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Subject: Re: The book "Using MS-DOS Kermit"
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From: JRD@cc.usu.edu (Joe Doupnik)
Date: 5 Jul 90 17:32:46 MDT
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	A reply to a query on the book "Using MS-DOS Kermit" -
	Yes, the book comes from the Kermit project. It's by Christine
Gianone whose title is Manager of of Kermit Development and Distribution at
Columbia Univ. It's published by Digital Press (DEC) and also distributed
by Prentice Hall. No, we don't make any significant money from the meager
royalties, nor was that the intention. Rather, the intent was to have a
manual for MS-DOS Kermit which was addressed to the ordinary user who wanted
to know how to use the program in everyday activities but who had no interest
in the technical details. Dot matrix printouts just don't make the grade for
them, but an attractively type-set paperback is fine.
	A much more technically inclined book on MS-DOS Kermit is on the
horizon, by me this time, as I get snippets of time to write.
	The book "Using MS-DOS Kermit" comes with Kermit on a floppy disk.
The disk and software is free, as usual, but the book book part is sold by
Digital Press. The computer readable manual, MSKERM.DOC, for version 2.32
is still valid but lacks the large number of new features introduced with
MSK 3.0.
	The book can help computer support people by giving a copy to key
users so they won't ask so many questions.
	If we wanted to make money then we'd be in another business.
Copies can be ordered from any bookseller or directly from Columbia Univ,
Center for Computing Activities; about $29US.
	Actually, I find it to be good reading, despite my obvious biases
on the subject.
	Joe D.