Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!bloom-beacon!bu-cs!dartvax!eleazar.dartmouth.edu!merchant From: merchant@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Peter Merchant) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Why won't/doesn't Apple support MacinTalk??? Message-ID: <11196@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU> Date: 28 Nov 88 14:59:40 GMT References: <6135@zodiac.UUCP> <71150@felix.UUCP> Sender: news@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU Reply-To: Peter.G.Merchant@dartmouth.edu (Peter Merchant) Organization: U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, NY Lines: 24 In article <71150@felix.UUCP> kehr@felix.UUCP (Shirley Kehr) writes: >OK - Here's my 2 cents worth. I'm in favor of Macintalk support. > >I suppose I couldn't use it in the office because we only have cubicles. >But where you have real offices and at home, you could do some neat >things. How about learning another language? How about time notes in >Comment telling you when to go to your meeting? Interesting comment: Awhile ago, I talked to someone at InBox about possibly using MacinTalk as a means of notifying people when they receive mail. The InBox person said that it had been considered but was eventually thrown out because they didn't feel that Corporate America could handle a computer that talked to you. Besides, what about confidential messages? Picture this: You are in your office and you and The Boss are seriously discussing a project that could mean millions of dollars to your company. Suddenly your Macintosh pipes up: "You have just received mail from your snookums about kinky sex tonight." As for supporting it, well, I remember an old saying that said something like, "All things come easy to those who don't have to do them." --- "Wouldn't you agree?" Peter Merchant (merchant@eleazar.UUCP) (Peter.G.Merchant@dartmouth.edu)