Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uwm.edu!rpi!crdgw1!barnett From: barnett@grymoire.crd.ge.com (Bruce Barnett) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system Subject: Re: Protected-mode snake oil Message-ID: Date: 13 Aug 90 13:35:44 GMT References: <1204.26c2fb48@waikato.ac.nz> <1210.26c694ed@waikato.ac.nz> Sender: news@crdgw1.crd.ge.com Reply-To: barnett@crdgw1.ge.com Organization: GE Corp. R & D, Schenectady, NY Lines: 24 In-reply-to: ccc_ldo@waikato.ac.nz's message of 12 Aug 90 23:54:21 GMT In article <1210.26c694ed@waikato.ac.nz> ccc_ldo@waikato.ac.nz (Lawrence D'Oliveiro, Waikato University) writes: > Thanks to all those people who pointed out how reliable their UNIX systems > were. Can any of them tell me: does your system run anything like > Adobe Type Manager, Yes. OpenWindows on a Sun supports scalable fonts. The standard configuration comes with 57 scalable fonts. > or After Dark? Several screen savers are available. > Or (rummaging through this pile of > software that I haven't looked at yet) QuicKeys, FileMagic or POWERmenus? Yes. Yes. Yes. I do not follow your point. What does this have to do with your point about protected mode vs. unprotected mode. The Mac has some great software. No one said otherwise. -- Bruce G. Barnett barnett@crd.ge.com uunet!crdgw1!barnett