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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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To: jdiazdb@sdm.net.mx (Juan Antoni Diaz)
Date: Tue, 2 Apr 1996 22:28:00 -0700 (MST)
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In-Reply-To: <9604030402.AA00886@sdmnet1> from "Juan Antoni Diaz" at Apr 2, 96 10:02:51 pm
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>  I'm a new net surfer and your product catch my attention because you anounce
> a State of the Art Operating System, I like to know if...
> 
>    Your product can share a modem for 2 computers using this at the same
>     time.

As a target yet; it can act as a terminal server.  As a source, you
would need to pull additional software off the net to abstract the
modem device as an allocable resource and export it via the net.

>    Your product is like MacOS or similar because I don't like Windows very
>    much.

No.  It is a 32 bit protected mode operating system.

>    Your product if more efficient and short than actual operating systems

Takes less space than MacOS or Windows for a minimal installation, but
does more...  8-).  It's a UNIX clone.

>    Your product is New because I didn't hear anything about it before.

Sine 1994 or before; depending on how you trace heritage, you can go all
the way back to the early 70's.  8-).


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present
or previous employers.