lin@sixmile.inel.gov (Linn Hower) (12/30/90)
I am in the process of buying a PC clone for home/business use. I have never used a PC before and most of my experience over the last 5 years has been with internet connected unix workstations. I would like to be able to receive email and possibly some news on my home computer. I would greatly appreciate anyone's opinions/experiences/ suggestions as to how to do this. Is there uucp available for PC's? Will it run unattended? Are there other transport agents available? And what about email agents and user interfaces? As you might be able to see, I am quite uneducated about all this PC stuff. I will appreciate any input. PS The system I will purchase will be a 386DX system with >= 40 MB of hard disk... if that makes any difference. Linn Hower lin@INEL.GOV Phone: 208-526-9231 at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID ========== long legal disclaimer follows, press n to skip =========== ^L Neither the United States Government or the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory or any of their employees, makes any warranty, whatsoever, implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility regarding any information, disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. No specific reference constitutes or implies endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory. The views and opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect those of the United States Government or the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, and shall not be used for advertising or product endorsement purposes.