In this book, you'll find the most advanced Delphi topics ever before collected between covers, explained by the gurus for the experts. Explore low-level Windows arcana, Internet development secrets, special Pentium-specific machine instructions, way-out-there database technology, and much more, all explained with a light heart and more than a touch of wit. Learn low-level Windows secrets from ace writer Don Taylor, in two brand new Ace Breakpoint programming adventures; build your own DLLs and screen savers in Delphi - no C++ required; go down to the metal with a Winsock VCL component, with which you can encapsulate any Internet protocol you need; create strikingly realistic 3D fractal landscapes in Delphi; break the relational database mold with recursive data and components to handle it; and monitor processes, handle Windows messaging, master drag 'n' drop, and a whole lot more!