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garylang@netcom.com (Gary Lang) writes:
: In article <1993Jan23.224301.25461@athena.mit.edu> zmonster@athena.mit.edu (Eric M Hermanson) writes:
: >In article <1jpl1eINNbsq@tamsun.tamu.edu> daugher@cs.tamu.edu writes:
: >>SunSoft is announcing their intention to use Display PostScript
: >>today at the X Conference in Boston.  Once again NeXT leads the way!
: >>
: >>Quoting Sun:
: >>
: >>
: >>
: >>SUNSOFT'S WINDOWS DIRECTIONS
: >>
: >>SunSoft recently entered into an agreement with Adobe 
: >>Systems to license the Display PostScript System (DPS) 
: >>for Solaris. This message is intended to clarify 
: >>SunSoft's OpenWindows directions in light of our 
: >>partnership with Adobe and our commitment to MIT's X 
: >>Window System. 
: >>
: >
: >>Q. Is DPS a standard?
: >>
: >>A. Though DPS is not a sanctioned standard, it is fast 
: >>becoming a de facto UNIX standard. All major Unix platform 
: >>vendors (SGI, IBM, DEC, NCD, etc.), except Hewlett-Packard, support DPS.
: >         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
: >
: >What about NeXT??  Sun intentionally did not mention NeXT, even though they
: >were the leaders of the DPS bandwagon.  Boy are they ever feeling the heat!
: >
: >
: >>--
: >>Walter C. Daugherity			Internet, NeXTmail: daugher@cs.tamu.edu
: >
: >Eric
: >
: >
: 
: Well, they were talking about major UNIX vendors and not
: technical leaders. Since this is based on market share, 
: they were probably right to leave NeXT off the list. If they
: were talking about technical leaders, then they wouldn't have
: anything to write about because neither Sun nor most of the
: companies on that list have done anything to make UNIX
: as useful as it is on the NeXT. 
: 
: 
: As Glenn Reid likes to say, just my opinion, and your
: mileage may vary.
: 
: -g

If I'm not mistaken, didn't NeXT outsell IBM in 1991?
(In units sold, not $)

I seem to remember something around the end of 1991.

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