tcmay@netcom.com (Timothy C. May) writes:
- The latest "Internet World" (Oct. '94, p. 11) confirms that Microsoft is building Internet connectivity into upcoming releases of Windows and Windows NT. ^^^^^^^^^^ this one, at least has been released and should be at your local computer store RSN. I've been on the NT beta test, and it is really nice. The built in SLIP/PPP will massivly increase the number of real internet hosts.
It is easy to use and robust. They don't ship Cello/Mosaic, but that is trivial to add.
(The scenario I think is likely: SKE is put in at the OS level, perhaps with these SLIP/PPP/TCP-IP protocols.
And given the EFF's recent sell-out on Digital Telephony (which is of course related to this, especially since the OS makers like Microsoft and Apple are negotiating deals with the cable-telco companies, thus presumably making the OS makers partners in the "wiretapping" requirements), I would not be surprised to see similar deals being arranged behind the scenes.
Much more than working deals, Microsoft wants to be an Internet Serivce Provider (ISP), much like Apple and IBM have recently become. IBM's new OS/2 has a "one button" signon/configuration onto their service. Apple has been bundling eWorld for a while. But I don't see Tim's OS-oriented collusion. The EFF sell out clearly focused on defining service providors and then excluding then, specifically, from the burden of DTB. Doesn't look like they like GAK any more than Tim or me. Pat Pat Farrell Grad Student pfarrell@cs.gmu.edu Department of Computer Science George Mason University, Fairfax, VA Public key availble via finger #include <standard.disclaimer>