On Tue, 25 Jun 2002 01:33:40 -0400 (EDT), Thomas Mueller wrote: > I never tried to access MSN, and have never seen MSN in action, but I remember > an ad that said MSN required Windows 95 or 98. That was before ME, and I think > it was also before Win2000. But Windows NT was conspicuous by its absence and > seemed to indicate MS was not good for compatibility even with their own current > OSes. I think, but am not entirely certain, MSN is an online service comparable > to AOL, Prodigy and CompuServe, rather than a straight ISP like shentel.net or > bluegrass.net .
Thanks for the info, Thomas. Any so-called ISP that requires any particular operating system or software for access is just an online service. BTW, I have a very young nephew who connects to M$N.COM with a Windows ME machine. He says it works fine with ME, and I have observed him using the service with his machine. It does certainly seem to work fine with ME. He doesn't know anything about MSN.COM's compatibility with other OSes. I wonder if one can use NetScape or Opera with M$N.COM. I wonder if one can use Telnet or SSH with M$N.COM. Maybe you can, but perhaps only with $pecial client $oftware that is "Micro$oft approved". Sam Heywood -- This mail was written by user of The Arachne Browser - http://arachne.cz/
