An awesome book that does still teach a lot of valuable lessons. Sadly, pretty much the same lessons it taught back when it was written. Maybe more people should actually read it.
I read this book a couple of weeks ago. I found it gripping and exciting, and read it very rapidly. I recommend it.
I, too, just read this, but while I found it quite gripping, it repeated bits of info over and over, making it quite annoying when reading it in a short space of time. Would have worked well as a weekly serial in a newspaper, but needed a solid edit before going into novel form. Good story though.
I also read this book a few weeks ago after having stumbled upon it in a HN reading list somewhere. Though enjoyable, I have to agree wholeheartedly with your statement about it being pretty repetitive. It started off really good but I was happy when I finished reading it.
When I had my little ISP in Phoenix way back in 1993, I would give a copy of this book to every new customer (along with a copy of Trumpet Winsock).
Ah, Trumpet Winsock - and then Windows 95 spoiled that party!:)