[634] in OS/2_Discussion
Re: [pbh@MIT.EDU (Paul B. Hill ): August BCS Win95 SIG meeting info ...]
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (John Maglio)
Mon Aug 14 16:02:55 1995
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 95 15:44:23
From: "John Maglio" <magnet@MIT.EDU>
To: garfield@MIT.EDU
Reply-To: "John Maglio" <magnet@MIT.EDU>
Cc: os2partners@MIT.EDU, "Paul Hill" <pbh@MIT.EDU>
>"Windows 95 and the Internet. Windows 95 features a portfolio of Internet
>tools. Additionaly, Microsoft Plus! for Windows 95 (a companion to Windows
>95) contains a Web browser. Chris Walsh, Director of Engineering, UltraNet
>Communications, Inc. shows us how to set up W95 for use with a local
>Internet Access Provider. W95 automates e-mail - you can set it up to
>periodically pick up to W95's Exchange Inbox and send from the Outbox
>reaching your access provider through your modem. Internet Explorer, the
>World Wide Web browser is a 32-bit W95 application that also enables the
>downloading of pictures and sound. All these work through W95's TCP/IP,
>which also has command line tools, e.g. ftp, ping, telnet and tracert. All
>these tools can be used through local access providers, not just through
>the Microsoft Network. For more information contact
>Steve Allen at (508) 358-7856 or email to sallen@world.std.com."
Gail,
I've had since Oct 94 and continue to have the same (if not better) internet
tools/access through OS/2 Warp using MIT's tether service(bluebox beta
service before tether). I find it unusual that there's been no mention or
acknowledgement of it, since win95 isn't even available yet and these
similar features you list have been available under OS/2 Warp for almost a
year.
-John
