larry@abtlabs (Larry Pajakowski) (01/24/91)
I got a call from our local Mac sales person (an Apple employee) about my question about MacTCP. He recommended NCSA Telnet and another product but seemed to know know about MacTCP. Does Apple produce this? If so can someone give me ordering information so I can pass this along to this person. Many Thanks Larry Pajakowski Abbott Labs 1-708-937-1153 uunet!abtlabs!larry
bin@primate.wisc.edu (Brain in Neutral) (01/25/91)
From article <1991Jan24.002715.1766@abbott.com>, by larry@abtlabs (Larry Pajakowski): > I got a call from our local Mac sales person (an Apple employee) about my > question about MacTCP. He recommended NCSA Telnet and another product but > seemed to know know about MacTCP. Does Apple produce this? If so can > someone give me ordering information so I can pass this along to this > person. He's an Apple salesman and doesn't know who makes MacTCP? You might want to look for a new rep. Yes, it's an Apple product. You might be able to get information from Apple Software Licensing, 1-408-974-4667. -- Paul DuBois dubois@primate.wisc.edu
rad@mbunix.mitre.org (Dramstad) (01/26/91)
In article <3817@uakari.primate.wisc.edu> bin@primate.wisc.edu writes: >From article <1991Jan24.002715.1766@abbott.com>, by larry@abtlabs (Larry Pajakowski): >> I got a call from our local Mac sales person (an Apple employee) about my >> question about MacTCP. He recommended NCSA Telnet and another product but >> seemed to know know about MacTCP. Does Apple produce this? If so can >> someone give me ordering information so I can pass this along to this >> person. > >He's an Apple salesman and doesn't know who makes MacTCP? You might >want to look for a new rep. Yes, it's an Apple product. You might be >able to get information from Apple Software Licensing, 1-408-974-4667. >-- >Paul DuBois >dubois@primate.wisc.edu Yes, MacTCP comes from Apple, but it might be understandable why an Apple salesman doesn't know anything about it. MacTCP doesn't show up on any Apple price list (at least it didn't just a few months ago). For single users, it's actually only available via APDA; site licenses *are* available from Software Licensing, though. I've talked to more than one Apple network product manager about this, usually after they give their "Apple is committed to supporting standards, such as TCP/IP" speech. They usually are a bit sheepish, though, when I point out that a commitment to TCP/IP might better be signalled by putting the product on their standard price list, and not treating it as a developer-only oddity, like the rest of the APDA inventory. So far, no luck. It's a shame, because "Where do I get MacTCP?" is one of the most frequently asked questions on this list. Dick Dramstad rad@mitre.org
hpoppe@ncar.ucar.edu (Herb Poppe) (01/30/91)
In article <1991Jan25.183221.26601@linus.mitre.org> rad@mbunix.mitre.org (Dramstad) writes: > I've talked to more than one Apple network product manager about > this, usually after they give their "Apple is committed to supporting > standards, such as TCP/IP" speech. They usually are a bit sheepish, > though, when I point out that a commitment to TCP/IP might better > be signalled by putting the product on their standard price list, and > not treating it as a developer-only oddity, like the rest of the APDA > inventory. So far, no luck. Isn't it about time Apple just put the MacTCP INIT on the Network Tools disk that you get when you buy your Ethernet card from them? Software developers can still go to APDA for the complete kit (with libraries, etc.). Herb Poppe hpoppe@ncar.ucar.edu NCAR (303) 497-1296 1850 Table Mesa Dr. Boulder, CO 80307-3000