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Re: MM/1

#43205
From: Yee of little Faith
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1993 14:53
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Joel Mathew Hegberg writes:
>...
>As for K-Windows, Kevin Darling would never do anything to spite us.
>Some of us still do maintain contact with him, but he's a rather busy
>guy right now.  I don't think he has time to work on K-Windows,
>especially not for free.  Keep in mind, although K-Windows isn't in a
>"finished" form, it certainly is far more advanced than CoCo windows,
>and a lot of the features within it are rather advanced... I know I
>would certainly hate to have to sit down and write a windowing system as
>advanced as K-Windows!  It would be quite a task.

Not really... It's a 400/500 Level CSC class :-)  Granted, not everyone can
sit down and turn out window managers!

>...  We have a fantastic person working on fixing up
>K-Windows!!

And who is this person?

>...
>In addition, in early 1994 I will be debuting a new product called the
>K-Windows Development System, which will make programming K-Windows apps
>a snap, from importing graphics images for title screens, to managing
>screen gadgets, etc.  The product will greatly reduce the amount of time
>it takes programmers to create new, high-quality K-Windows applications.

Smells like Motif to me <grin> or UIL???? A ygl library perhaps??

>
>There are many other things in the works for the MM/1, as well.  All I
>can say is just wait until Chicago CoCoFest '94, and take another look
>at the MM/1... I think you'll be pleased.
>

Networking is one of the top things on my mind!

--Ricky

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