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From: MELTSNE@gecrdvm1.crd.ge.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Re: Letter to Unix Today re: Crossings: From Mac to Unix, p18 9/3/90
Message-ID: <90249.151626MELTSNE@GECRDVM1.BITNET>
Date: 6 Sep 90 19:16:26 GMT
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Organization: General Electric Corporate Research & Development
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In fact, I'd argue that the Mac deals with UNIX much better than the DOS
machines; MacTCP does it all for me.  I've got POP (mail service), Telnet 3270,
regular Telnet, etc.  I could easily add news feeds, X service, etc.  And with
the Mac's larger memory space, I can do this without any weird hacks.

But most importantly, all of these programs can run simultaneously under
Multifinder, while the PC folks still have to contend with forcing Windows to
handle TCP/IP programs.  The PCs are pretty good at hooking up to UNIX, but
Macs are much better.

Mac to UNIX?  Just get me an Ethernet card and MacTCP, and I'm ready to go.
What else could they possibly want?


                          Ken