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From: ktk@SPAM.ISTC.SRI.COM (Katy Kislitzin)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.news
Subject: open windows
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Date: 15 Sep 89 00:33:13 GMT
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Newsfolks--

My sales rep has sent me two messages on sun's open windows aka X11/NeWS +.

I am forwarding both messages on to the group, which I hope is legit.
Have trimmed the offending sales rep's name from the message.
This is the first of two messges.  Note the EMPHASIS on x11.  Note that
NeWS provides x users with display postcript capablities.  hmmmm....
looks like NeWS needs an image-lift.

have fun.

--kt ( uunet!syzygy!ktk, hoptoad!syzygy!ktk )

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Subject: a little bit of info on Open Windows

Please send all questions to ow@gorman (sun!gorman!ow).


     Sun will announce and begin shipping OpenWindows on Monday September 18,
1989.  SPARC is the platform of choice for running OpenWindows.  This message
is intended to give you an update of the current status of the product.  We
will be sending additional information on September 10th, including pricing
information.


This update includes the following information:

1. OpenWindows Positioning (short)
2. Availability


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1. OpenWindows Positioning (short)
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

     Our windows story continues to reflect our OpenWindows announcement at
Uniforum. It reinforces Sun's primary focus for FY90: SPARC, OPEN LOOK, UNIX.
Through OpenWindows, Sun delivers the network-based window system that offers
developers a larger sales-volume opportunity than any other company (or group
of companies) in the industry.

	o This release is targeted primarily at ISVs and developers.

	o This is a SPARC release.  SPARC is Sun's best price/performance 
	  platform.

	o A large number of our customers will continue using SunView and
	  will start using OpenWindows in the future when a large number of
	  applications are ported from SunView to XView.


OpenWindows is a complete application environment available TODAY:

        X11/NeWS:  A high-performance X window system with the PostScript
                    language and imaging model capability of NeWS.

        OPEN LOOK:  The premium user interface for Unified UNIX System VR4.

	Open Fonts:  Access to over 50 high quality outline fonts that
	              exactly match printer output.

        XView:  A proven X toolkit for OPEN LOOK, bringing the 2100-strong
                 SunView applications to OPEN LOOK and X with easy migration.

	DeskSet:  OPEN LOOK desktop applications.



				August 31, 1989
				     - 2 -



     Sun's commitment to  the  elements  of  OpenWindows:  X11/NeWS, OPEN
LOOK, Open Fonts, XView, and DeskSet remains strong and unwavering.


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2. Availability
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


     OpenWindows 1.0 is planned to be shipped on September 18, 1989; we are
currently working out details of that procedure. Through the field-supported
"specials" program, and through the SPARCware development kit supported
by corporate marketing, critical customers are already working with early
releases of OpenWindows.  The "specials" program will be discontinued with
the FCS of OpenWindows 1.0.


System Configurations

     OpenWindows 1.0 will be released as a standalone product on SPARC. 
OpenWindows will require SunOS 4.0 and a minimum memory configuration of 8 MB.





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