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From: jrich@devnet4.hac.com (john richardson)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: Desktop publishing systems?
Summary: An ideal world is coming
Keywords: Workstations, porting, document preperation systems
Message-ID: <113@gsgpyr.hac.com>
Date: 6 Dec 88 17:25:13 GMT
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In article <1431@zen.UUCP> vic@zen.UUCP (Victor Gavin) writes:
>
>With the advent of X-windows which everyone and their dog is supplying, doesn't
>it make sense to write workstation applications using X.
>
>Then to port the software (in an ideal world) all you have to do is change the
>system specific information (ie is it a BSD or SYSV box).
>

In an ideal world, you might need do nothing!

John Richardson
jrich@devnet4.hac.com
Hughes Aircraft Company, Fullerton, Ca.
(714) 732-5588
Subject to the usual disclaimers as well as
all failings normally associated with the efforts of man.