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Re: Character Based Windows

#874
From: Larry Williamson
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 1990 13:05
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In article <382@ulticorp.UUCP> rick@ulticorp.UUCP writes:
 > 
 > We are currently in the design phase of a character based window interface.
 > We would prefer not to reinvent the wheel, but the curses libraries on 
 > the machines we need to support are not adequate. We are willing to pay
 > for 'C' source, but a product that requires royalties would be a hard sell 
 > to management. Thanx in advance.

In most issues of Unix Review and Unix World is an add from a company
called Byte Designs. They sell a C-Isam package (that we have) and a
package they call W that is a windowing library "makes curses
obsolete" according to their add (that we don't have). $300 gets you
the source. 

We've been using a package from The Oakland Group called C-scape. Also
advertised in the above mentioned rags. We've been using this on Qnx
and ms-dos, and have it ordered for unix. It is quite nice. No
royalties. Cost for unix is about $1000.00.

There are others.

-Larry
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From: larry@focsys.uucp (Larry Williamson)
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Subject: Re: Character Based Windows
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Date: 19 Sep 90 13:05:07 GMT
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