TC May wrote Wed, 27 Jul 1994 11:44: <I suggest we look very closely for connections between TIS and <Microsoft, Apple, Novell, Sun, and any other major OS providers. Scott McNealy, Sun Microsystems, writes in today's Wall Street Journal on what he calls Microsoft's "monopoly" of operating systems. He writes, in part: Quote: It's highly unlikely that the government will break up Microsoft. [. . .] But there are several important steps that would help: * If the "system calls" for Windows, Windows NT, Chicago and other future operating systems were in the public domain, Microsoft programmers would have no unfair advantage over competitors in writing applications. * A multi-organizational group, including representatives of government, consumer groups, academia and business, could establish policy guidelines on publishing the specifications to interfaces, ensuring that they are free for all to use and changed with timely notice, and that the changes conform to established industry standards. * As the single largest purchaser of desktop computer systems, the government could then decree that it will never buy another computer system with principal interfaces that do not conform to these standards. This would send an unmistakable message that open standards are the key to a free market. This point is especially critical to guaranteeing that the information superhighway allows competition, innovation and choice. End quote.