Re: [NTLK] Useless(?) update function

From: Victor Rehorst (victor_at_newtontalk.net)
Date: Thu Dec 26 2002 - 17:38:26 EST

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Andrew Thiel wrote:
> Recently there was a thread about how the update function in the in/out box
> could download system updates by calling a number with the modem. Does anyone
> know what was running at Apple's end of the phone line?

Nope. I doubt that anyone does.

> One might hypothesize that it was merely a derivative of NPI, where you set it
> up with a modem, specified a package to install, and any Newt that called in
> was automatically sent the package (in this case a system update).

It would be strange that it wasn't integrated into the Dock/Connection app
instead then. IMHO this is where all DIL-related connections occur.

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