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Article #44511Re: System 7 question
From: barmar
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 1989 04:16
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 1989 04:16
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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.
barmar@think.com
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!uunet!samsung!think!Think.COM!barmar From: barmar@Think.COM Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: System 7 question Message-ID: <32479@news.Think.COM> Date: 28 Dec 89 04:16:23 GMT References: <10734@claris.com> <780093@hpvcfs1.HP.COM> Sender: news@Think.COM Organization: Thinking Machines Corporation, Cambridge MA Lines: 20