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From: randy@ncifcrf.ncifcrf.gov (The Computer Grue)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.news
Subject: Re: NeWS on non-Sun hardware?
Message-ID: <250@ncifcrf.ncifcrf.gov>
Date: 22 Jan 88 14:11:40 GMT
References: <8801082123.AA11634@ondine.LOCAL> <10637@cgl.ucsf.EDU>
Reply-To: randy@fcs280s.UUCP (The Computer Grue)
Organization: NCI Supercomputer Center
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In article <10637@cgl.ucsf.EDU> mday@socrates.ucsf.edu.UUCP (Mark Day) writes:

> The Adobe representative went to great lengths to explain to me that
> NeWS programs may not run on Display POSTSCRIPT because NeWS doesn't
> completely follow the PostScript standard.

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>			Mark Day
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    It is my understanding (I would appreciate the correction if I am
  wrong) that Sun strongly intends to bring NeWS up to being a full
  superset of postscript (I think it's one of their first priorities).
  This leaves the Adobe rep. sounding a little foolish.

					-- Randy Smith



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