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Re: (ASCEND) Re: MAX Java Configurator confounder
At 07:48 PM 6/17/97 +0000, you wrote:
> Ben Duncan said:
>
>>For once I will agree with "That Guy from Livingston" ;)
>>
>>A cross-platform Java program CAN be written.
>
> Ummm, excuse me for butting in, but is not "cross platform"
> the whole idea behind, and only advantage to, the entire
> concept of Java?
>
> Have I missed something somewhere?
>
>>We run a Solaris x86 Based ISP. We have the new SunWeb Server JAVA based
>>software. The configurator is written entirely in JAVA and can be run from
>>-ANY- browser capable system (Winslut 95, Window N(ice)T(ry), and even, yes,
>>Mahackintoshies ;).
>
> I can't imagine why Ascend thinks that any tool for any
> serious shop would be anything BUT Unix-based. While I
> can see the obvious advantages of supporting Windoze
> and other desktop OSes for a tool that deals with a
> Pipeline 130 or lower, I cannot imagine that any
> significant percentage of Max owners are using other
> than Unix-based servers.
>
>Society is no longer defined by meeting needs, but instead by creating
"wants".
>
>james fischer jfischer@supercollider.com
Another UNIX snob!! Perhaps you should subscribe to the ntisp mailing list.
You might be suprised. There are, in fact, hundreds (maybe even thousands)
of ISPs that run nothing but Windows NT. You guys should come out of the
dark ages and take a look around once in a while. :)
Regards,
Randy
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