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Re: Fwd: Xerox - Apple Computer Suit -2-

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From: J.J. Wasilko
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 1989 16:20
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In article <1989Dec17.184851.7635@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu> rob@uokmax.UUCP (Robert K Shull) writes:
>Interesting case, though. Forget about HP/Microsoft. Xerox could take out
>every other windowing system in the industry with this one. And without even
>having a real product (or are there actually some of their machines still
>around?)

Yep, there are still some of 'em around. We've got 6 of them here at
school.

I remember hearing that in System 7.0, printers will appear on the
desktop like a drive. To print a file, you'll just drag it to the
printer. This is the way you print documents on the STAR. 

Jeff
 
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From: jjw7384@ultb.isc.rit.edu (J.J. Wasilko)
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Subject: Re: Fwd: Xerox - Apple Computer Suit -2-
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