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Subject: Re: X11 for the NeXTstation
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EPS' declaration (1/14?) that X is doomed to go the way
of all "standards," i.e: to be eclipsed by yet another,
provokes several questions I'd like to pose for further
discussion in this or a tangent "thread:"

1. By when do you (whomever) expect this demise?
(Corrollary: what is expected longevity of X, which I
assume is the "best" networked "windows" system to come
along and just about to "come into its own.")  My X-illiterate
programmer's intuition says X is going be strong into the
mid-90s.

2. What's on the "horizon" to replace X - and how soon 
would it arrive?  Wild guesses welcome...

3. With or without a replacement in mind, just what features
of X beg replacement, beg (further) enhancement?

4. What features of NextStep now or soon might provide a better
solution to the problems / growth potential of X?

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Jennifer Woodward   "jenni the woo"  jenniwoo@sutro.sfsu.edu
Grad. Stu. Educational Technology, San Francisco State U.