Path: utzoo!censor!becker!bdb
From: bdb@becker.UUCP (Bruce Becker)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Amiga as a smarter terminal
Keywords: dnet, NeWS, terminal
Message-ID: <467@becker.UUCP>
Date: 3 May 89 13:53:12 GMT
References: <31645@sgi.SGI.COM> <2673@sbcs.sunysb.edu>
Reply-To: bdb@becker.UUCP (Bruce Becker)
Organization: G. T. S., Toronto, Ontario
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In article <2673@sbcs.sunysb.edu> rick@sbcs.sunysb.edu (Rick Spanbauer) writes:
>
> We build a proof of concept prototype of NeWS 1.0 server + clients,
> but didn't bring the product out due to lack of demand and other
> factors in the Amiga market.  Dale Luck of Gfxbase has a very nicely
> done port of X11 for the Amiga.  You should contact him.

	I'm not sure how you determined the lack of demand here;
	I'm certainly curious to know what the other factors are
	(if you're willing to say, that is).

	Although I believe that the X port by Dale Luck has been
	done most competently, it is still X. There are a number
	of features of NeWS which would be  most gratefully used
	by many Amiga developers, were they known & available to
	them...

Cheers,
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