LANtastic and coax..... good times..... On Feb 19, 2008 4:21 PM, Eric E Eskam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > James Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 02/19/2008 02:33:43 PM: > > > The old foggies on the list might remember back to the pre-Windows days > > when PC's ran DOS and the majority of viruses and worms were on the > > Macintosh. Anyone remember "Worm Food"??? > > 1) That was a different version of the Mac OS then the OS X > 2) PC's still had more viri > 3) A free little program by the name of Disinfectant pretty much put a > stop to new viruses on the Mac in the mid 90's. Sure there were still new > ones, but nothing like the late 80's/early 90's > > You tended to see more widespread virus issues with Mac's since with > AppleTalk built in, Mac's tended to be networked far earlier then their PC > brethren (remember LANtastic or Windows for Warehouses, ARCnet, and paying > for TCP/IP on PC's?!?) > > Eric Eskam > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > The contents of this message are mine personally and do not reflect any > position of the U.S. Government > "The human mind treats a new idea the same way the body treats a strange > protein; it rejects it." > - P. B. Medawar > > -- Organization and good planning are just crutches for people that can't handle stress and caffeine. - unknown ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
