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From: mouse@SHAMASH.MCRCIM.MCGILL.EDU (der Mouse)
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Subject: Re:  My $0.02 on local printing at X terminals
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Date: 20 Jul 90 03:30:25 GMT
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[ I think this issue has been about done to death, but David
  effectively points out that I didn't make my position entirely clear. ]

> Ok..  heading off on a tangent here.

> Sometime Real Soon Now I will start writing [a program that wants to
> "display" sound].

> But how 'bout sound?  That's not a display, keyboard, or mouse thing.
> But it needs to be supported.

> If we take your attitude sound'll never be supported.

> If we take your attitude printing'll never be supported.

Not at all.  I see I need to clarify:  I do not oppose local printing
and local sound; what I oppose is using the X framework to support
local printing or local sound.

					der Mouse

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