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Re: Sun to use DisplayPostScript!!!

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From: Yamanari
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 00:23
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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:
	[article text mostly deleted]

>>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!


	No conspiracy, probably.  NeXT is not a major UNIX platform 
	vendor in the same league (i.e., machines shipped) as the others
	named.  Data General, NeXT and so on are all covered by "etc."

>
>
>>--
>>Walter C. Daugherity			Internet, NeXTmail: daugher@cs.tamu.edu
>
>Eric
>
>


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Subject: Re: Sun to use DisplayPostScript!!!
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