From: anonymous-remailer@shell.portal.com
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 94 11:09:03 PST
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: re: unix and windows
Message-ID: <199412131908.LAA12642@jobe.shell.portal.com>
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> As to the general issue of MSWindows v. Unix, the Unix predominance
> for remailer software involves the fact that Unix is on the bulk of
> the machines connected to the Internet.  It's more reliable for
> offering network services than MSWindows and it's got a cleaner
> architecture for reconfiguration.  None of these explanations,
> however, means that there won't be more MSWindows that Unix boxes for
> a long time.

True.  But I think the "balance of power" (actually, balance of
numbers) will shift in the future.

I make an analogy with manual transmission.  

For years, if you wanted to drive, manual transmission was the only
choice.  When automatic transmissions appeared, people scoffed.  Now,
automatic transmission dominate, and 20% of the driving population
prefers manual transmission.

For years, if you wanted internet connectivity, Unix was the only
choice.  When Warp, Windows NT, and Windows 95 (to be released ;)
appeared, people scoffed.  In the future, 20% of the internet
connected will still prefer Unix for some reason.



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