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- From: fischer@iesd.auc.dk (Lars Peter Fischer)
- Subject: Re: NeWS
- In-Reply-To: henry@trilithon.mpk.ca.us's message of Fri, 18 Dec 1992 17: 18:30 GMT
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- >>>>> "Henry" == Henry McGilton (henry@trilithon.mpk.ca.us)
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- Henry> One would not want to bet too much of anything on NeWS. When
- Henry> you cut through all the dross, posturing, and face saving, NeWS
- Henry> is essentially a dead duck.
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- That, unfortunately, seems to be true.
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- There is no official word out of Sun yet, but with the recent deal
- with Adobe to "integrate Display PostScript into the Solaris
- environment" there can be little doubt about it.
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- This is (to cite a fine Jagger & Richards song) Sad, Sad, Sad. NeWS
- was such a fine idea and had some many good points. NeWS is dead. May
- its ideas live and prosper.
-
- /Lars
- --
- Lars Fischer, fischer@iesd.auc.dk | It takes an uncommon mind to think of
- CS Dept., Aalborg Univ., DENMARK. | these things. -- Calvin
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