Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!wyse!weitek!pyramid!infmx!greggy
From: greggy@infmx.UUCP (greg yachuk)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.misc
Subject: Re: Apple sues HP
Message-ID: <146@infmx.UUCP>
Date: 15 Apr 88 23:36:40 GMT
References: <29300003@urbsdc> <6177@elroy.Jpl.Nasa.Gov>
Organization: Informix Software Inc., Menlo Park, CA.
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Summary: Is this OPEN LOOK?

In article <6177@elroy.Jpl.Nasa.Gov>, david@elroy.Jpl.Nasa.Gov (David Robinson) writes:
> In a related story, AT&T has announced a new "User Friendly"
> Unix user interface that is to be designed by Sun & Xerox
> jointly.  Comments in the WSJ article stated that they had no
> fear of suit by Apple since they were licensing direct from
> Xerox as Apple did originally.
> 
> -- 
> 	David Robinson		elroy!david@csvax.caltech.edu     ARPA
> 				david@elroy.jpl.nasa.gov	  ARPA
> 				{cit-vax,ames}!elroy!david	  UUCP
> Disclaimer: No one listens to me anyway!

I'm not sure about this new interface, but if it is OPEN LOOK (joint
announcement by AT&T and Sun earlier this week), it's already designed.
(The layout, that is, not necessarily the software to drive it!!! :-)
(I have heard about this joint Sun/Xerox announcement, but am not really
sure what they are going to do).  I attended a demo of Open Look at Sun
in Mountain View a couple of weeks ago.  They had obviously made an effort
to preserve the Window metaphor while changing enough details to keep from
getting sued.  One nice addition is the "pushpin".  Essentially, you can
skewer anything (dialog box, menu, etc) with a pin and keep it visible
(and move it to somewhere handy).  Might sound like a minor thing but it
might be convenient for reference (to a menu) or to move a menu pulldown
to someplace (like lower left corner for instance).


Greg Yachuk		Informix Software Inc., Menlo Park, CA	(415) 322-4100
{uunet,pyramid}!infmx!greggy	 !yes, I chose that login myself, wazit tooya?

So, like, uh, where do you guys get all these way cool .sig's, anyways?