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From: gillies@m.cs.uiuc.edu
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Subject: Re: What if... (was: Re: Xerox sues App
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Date: 27 Dec 89 17:38:40 GMT
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Who had the idea of making the screen drawing packing into a graphics
language, and using the same language for drawing on the screen as
well as for drawing on the printer?

In my opinion, this idea and the concept of "resources" are the best
technical innovations in the macintosh.

Don Gillies, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Illinois
1304 W. Springfield, Urbana, Ill 61801      
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