So what would you recommend in the software department to setup a mac isp, replacing all the TF programs Our Club is looking to do this but I'm not sure what's around these days.
On 7/10/00 1:21 AM, headgap wrote:
>On 10/5/00 4:44 PM, John Agapitos wrote: > >>Does anybody know if TF server / User will work under osx ?? > >It may run under emulation but it is not the way to go since it will not >offer the reliability an older OS will offer for the TF Server. There >is a lot of reasons to run OSX and the multitasking is one. Mac OS X >Server has been out a while and it has its own version of Apache which >takes advantage of the multitasking etc or you could have been running a >version of Linux and Apache for years now. But then you wouldn't have >the BBS side or the ease of use and setup that TF offers. > >When OSX finally comes out you may be able to run the client in >emulation mode. > >The reason I run a web server and BBS is for the people who use my >system. I think it will be a good while before everyone is running OSX. > I don't have that many users on a G3 or G4 with enough memory to be >able to run it. Even at that the folks who are running OSX will be able >to access my system via the Web interface. > >I wish I could say that the program is being updated or carbonized to >work with the OSX but it is not. The useability of TF will till go on. >We still sell new copies to newspapers and folks who are tired of >running First Class. Gannette News bought a new copy to use to cover the >Olympics. They said they could find anything as flexible in allowing >their folks to get the stories and pictures in. We don't get as many >Web Star converts as we once did but we do occasionally. As long as the >program provides the services people need it will still be around. > > > Bob Nunn - President, Operator Headgap Systems, AppleCore of Memphis, >Inc. > E-mail: headgap@headgap.com > > Marketing, Sales and Technical Support for TeleFinder Web Server & BBS > http://www.tfbbs.com or call 901-759-1541 for info > > Operator Headgap Systems - Low Cost Web Hosting and Ecommerce! > Ask about Headgap's Cash Back Deal - Free Web Mail - Free Web Space > Advertise on Headgap - http://www.headgap.com/business.spml or call > 901-759-1541 for info > > Operator Headgap Web BBS-Supporting Mac, 64&128, Amiga > 33.6k Support: (901) 759-1542 > Visit our WWW Site at: http://www.headgap.com > Visit our TeleFinder Site at: bbs.headgap.com - port 1474 > New AppleCore Web BBS Page http://www.memphisapplecore.com > Best Memphis Web Sites http://www.portalmemphis.com > >
