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In article <7871@segue.segue.com> gene@segue.segue.com (Gene Hightower) writes:
>>1. Peer-To-Peer networking via AppleTalk (LocalTalk, TokenTalk, or EtherTalk)
>>2. Inter-Application Communication, INCLUDING IAC BETWEEN APPLICATIONS RUNNING
 
>Unix systems have networking.

Networking is one of UNIX's strong points.  It does it very well,
and very thoroughly.

AppleTalk??  What good is that except to talk to another Apple?
UNIX supports *at* *least* TCP/IP, which is the de facto industry
standard for internetworks - this means that UNIX networking will talk
to many non-UNIX boxes (like, IBM PC's, Amiga's, &c.)  Try *that* with
a Mac!

Many UNIX systems also support SNA and DECNET.  This adds IBM mainframes
and DEC minis to the list of available connections.

>>5. Virtual Memory. Allows Macintosh users to actually run several applications
>
>Well, almost virtual memory.  All of the programs run in the same
>address space.

Just to make sure this is clear - most UNIX systems not only support
Virtual Memory, they give each process its own seperate address space,
with full protection.

And *all* UNIX systems, even the oldest, most antiquated ones, support
running multiple applications at one time.  UNIX was the first OS
to do this on anything other than a mainframe.
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