Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!gatech!hao!husc6!mit-eddie!uw-beaver!apollo!ulowell!dino!miner From: miner@dino.cpe.ulowell.edu (Rich Miner) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Sun NeWS on the Amiga Message-ID: <1724@dino.cpe.ulowell.edu> Date: Sun, 19-Jul-87 23:14:00 EDT Article-I.D.: dino.1724 Posted: Sun Jul 19 23:14:00 1987 Date-Received: Tue, 21-Jul-87 00:36:22 EDT References: <478@sbcs.UUCP> Reply-To: miner@dino.cpe.ulowell.edu (Rich Miner) Distribution: comp Organization: University of Lowell Lines: 19 In article <478@sbcs.UUCP> root@sbcs.UUCP (Root) writes: >I have a port of Suns NeWS window system up and running on the Amiga. ... >... The code has been integrated with Ameristar network stuff, and > >The only downside to NeWS that I've found so far is that the server is >quite HUGE (~270K text + 50K data/bss) - Won't the size get _much_ smaller as you include the direct calls to the to the Amigas graphics libray? >As for distributing AmigaNeWS, I've been told by Sun that I cannot distribute >it under any circumstances - before you go bashing them, though, remember Can't you license the system from Sun and then sell the Amiga version to all of us networked Amiga people? I would think your plans would be to have Ameristar market it as a real product. I would prefer this; then we get a supported system, not just the diffs to make to our NeWs sources or some similar kludge. >PS. NeWS is probably a trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc.-- Rich Miner|miner@dino.cpe.ulowell.edu|Cntr Prod Enhancement|617-452-5000x2693