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From: prime@druhi.ATT.COM (Anthony Davis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: IBM's Next User Interfcae
Summary: IBM PC RT
Message-ID: <3597@druhi.ATT.COM>
Date: 22 Sep 88 14:27:22 GMT
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References: <417@nikhefk.UUCP>
Organization: AT&T, Denver, CO
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In article <417@nikhefk.UUCP>, paulm@nikhefk.UUCP (Paul Molenaar) writes:
> A recent usenet posting stated that IBM payed $10 million for the use
> of the user interface developed by NeXt.
> 
> It aroused a lot of curiosity at my end. For what machines does IBM
> need this user interface?

According to a September 19 article in PC WEEK, page 4, IBM is planing to use
this interface for the IBM PC RT under AIX. The ad also discussed several other
licensing agreements that IBM has entered into with NeXT(some were optional).


Tony Davis
AT&T Bell Labs, Denver Co.
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