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From: henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer)
Subject: Re: The PC as a trusted client in a TCP/IP network
Message-ID: <1989Nov24.214401.9613@utzoo.uucp>
Organization: U of Toronto Zoology
References: <907@cgch.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 89 21:44:01 GMT

In article <907@cgch.UUCP> whna@cgch.UUCP (Heinz Naef) writes:
>what could be done to turn existing personal computers (industry standard)
>into real trusted clients on a TCP/IP network? ...

Rip out the boards.  Save the monitor, case, and power supply.  Put a
decent processor (with memory management) in, and run a decent operating
system (one that pays some attention to security).

Unless you construct an environment in which users cannot do any
programming at all -- difficult -- it can't be done with standard PCs.
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