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Article #457Re: Macintosh vs. X windows
From: Dave Sill
Date: Mon, 28 Jan 1991 17:36
Date: Mon, 28 Jan 1991 17:36
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In article <930@borg.cs.unc.edu>, lusk@hilbert.cs.unc.edu (John Lusk) writes: >I hesitate to ask this. Given a choice between developing for a >Macintosh and developing for X windows, why would anybody choose X? Because they don't want to be tied to single vendor. Or perhaps they realize that X-based systems are the present/future of desktop computing. >I know nothing about the Mac toolbox, but I've been reading the >O'Reilly manuals on Xlib, Xt and Xview. Seems like the Mac toolbox >couldn't possibly be as complicated as X. You might reserve judgement until you've looked at the Mac. -- Dave Sill (de5@ornl.gov) It will be a great day when our schools have Martin Marietta Energy Systems all the money they need and the Air Force Workstation Support has to hold a bake sale to buy a new bomber.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!nstn.ns.ca!news.cs.indiana.edu!samsung!rex!uflorida!gatech!utkcs2!news From: de5@ornl.gov (Dave Sill) Newsgroups: comp.windows.misc Subject: Re: Macintosh vs. X windows Message-ID: <1991Jan28.173654.10133@cs.utk.edu> Date: 28 Jan 91 17:36:54 GMT References: <930@borg.cs.unc.edu> Sender: news@cs.utk.edu (USENET News System) Reply-To: de5@ornl.gov Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory Lines: 20