Xref: utzoo comp.sys.amiga:20003 comp.sys.amiga.tech:977 Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!mailrus!ames!lll-tis!lll-winken!snll-arpagw!paolucci From: paolucci@snll-arpagw.UUCP (Sam Paolucci) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,comp.sys.amiga.tech Subject: Re: Xwindow or NeWS on the amiga Keywords: Xwindow NeWS Message-ID: <181@snll-arpagw.UUCP> Date: 14 Jun 88 01:03:56 GMT References: <9767@oberon.USC.EDU> Reply-To: paolucci@snll-arpagw.UUCP (Sam Paolucci) Organization: Sandia National Labs, Livermore Lines: 26 In article <9767@oberon.USC.EDU> papa@pollux.usc.edu (Marco Papa) writes: >In article melnik@topaz.rutgers.edu (Ofer Melnik) writes: >|Has anyone thaught of Implementing Xwindow or NeWS on an amiga? >|Would it be possible to do? ( I know almost *nothing* about either, >|so if it's a stupid question, just laugh at me & forget it) > >News was implemented about a year ago by one of the NeWS source licensees. >Since re-licensing NeWS currently REQUIRES a $ 25,000 up-front licensing fee >it will probably never be marketed. Marco, are you sure about News? The last I heard (about two weeks ago from the horses mouth, i.e. Ameristar) they are planning to show it at the upcoming SIGGRAPH and plan to market it not very long after that. Perhaps Rick will have something more to add. : >-- Marco Papa 'Doc' >-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= >uucp:...!pollux!papa BIX:papa ARPAnet:pollux!papa@oberon.usc.edu > "There's Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Diga!" -- Leo Schwab [quoting Rick Unland] >-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= -+= SAM =+- "the best things in life are free" ARPA: paolucci@snll-arpagw.llnl.gov