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From: barmar@Think.COM
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: System 7 question
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Date: 28 Dec 89 04:16:23 GMT
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In article <780093@hpvcfs1.HP.COM> mikek@hpvcfs1.HP.COM (Mike Kirkpatrick) writes:
>>>Speaking of future Apple system software, will Apple ever develop an
>>>interface akin to that of the NeXT's or even just X-windows?
>>Could you be more specific?  What's missing from the Mac interface
>>that's in NeXT or in some X specification (i.e., OpenLook or Motif -- X
>>isn't really an interface specification)?

Was the original question referring to the programming interface or the
user interface?

>How about pipes and i/o redirection for starters.

How do you do pipes and I/O redirection in the NeXT or X window systems?
This response seems to be intended for a different question (there's
another chain regarding the merits of graphical vs command-line user
interfaces).
Barry Margolin, Thinking Machines Corp.

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