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Re: X on 3000s; was Re[2]: My public comments to a private message
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Steve Elmer <[log in to unmask]>
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Steve Elmer <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 5 Jan 1996 22:32:08 GMT
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Jeff Kell ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
: On Thu, 21 Dec 1995 14:34:47 -0400 Chris Bartram said:
: > In <[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] writes:
 
: Did MKS do the X and motif porting, or is that CSY-generated code?  I would
: think that if the libraries we do have now have a common footing with HP-UX
: they could reasonably expand the X-offerings.  However, if it is unique code
: to the 3000, I can understand a lack of attention to staffing it for growth.
 
No, CSY ported the motif libraries, _before_ POSIX!  Porting them again would
be a start-from-scratch effort using POSIX to make it __much__ easier.  I
believe it didn't use sockets either, rather was recoded to use that old HP
proprietary stuff...
 
Steve

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