At 11:47 AM 1/4/95 PST, [log in to unmask] wrote:
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>VT has two advantages over Telnet.
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Frank,
 
  You argue about Telnet -vs- VT within the context of technical merits --
which is ok, but how about throwing weight on the side of telnet for what it
is -- an open spec;  if you want to talk to anyone else within the world,
you do telnet.
 
I see telnet more as "what you can do with it" rather than "is it better?"
 
  As for VT technology better than Telnet standards:  Hey, I bought a beta
video machine because the technology WAS better!  I reasoned that better
technology would dominate!  Ha! was I wrong.  Only clout (being first)  and
marketing presence prevail when two products do not have large advantages
between each other.  The same is true between VT and Telnet.  Sad, but true.
 
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Eric J. Schubert                 Administrative Information Services
Senior Data Base Analyst         University of Notre Dame, IN USA