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From: buck@amix.commodore.com (Richard Buck)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.amiga
Subject: Re: Problems with 3000UX. Answers anyone?
Message-ID: <2151@amix.commodore.com>
Date: 9 May 91 21:56:14 GMT
References: <1991Apr30.041305.15033@csusac.csus.edu>
Organization: Commodore-Amiga Unix Development
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emmonsl@athena.ecs.csus.edu (L. Scott Emmons) writes:

> Since my assumption about the use of STREAMS to implement sockets seems to be
> incorrect, can anyone tell me what STREAMS is for?  Is it just a 'brand name'
> of TCP/IP?

In the latest issue of Tech Notes (second issue, mailed a couple weeks ago),
Mike Ditto writes a neat two-page article describing the purpose and use of
STREAMS.  He's also got a troff version of this article, with graphics, which
maybe he'll send to people if they ask nicely.

> 
> 			L. Scott Emmons
> 			---------------

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