World Wide Web and the Macintosh
                           Louis Slothouber, Ph.D.
                               lpslot@biap.com
 
                                Chuck Shotton
                              cshotton@biap.com
 
 
Status - This paper provides information to the Internet community.
Distribution of this document is unlimited.
 
Abstract- We describe why a Macintosh running MacHTTP is the preferred hardware
and software platform on which to build a World Wide Web site by contrasting
the Macintosh platform against the alternatives (UNIX Workstations, and Windows
PCs). This Macintosh preference is based upon price-performance, security,
reliability, flexibility, and the ability to provide custom solutions.
 
 
1. What is the World Wide Web?
The World Wide Web (WWW) is a low-cost, low overhead technology that permits