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From: bob@wiley.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,comp.sys.atari.st,comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: What happened to the 'universal window manager interface'?
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Date: Tue, 7-Apr-87 12:24:13 EST
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Posted: Tue Apr  7 12:24:13 1987
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    I probably shouldn't mention this, but just yesterday I started on
porting X windows to the ST. I know what your going say: "But I was
told that it is impossible to put X windows on a single tasking machine."
I don't believe this. I've been studying X and have assessed the changes
which must be made to make X run on the ST.
    I don't know anything about the 'universal window manager interface,'
but X windows is becoming a standard. Perhaps X can be the portable interface
that you are looking for. I should have something running within 2 months.
If anyone else is also doing the port, I would like to here from them so
that I don't duplicate ongoing work. 

		Bob Amstadt

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