[TUHS] Classic Unix workstation GUIs

Armando Stettner aps at ieee.org
Wed Sep 12 21:13:47 AEST 2012


Yes, Sun Windows did predate wide-spread use of X Windows.  I'm not sure that it predates X Windows' existence (or that of its predecessor from Stanford).  Jim Gettys?

I do remember Scott McNeily (spelling) saying that Sun would adopt X as its window system over "over my dead body.".  :)

   aps

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On Sep 12, 2012, at 6:20 AM, arnold at skeeve.com wrote:

> I believe that the original Sun Windowing system also predated widespread
> use of X Windows.
> 
> Larry?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Arnold
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