Mr. Winer:
A note to tell you that I tend to agree with your numerous points
about Apple's internet strategy. I have found that the classic
"speak softly and carry a big stick" approach doesn't make it in the
workplace when it comes to drumming up support and recognition of
the power and beauty of the mac and the internet. A few hits with
that stick is often necessary...
We are a UNIX/wintel office, with one token mac. Well, in the hand
of myself and other dedicated folks, we have managed to start and
prototype nearly every major web project on that Quadra 840av. Yes,
they were eventually ported to NT and the SPARC, but the roots
remain in the mac. Using MacHTTP and BBEdit, along with applescript
and MacPerl, we were able to think up, create, and produce
remarkable applications in short timeframes. For an example visit
to see a EDI profile simulator
that was designed on our mac over a year and a half ago. Of course,
it took a year to get it reworked in a unix shell script...
Anyway, enough from me. I will be sure to check in and see where
this is all heading. By the way, the mac is still up and running at
, and is able to serve files off of our
Novell network without a blink...something the other servers were
incapable of...
Sincerely,
Sean Moran
Consultant, Webmaster
San Antonio Electronic Commerce Resource Center (ECRC)
SA, TX
http://www.saecrc.org
sean@saecrc.org --or-- webmaster@saecrc.org
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