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From: rogern@SUN.COM (Roger Nolan)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.news
Subject: X11/NeWS Availability
Message-ID: <8912071909.AA00621@bsox.sun.com>
Date: 7 Dec 89 23:59:42 GMT
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Rick,
The status of OpenWindows (and the X11/NeWS merge) was until recently
"on hold."  The production problems that we had been facing have been
solved and the full OpenWindows product is now shipping.  You may
experience some delays because we now have a large backlog of orders
for this product, but it is shipping.
Most developers who have OpenWindows at this point are working with
beta copies of the software. That is probably what you are seeing at
the company you consult with.
You should order OpenWindows through your local sales rep.  Full media
and documentation costs $295.  The RTU is free with every Sun system
sold.
The OpenWindows announcement included the following;
	o Merged X11/NeWS window server (included new scalable font technology)
	o XView toolkit.  This has a similar API to SunView and implements
	  an OPEN LOOK look&feel on X Windows.
	o the NeWS "experimental" toolkit.  This is not an officially announced
	  or supported product.  The experimental toolkit is there for
	  developers to try and comment on.
	o OpenWindows Deskset.  This included OPEN LOOK implementations of
	  desktop applications such as: a graphical file manager, text editor,
	  mail tool, clock, performance meter, snapshot tool, icon editor,
	  binder and wastebasket.

At the same time we announced OpenWindows, we also announced OpenWindows
Developers Guide.  This is a graphical and interractive user interface
builder.  It will allow a developer to lay out an XView OPEN LOOK user
interface by dragging and dropping user interface objects.  OpenWindows
Developers Guide is expected to ship in March and has been priced at
$250.

Please feel free to contact us if you have any other questions.

Roger Nolan
Product Marketing Manager
Sun Microsystems

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	>From NeWS-makers-request@cs.UMD.EDU Mon Nov 20 12:42:13 1989
	To: NeWS-makers@brillig.umd.edu
	Subject: getting NeWS/X11 for universities

	Ok, we've been had.  According to our local sales rep news/x11 merge is
	"on hold", but clearly other people in this newsgroup seem to have
	it.  What is the trick?  I have access to the stuff through a local
	company I consult with, but would like to arrange access for the
	university.  Who do I call and what will it cost?  What other goodies
	are available, eg OpenLook, interface builders, etc?

					Rick Spanbauer
					State U of NY/Stony Brook


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