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- From: rsrodger@wam.umd.edu (Yamanari)
- Subject: Re: Sun to use DisplayPostScript!!!
- Message-ID: <1993Jan24.002306.20388@wam.umd.edu>
- Keywords: Sun, Display PostScript
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- References: <1jpl1eINNbsq@tamsun.tamu.edu> <1993Jan23.224301.25461@athena.mit.edu>
- Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 00:23:06 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan23.224301.25461@athena.mit.edu> zmonster@athena.mit.edu (Eric M Hermanson) writes:
- >In article <1jpl1eINNbsq@tamsun.tamu.edu> daugher@cs.tamu.edu writes:
- [article text mostly deleted]
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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.
- > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- >
- >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!
-
-
- No conspiracy, probably. NeXT is not a major UNIX platform
- vendor in the same league (i.e., machines shipped) as the others
- named. Data General, NeXT and so on are all covered by "etc."
-
- >
- >
- >>--
- >>Walter C. Daugherity Internet, NeXTmail: daugher@cs.tamu.edu
- >
- >Eric
- >
- >
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