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From: jlk@daimi.UUCP (J|rgen Lindskov)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Docs. on X-windows and NeWS
Message-ID: <590@daimi.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 17-Mar-87 04:29:49 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar 17 04:29:49 1987
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I am in the process of starting a research initiative on user interface
frameworks on Sun workstations (potentually MacII workstations later).  I am
therefore looking for information on window-systems on the Sun's (and MacII's).
Currently, there seem to be two immediate proposals, namely X-windows and NeWS.
The only documentation we have on the two systems is:

	"Xlib - C Language X Interface Version 9"
	by Jim Gettys and Ron Newman,  MIT Project Athena
and
	"NeWS Preliminary Technical Overview"
	2 October 1986,  Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Would any of you out there in net-land please fill me in on other available
information on the two systems (NeWS and X V11); both introductary material and
technical material.  I would also be interested in information on frameworks
and toolboxes in the two systems.  What about interfaces from different
languages.  Finally, I would like to hear the latest rumors about the Apple
position with respect to the two systems and/or the difficuties of getting NeWS
running on MacII's.  Is any of ouy actually using NeWS (on SUN's) --- and if
so, how did you get hold of it.
						Regards,
						Jorgen Lindskov Knudsen
						Dept. of Computer Science
						Aarhus University
						DK-8000 Aarhus C
						Denmark

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