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From: han@apple.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.appletalk
Subject: Re: Macintosh as work station
Message-ID: <9745@apple.Apple.Com>
Date: 12 May 88 22:04:56 GMT
References: <8805121433.AA09310@linc.cis.upenn.edu>
Reply-To: han@apple.UUCP (Byron Han, fire fighter)
Organization: Communication Tools Group - Apple Computer, Inc.
Lines: 31
Posted: Thu May 12 18:04:56 1988

In article <8805121433.AA09310@linc.cis.upenn.edu> WAXLER@XRT.UPENN.EDU writes:
>I would like to use the Macintosh interface as a friendly front end
>for a set of programs on a Vax (VMS).
>
>
>Of course there are lots of terminal emulators, which would enable me to
>type in a command line, and see graphic and tty output. But how can
>I get the Vax to know about pull down menu selections and dialogue box
>choices, not to mention "SAVE AS" and "OPEN" directories?
>
MacWorkstation!  Ta Da!!!  (sorry - my partisanness is showing)

MacWorkstation will allow a host to send text sequences which are interpreted
by the Macintosh running MacWorkstation and generate Macintosh user interface
elements such as menus, dialogs, windows, etc. etc. etc.

When the user selects a menu item or clicks in a button, the host is notified
using text strings as well.  Also can include executable code modules
to enhance MacWorkstation, etc etc etc.

For more information, contact Apple software licensing.  It is available
in site license format only I believe.

I apologize if this posting is construed as too commercial.
This represents only my view and not those of Apple Computer, Inc.

-- 
Byron Han,  Communications Tool            "OS/2 - Half of an operating system."
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