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From: asgeir@sfd.uit.no (Asgeir Finnseth)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.news
Subject: Porting NeWS to Hewlett Packard.
Message-ID: <2220@ifi.uio.no>
Date: 27 Oct 89 10:52:05 GMT
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Reply-To: asgeir@sfd.uit.no (Asgeir Finnseth)
Organization: University of Tromsoe, Norway
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At the University of Tromsoe, Norway, we want to port NeWS to
Hewlett-Packard Workstations. We are basically interested in the final
result, not in the porting task itself. Hence we'll appreciate all kind of
help, including obtaining object and/or source code from someone who
have done the port already.

Target machines are Hewlett-Packard 9000, series 300. Displays are 98549
(low resolution) and 98550 (high resolution, catseye).

Our final goal is to port X11/NeWS, but we are preared to start with
NeWS 1.1. Currently we only have the source code and the source license for
NeWS 1.1 and a "prerelease evaluation agreement" for X11/NeWS. We hope to
obtain the X11/NeWS source code (beta reference version) from Sun soon.

The port is important for us. It will increase our pool of "NeWS-machines"
from 4 to more than 60.

Any information that will ease our work are very welcome:

- Source code of key modules or entire ports

- Executable code (HP9000/300 display 98549/98550)

- Hints and advices

Thanks in advance.


:
Asgeir Finnseth               Work Address: Dept. of Computer Science
Phone: +47 83 80298 (private)               PB 953, University of Tromsoe
       +47 83 44039 (work)                  9000 Tromsoe
Email: asgeir@sfd.uit.no                    NORWAY