CoCo Firewall: WAS: Re: [Coco] Re: tired of the "windows/linux user bashing" thread...

[Jim Cox]

Need to add that since NitrOS is not that common, it might 
be better suited for security purposes.

Jim
(Sorry, it's the AM here and I'm not fully awake)

On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 10:50:46 -0800
  "Jim Cox" <jimcox at miba51.com> wrote:
> Mark and Torsten:
> 
> A long time ago, I had asked a rhetorical question on 
>the Princeton list if it were possible to use the CoCo as 
>a network security appliance.
> 
> While NitrOS seems to be a good OS (I haven't used it 
>yet) it is not that common especially to script kiddies 
>and other nasties out on the net.
> 
> What do you think about the possibility of an 8-bit 
>system being used for network monitoring?
> 
> Jim
> 
> On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 14:18:23 +0100
>  Torsten Dittel <Torsten at Dittel.info> wrote:
>>> I wanted to ask if the CoCo could run Linux or a 
>>>firewall!
>> 
>> LOL... Couldn't it?!? Someone out there who'll try to 
>>compile a Linux
>> kernel? Let's replace NitrOS-9 by Linux... ;-)))
>> 
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