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From: doelz@urz.unibas.ch
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: X - Windows for the mac.
Message-ID: <1990Jun1.140221.761@urz.unibas.ch>
Date: 1 Jun 90 13:02:21 GMT
References: <1990May31.125453.8360@newcastle.ac.uk>
Organization: University of Basel, Switzerland
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In article <1990May31.125453.8360@newcastle.ac.uk>, A.J.C.Blyth@newcastle.ac.uk (A J C Blyth) writes:
> Does any one out know the current position regarding an a peice of software
> for the Mac called Mac - X. I know that Aux/II suports X in allowing you
> to run your mac as an x station. But I have heared whispered in dark dank

On an exhibition in switzerland, MacX was shown in a beta release. It runs
on A/UX but also without it. It is fully Multi-finder compatible and 
needs about 1.5 Megs in the application. Speed is another issue - 
I've seen it on a fx and it was as fast as NextStep on the Competitor's 
box. 

- Reinhard

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