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From: hess%suntea@Sun.COM (Marty Hess)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x,comp.graphics
Subject: Re: PEX source request
Keywords: PEX, Sample Implementation, PEX-SI
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Date: 15 Feb 90 18:59:50 GMT
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In article <1395@tnoibbc.UUCP> marcel@tnoibbc.UUCP (Marcel Boender) writes:
>
>Last week a had asked about what toolkit/widget-set to use for the
>implementation of a graphical interactive query tool for examining a
>database containing model data.
>Thanks to all who replied to that request !
>
>To satisfy the graphics requirements we have decided to take look at PEX
>(Phigs Extension to X). We had heard that PEX would become available along
>with X Version 11 Release 4, but it is not part of the sources we've received.
>
>
>Could anyone please point me out where I can get a copy of the PEX source,
>what status PEX is in and indicate why it didn't appear among the XV11R4
>sources ?
>
>-- 
>Marcel Boender : TNO-IBBC             USENET : marcel@tnoibbc
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  There may be a slight misinterpretation here.  The *PEX Protocol Definition*
  (v4.0P) went out with X11R4, NOT the PEX source.  (BTW for those of you
  following the development of the PEX protocol, it's destined for yet another
  crank turn -- hopefully the last for a while -- this summer, so watch the
  "x11-3d@expo.lcs.mit.edu" mailing alias for announcement of availability of
  the new spec.  Oh, and *please* send all requests regarding that alias to
  "x11-3d-request@expo.lcs.mit.edu" thanks!)

  The PEX Sample Implementation (PEX-SI) effort which is chartered with
  producing the source of which you speak will make its release to MIT and
  shortly thereafter the public (via regular X11 tape distribution) in
  January 1991.  Earlier releases are also being made to various sponsoring
  consortium groups in the meantime.  Unfortunately, if you are not among the
  consortium groups who are slated to get the early releases, you will have
  to wait for the public release through MIT.


	- Marty Hess, PEX-SI Project Manager	(415) 960-1300
	  Applied Graphics Technology  --  PEX-SI Project, Mail Stop A1-43
	  Sun Microsystems, 2550 Garcia, Mountain View, CA 94043-1100
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