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From: andre@nrc-ut.UUCP (Andre' Hut)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Re: OSI-model software
Message-ID: <260@nrc-ut.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 10-Jun-87 20:33:22 EDT
Article-I.D.: nrc-ut.260
Posted: Wed Jun 10 20:33:22 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 21-Jun-87 01:21:49 EDT
References: <223@diab.UUCP> <233@idacrd.UUCP> <526@alliant.UUCP> <19265@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> <492@houxa.UUCP> <1204@botter.cs.vu.nl>
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In article <492@houxa.UUCP> mel1@houxa.UUCP (M.HAAS) writes:
>What does ISO offer that TCP/IP doesn't?  Is it significantly faster?
>I can't think of any other measure that needs improving.
>
>Is there a war going on?  TCP/IP vs ISO?  Who is on which side?  Why?

There is a political issue here too.  TCP/IP was developed by the U.S.
Department of Defense, and well it is viewed by many Europeans as the
American protocol.  ISO is an attempt at an "International" protocol,
universally acceptable...
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