Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!lll-tis!helios.ee.lbl.gov!pasteur!ucbvax!natmlab.dms.OZ.AU!ronb From: ronb@natmlab.dms.OZ.AU (Ron Baxter) Newsgroups: comp.windows.news Subject: Re: Traffic on the X list Message-ID: <8807090612.AA05871@dmssyd.dms.oz> Date: 13 Jul 88 05:26:53 GMT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 32 In article <23581@bu-cs.BU.EDU> bzs@bu-cs.BU.EDU (Barry Shein) writes: > >And it's not like there are applications out there crying for NeWS >(eg. things like Frame), there's no noise I've heard from our users >(as a matter of fact I have no idea off-hand what is available with >NeWS other than the environment and a terminal emulator, am I missing >something? How would I know? I haven't seen any literature really and Well that really is an invitation to mention that we have a version of the AT&T S Data Analysis System running under NeWS. It has the name of Ace and the first version is out there but, of course, we are working on the second which will be a whole lot better. So what, you could say, since S is readily available under SunView -- S-Plus comes to mind. Well, since NeWS is built on PostScript it has been quite easy to make Ace generate very impressive color graphics on the screen, and equally impressive grey-scale graphics on the LaserWriter -- instead of the simple Tek-like line drawings that most S users get. So you are right, maybe it will need a bit more time before the number of applications will become noticeable, but I expect these applications will have excellent graphics capabilities because PostScript makes it possible. -- Ron Baxter, CSIRO Div Maths & Stats, PO Box 218, Lindfield, NSW, Australia. PHONE: +61 2 467 6059 ACSNET: ronb@natmlab.oz ARPA: ronb%natmlab.oz@seismo.css.gov UUCP: ....{seismo,hplabs,mcvax,ukc,nttlab}!munnari!natmlab.oz!ronb