Re: ANNOUNCE: ComOS 3.1.4 released for PortMaster

Matthew N. Dodd (winter@jurai.net)
Sun, 24 Sep 1995 06:42:21 -0500 (CDT)

On Sun, 24 Sep 1995, Brian 'MegaZone' Bikowicz wrote:
> Once upon a time Chris B. Wilson, VectorNet shaped the electrons to say...
> >Give them the hint and set the password to "PortItToBSDAlready!" :)
>
> Keep in mind that there will always be an OS we don't support, always
> something someone wants ported - and if you have that OS it is the most
> important thing in the world to you. People wanted PMconsole for Windows

Well, (if I may nudge this dead horse a bit) BSDI (and FreeBSD) are quite
popular with ISPs and I am sure that a port would be well used. I have
(or will) a windows box on my desk, but it would be nice to keep all the
system management stuff on one box. I really don't know how PMConsole is
coded but it seems like a portable solution like TCL/Tk would make it
easier to support lots of platforms with minimal effort.

> If there is a strong demand for something, chances are you'll see it
> eventually. I think Livingston has a good record of responding to customer
> demands - but you also have to understand that we can't do it all at once.
> There are a lot of factors involved in such decisions.

This is true.
(I guess I can't fuss much as I am using a Total Control NetServer...)

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