early desktop TCP/IP implementations (was Re: "first" computer on the internet)

24 Jul 2008

...
  > > Unix
and Linux, yes.  MacOS didn't have built in TCP/IP until MacOS 8
> > in 1997.  
 I don't think that is correct.  Unless you're claiming that MacTCP was
 not "built in", which you could claim, but John Veizades would probably
 have something to say about that.  It was certainly available long before
 1995.   
I don't believe neither MacTCP nor Open Transport were standard parts of
MacOS until, in fact, OS 8. When I installed 7.1 and 7.5 (gag), I had to go
scare up separate networking stacks. I don't remember if 7.6 had anything
built in but I'm pretty sure Open Transport was still sold separately then
too.

They were available, though, even MacTCP for System 6 IIRC.

-- 
------------------------------------ personal: http://www.cameronkaiser.com/ --
  Cameron Kaiser * Floodgap Systems * www.floodgap.com * ckaiser at floodgap.com
-- A straw vote only shows which way the hot air blows. -- O. Henry -----------

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

1999

1998

1997

early desktop TCP/IP implementations (was Re: "first" computer on the internet)