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Re: Future of NeWSprint?

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From: Pat Monardo
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 02:58
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In article <lgja8oINNj73@exodus.Eng.Sun.COM> rberlin@birdland.Eng.Sun.COM (Rich Berlin) writes:
>In article <1992Nov14.083509.5448@ucc.su.OZ.AU> matth@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU (Matthew Hannigan) writes:
>>
>>With all the discussion of NeWS and Xview going away,
>>I wondered what does the future of NeWSprint look like?
>>
>>Anyone with any inside info?
>
>
>Hi. I'm one of the engineers working on NeWSprint.  "Working," present
>tense--we're plenty busy here.  I also don't expect the changes you
>mention to have deleterious effects on NeWSprint; we're flexible.  I'm
>afraid it wouldn't be appropriate for me to elaborate much further.

i think in politics it's well know that if you don't define yourself
then someone else will. so...

by flexible it seems that NeWSprint is due for a name change,
PSprint. i would guess that PreLimn will survive but the engine
will be from "another manufacturer".

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-- Pat Monardo
-- pjm@cshl.org
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