Path: utzoo!attcan!lsuc!ncrcan!aimed!nick
From: nick@aimed.UUCP (Nick Pemberton)
Newsgroups: news.misc
Subject: Request opinions on bringing non-unix machines onto the net
Message-ID: <29@aimed.UUCP>
Date: 16 Oct 88 18:37:21 GMT
Organization: AIM, Inc, Toronto, Ontario
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I have been interested for some time in bringing non-unix machines,
specifically PICK-based machines onto the net. I thought of this last
spring, and after 6 months worth of spare time, I have a working version
of uucp/uucico on PICK, and a fairly primitive set of software to go with
it (news and email).
 
I am currently using these on a test basis off of our unix box, and things
are going fairly smoothly at the moment. The PICK machines are accepting
a full feed reasonably well.
 
What I am interested in hearing from folks on the net is their thoughts on
bringing other Operating Systems on board. If this works as well as it
is capable of, there would be a large number of potential new sites on the
net (and therefore, no doubt) an increased traffic load. There would also
be a lot of new perspectives floating about, since PICK and UNIX are *so*
different. 

I haven't given any thought yet as to how one would actually go about
spreading PICK based sites, and would also welcome any views on this.
 
Looking forward to replies....
 
Nick Pemberton
....utzoo!lsuc!aimed!nick