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From: sritchie@cs.ubc.ca (Stuart Ritchie)
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Subject: Re: (Ne)X(T) Terminals
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Date: 27 Apr 91 02:15:26 GMT
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I don't know for sure, but by using the machine I'd say that
the NeXTstep window manager saves windows in off screen bitmaps.

If this is the case, then it must rely on virtual memory to
provide enough storage for many open windows.  No OS, no disk,
and no VM.  For this reason, I think a NeXT-terminal would
suffer in practice.  

X can do it because it sends redraw events (blech) to applications
rather than saving stuff off screen (oink).

...Stuart