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From: ldm@texhrc.UUCP (Lyle Meier)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: What's what in OPEN LOOK/OpenWindows (long)
Summary: Which GuI will be a standard will vary by Industry
Message-ID: <507@texhrc.UUCP>
Date: 5 Oct 90 03:19:00 GMT
References: <9009272035.AA09060@islanders.>
Organization: Texaco Houston Res. Cntr Hou, Tx
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In article <9009272035.AA09060@islanders.>, fgreco@govt.shearson.COM (Frank Greco) writes:
> 	The amount of Sun (actually SPARC is more
> 	appropriate) workstations in the commercial marketplace is growing 
> 	incredibly fast (in the Wall Street arena, there *is* no other workstation).
> 	Guess which UI is standard on those machines?   Hint: Its not Motif.

	What this shows is that different industries are adapting different
	toolkits. At the last Society of Exploration Geophysicists show,
	MOTIF lead by at least 10 to 1 over open look in the number of
	displays. Since many Oil company's are heavily into PM and
	Windows, the path there where workstations will always occupy
	a niche, will be easiest with open look. What will likely happen
	is that different industries will adopt different GUI's depending
	upon what their needs and requirements are