available, the PPP standard is preferable because it is less sensitive to telephone line noise, and it is the only one of the three protocols supported by the Internet.
* MacTCP (if you're using a Macintosh) or
WinSock (if you're using Windows).
Strongest details cover Windows Sockets (
WinSock) access and Windows software included on the enclosed diskette: Chameleon Sampler, Eudora mail,
WinSock Gopher, WinVN newsreader, and other applications.
On the Macintosh platform the standard interface is provided through MacTCP, while on Windows machines the standard interface is known as Windows Sockets (
WINSOCK).
Astonsoft also offers three spectacular 3D screensavers, and two freeware programs: A VBS Script Executor that detects and stops "Love Letter"-type viruses, and
Winsock Restore, a utility that restores original Windows 98/2000 socket files,
winsock.dll, and wsock32.dll.
As you progress through the book more in-depth subjects start to be addressed such as '
Winsock', 'On-line Chat' and 'FTP'.
The first cut of the API will link
WinSock to interconnects supporting the Intel-oriented Virtual Interface Architecture.
For Windows users, other good places to start are Forrest Stroud's Consummate
Winsock Apps List (http://www.cweapps.com) and The Ultimate Collection of
Winsock Software (http://www.tucows.com).
