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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
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Posted: Sun Jul 19 23:14:00 1987
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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.-- 
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