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From: hpoppe@ncar.ucar.edu (Herb Poppe)
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Subject: Re: Who makes MacTCP
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Date: 30 Jan 91 15:51:11 GMT
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In article <1991Jan25.183221.26601@linus.mitre.org> rad@mbunix.mitre.org 
(Dramstad) writes:
>         I've talked to more than one Apple network product manager about
> this, usually after they give their "Apple is committed to supporting
> standards, such as TCP/IP" speech.  They usually are a bit sheepish,
> though, when I point out that a commitment to TCP/IP might better
> be signalled by putting the product on their standard price list, and
> not treating it as a developer-only oddity, like the rest of the APDA
> inventory.  So far, no luck.

Isn't it about time Apple just put the MacTCP INIT on the Network Tools 
disk that you get when you buy your Ethernet card from them? Software 
developers can still go to APDA for the complete kit (with libraries, 
etc.).

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