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From: doner@henri.ucsb.edu (John Doner)
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Subject: Re: The best interface is no interface
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Date: 11 Jun 91 23:13:04 GMT
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In article <676362108.17@egsgate.FidoNet.Org> Richard.Kennaway@f98.n250.z1.FidoNet.Org (Richard Kennaway) writes:
=DownLine is wonderful.  I haven't saved so much time since I gave up reading
=Sunday newspapers!  Drop input files here, output files appear there.

I feel the same way about Downline, a great idea.  With System 7, I
could run Downline in the background and share its input/output
folder.  Then everyone on our network could use its service without
even having a copy on their own machine.  (No, I'm not going to make
this permanent, my own machine has better things to do for me.  But I
will consider using a machine less in demand for this service.)

It does suggest an idea, though.  Presumably any sort of service can
be provided over a LocalTalk network via this simple mechanism---i.e.,
using a program that automatically processes files appearing in a
designated folder.  Does anyone have suggestions for services that
might be provided this way?

John E. Doner	doner@henri.ucsb.edu	(805)893-3941
Dept. Mathematics, UCSB, Santa Barbara, CA 93106