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- From: zmonster@athena.mit.edu (Eric M Hermanson)
- Subject: Re: Sun to use DisplayPostScript!!!
- Message-ID: <1993Jan23.224301.25461@athena.mit.edu>
- Keywords: Sun, Display PostScript
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- Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 22:43:01 GMT
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- In article <1jpl1eINNbsq@tamsun.tamu.edu> daugher@cs.tamu.edu writes:
- >SunSoft is announcing their intention to use Display PostScript
- >today at the X Conference in Boston. Once again NeXT leads the way!
- >
- >Quoting Sun:
- >
- >
- >
- >SUNSOFT'S WINDOWS DIRECTIONS
- >
- >SunSoft recently entered into an agreement with Adobe
- >Systems to license the Display PostScript System (DPS)
- >for Solaris. This message is intended to clarify
- >SunSoft's OpenWindows directions in light of our
- >partnership with Adobe and our commitment to MIT's X
- >Window System.
- >
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- >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.
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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- 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!
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- >--
- >Walter C. Daugherity Internet, NeXTmail: daugher@cs.tamu.edu
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- Eric
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