Date: Thu, 11 Mar 1999 18:27:00 -0800 (PST) From: Piet Delaney <piet@cup.hp.com> To: moreinfo@tci.net Cc: piet@hpfsvr02.cup.hp.com, piet@piet.net, sadiq@piet.net, bonnie@piet.net, obrien@nuxi.com, hasty@star-gate.com, dave@relay.net, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Src code for @Home NIC Card for Slaming into UNIX - Re: (Form posted from Mozilla (KMM25773C0KM)) Message-ID: <199903120227.SAA22664@hpfsvr02.cup.hp.com>
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Hi Dan: How about providing us with the source code for the NIC card for a PC and we'll slam it into a few UNIX systems (FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, SunOS) over a few weekeends while we are waiting for your cable hunks to wire up the neighborhood. It's not good business to support a monopoly like MicroSoft. The UNIX/Linux folks are a much nicer crowd. -piet > From moreinfo@tci.net Thu Mar 11 18:06:03 PST 1999 > Date: Thu, 11 Mar 1999 19:01:50 GMT+00:00 > To: Piet Delaney <piet@cup.hp.com> > Subject: Re: Form posted from Mozilla (KMM25773C0KM) > From: "TCI@Home Customer Care" <moreinfo@tci.net> > Reply-To: "TCI@Home Customer Care" <moreinfo@tci.net> > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type> : > text/plain> ; > charset = "us-ascii"> > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > X-Mailer: Kana Customer Messaging System 3.0 > Content-Length: 3028 > > Delaney, > > Thank you for writing TCI@Home. > > In response to your previous Email concerning availability, > > Unfortunately, TCI@Home is not currently available in Santa Clara, Ca. = > > We are committed to notifying all interested parties once @Home is > available in a given area. > > Before we can offer the @Home service to your neighborhood, we must > first upgrade the cable plant that serves your neighborhood for = > two-way > communication. These upgrades must pass very strict quality control > standards. In order to ensure your satisfaction with the service, > TCI@Home will not certify the plant until our service is in compliance = > > with these standards. > > TCI@Home recognizes that many TCI customers are anxious to experience > @Home. Therefore, we are continuing to evaluate new launch markets. = > As > soon as these plans are final, we will make a formal announcement. > > I have put your information on our waiting list. Someone will contact = > > you when the @Home service is available in your neighborhood. > > It is possible to connect multiple PC's to the TCI@Home service. > However, TCI@Home does not support networking. > > Any configuration and/or maintaining of a home network or LAN is your > responsibility. Our technicians will install the TCI@Home Service on > one stand alone PC meeting our system requirements only. > > You are not required to use Windows, but TCI@Home does not support = > Unix > so installing and configuring the TCI@Home service to work with your = > LAN > and operating system is your responsibility. The TCI@Home technician > will install the external cable modem and leave you with the NIC card > and software. > > You will be required to sign off on the installation indicating that = > you > are responsible for all computer hardware and software configurations. > > The @Home service is oriented to single-home computer use. > > The alternative to limitations in IP addresses, domain name addresses > and web space is using @Work, which is a division of @Home. This is a = > > business solution with applicable pricing. For information see: > http://www.home.net/work/index.html > > If you should have any additional questions, you may Email us at > customer.care@tci.net, or call our Customer Support Center at > 1-888-262-6300, or 1-888-404-4663. Customer Support Representatives = > are > available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for your convenience. > > Thank you again for contacting TCI@Home. > > Dan S > TCI @Home Electronic Communications Support > > > > Original message follows: > ------------------------- > > Firstname=3DDelaney > Lastname=3DPiet > Address1=3D2812 Toledo Ave > City=3DSanta Clara > State=3DCA > Zipcode=3D95051 > Homephone=3D > Workphone=3D(408) 447-4309 > UserEmail=3Dpiet@piet.net, piet@cup.hp.com > MessageType=3Demailme > Subject=3DSystem requirements question > SubjectOther=3D > Comments=3DHow about UNIX support. I;ve got > UNIX systems at home: > Sun Sparstations with SunOS and Solaris > PC Running FreeBSD > Sparcstation running Linux > Sparcstations running OpenBSD > > Would like to have a small subnet of about > 16 host addresses. > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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