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To: soup who wrote (15435)	7/15/1998 12:01:00 AM
From: lucky_limey	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213182

The Mac OS and Rhapsody/OpenStep OS's are immune to Y2K - however, some sw that does not follow Apples code guidelines might have problems because of the way they handle dates.... I heard a report that older versions of Quicken may have problems. Still, overall - I think Mac's will have very, very few problems. Networking is a broad subject..... however, it is generally acknowledged that the Mac is the most secure web server (this is more to do with the fact that Mac's were not designed as network boxes - so there were very few outside entry points built into the OS - the deficiency became a "feature") Rhapsody will be a lot more open because it is based on UNIX and this is the ultimate networking OS. Potentially very exposed - but luckily the foundation has been around for 10 years or so, so security issues are well understood and have been addressed. The biggest problem I have with security on Mac OS is that on a system level - passwords etc. are "clear text" meaning that anyone can view them on a network. There are third party solutions and MS includes an encription system option for Mac's with Macintosh services in NT. Apple is taking network security very seriously. Rhapsody & OSX will be very secure as their heritage stems from govt. research sites and the military.

To: soup who wrote (15435)	7/15/1998 12:03:00 AM
From: WebDrone	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 213182

Soup- throw in that AltiVec chip, and... you got yourself something to put up against Sun's littlest fellas. W'D.

To: soup who wrote (15435)	7/15/1998 12:53:00 AM
From: Zen Dollar Round	Respond to of 213182

I was wondering if anyone has ideas about what potential Rhapsody and Mac OS8/9/X have as a product to remedy Y2K problems. Not a bad question, but as I understand it, even for Macs the Y2K problems exist for apps that don't use the Mac toolbox for dates. One of the older versions of Quicken has this problem with online banking functions, and a lawsuit has been filed against Intuit. I think the problem is similar on the Wintel side, but with a larger proportion of PCs using legacy apps. Apparently there are some BIOS issues to contend with as well. Personally, I think a far more compelling argument for Macs over PCs will be presented when the G4 Macs running Mac OS X are out and Intel's Merced chip is still a year away from production.