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From: V2057A%TEMPLEVM@pucc.princeton.edu (Juan Jose Noyles)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: Graphics Lib, GUI, ..., "X Lit"?
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Date: 15 Sep 90 03:52:28 GMT
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I think the question of which graphics interface to support should be looked
at in terms of the applications that MINIX will be supporting.  If we're
going to be doing lots of unique stuff, we'd probably be better off starting
from scratch.  If we want to eventually run anyone's software that's currently
running, we'd better find out statistically what direction "the industry" is
going in.

In the PC world, there seem to be 2 standards emerging: SAA & X-windows.  Since
X has the advantage of being of UNIX origin, and everyone knows (or should
know) that IBM regrets not having had the Bell Labs contract so that UNIX
could be an IBM product now, perhaps a little gambling is in order?

Personally, I'd adopt the NeXt interface.  I *love* the black hole!