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- Sun : the network is the computer
- Microsoft : where do you want to go today
- On the Internet, Unix is still the best way to go
- For free-the software you must pay for under Windows NT
- Under Unix : You can implement firewalls, proxy servers, security
enhancements, and other necessities using software pulled from Internet
archive sites
- NT's multirooted file system (C:, D:, and so on) makes
adapting services to changing storage configurations needlessly challenging
- Price : you can deliver impressively complete Internet services through
Linux or FreeBSD, OSes you can buy for less than £50
- Windows NT is gaining ground fast - the free utilities and
services that Unix users enjoy will find their way to NT BUT unlikely
that the same kind of support will exist with NT
- Microsoft is already giving away its Internet
Information Server with Windows NT Server, joining its free Internet
Explorer browser program
- The Web wars will continue on the Java front and who controls
the java standard eventually - combined with Object oriented technologies
WATCH THIS SPACE!!
Omer F Rana
Thu Apr 24 18:13:49 BST 1997