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From: ferguson@BKNLVMS.BITNET
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apollo
Subject: SR10 and me
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Date: 9 Feb 88 07:32:43 GMT
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My Apollo installation has gotten pretty handy with good ole
Aegis over the years, and I'm getting a bit nervous about
SR10. I didn't get a seat on the non-disclosure sessions in
San Fran, so I only heard a little bit from some pals.

Also, the Dialog sessions scared me.

Is Apollo going to go all out Unix and X windows? Are they
going to do this before GMR3D is completely re-implemented
with X server calls?

GMR 3D is absolutely fabulous, and I thank the graphics group
for the good work. I'd really like to keep using GMR3D, even
if it's on an X window background.

But from what I heard at the conference, it seems like the graphics
group is just jamming on making what works better, and the
operating system and user interface people are taking away what works
and replacing it with what looks like a Sun workstation.

Are we allowed to openly discuss this yet? I want to be ready when
my socks are knocked off.

Scott Ferguson
ferguson@bknlvms.bitnet
Bucknell University CAED Center