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From: jr@amanue.UUCP (Jim Rosenberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: MacLayers or System V uw server??
Message-ID: <458@amanue.UUCP>
Date: 28 Aug 89 01:36:26 GMT
Organization: Amanuensis Inc., Grindstone, PA
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I have both a Mac and a UNIX machine (AT&T 3b1).  The UNIX machine runs a
bastard version of System V -- V.0 with Convergent enhancements -- but AT&T
did put in a Layers driver which supposedly works.  Once upon a time there was
something on the net about a piece of software called MacLayers, which was a
Mac program that would emulate a Layers windowing terminal.  It was said to be
pretty buggy as I recall, but this has been a while.  (Please don't take
offense if you are the author of MacLayers!)  What's the status of MacLayers?
Is there anything else similar?

uw is said to be extremely nifty, but the uw server I believe only runs on BSD
not System V, & I believe requires sockets.  There is a public domain socket
driver for the 3b1 that is hot off the press, but it may take a while before it
becomes completely stable.  There is a public domain pty driver for the 3b1
independent of the socket code too -- I believe that's pretty stable by now
though I never brought it up.  Has anybody ported the uw server to System V?
If so, what does it require?

The 3b1 has its own native half-assed window system, but I'm coveting a large
screen for my Mac.  It would be easier to rationalize it if I could use it
for the UNIX machine too via something that would give me layers or uw
functionality.  Any help appreciated.
-- 
 Jim Rosenberg
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