Hi! On Friday 14 March 2003 05:32, you wrote: > > > >connects to Server Tier with the data stored in an interbase server. > > > > All 3 items can be distributed onto separate servers/desktops. It's > > > > been fairly painless with Indy so far. Hardest part was the transport > > > > protocol between the client and server. Then again this *is* all in > > > > Delphi, so your milage may vary. > > > > > > Thank you for this information, but on server side I prefer to stay > > > with FPC and Linux/FreeBSD. > > > > > > jk > > > > are there any signs from microsoft's side to heavily support > > interconnection to free systems? > > No, they are even digging in deeper. They say they'll be open (and e.g. > base the new word format on XML), but then they pervert XML so that only > Microsoft and partners can process the word documents. > > > i have programmed and installed a peer-to-peer solution between two PC's > > using windows me. On my office computer, I have both windows 98 with FPC > > and linux with FPC .. I spend much time changing OS .. I dare suggest > > real-time switching between the two OSs, as long as we still use > > one-processor-systems .. But that would require Microsoft to join the > > band. > > VmWare?
Good word. Keeps in mind that virtuality and reality are essentially the same. Really, I'm not sure if Microsfot Widows actually know(s?) that simple fact .. anton. ---------- "Adas Methode war, wie sich zeigen wird, Tagträume in offenbar korrekte Berechnungen einzuweben." Doris Langley Moore: Ada, Countess of Lovelace (London 1977). ---------- Anton Tichawa Volkertstrasse 19 / 20 A-1020 Wien mobil: +43 664 52 07 907 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------- _______________________________________________ fpc-pascal maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal
