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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: getting the most out of TWM
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2024 22:12:56 -0000 (UTC)
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On 17 Jul 2024 14:50:40 -0000, Scott Dorsey wrote:

> I ran systems at a facility that had a number of Vaxstations using VMS
> with the VWS windowing system as well as a few Sun machines running
> SunView. These were both windowing systems without access to remote
> windows on other systems, and without X behind them.  Instead they used
> proprietary ystems calls for window displays, and people liked the UIs.

DEC were one of the prime sponsors of the initial development of X11. Not 
too surprising they were so quick to abandon their own proprietary product 
in favour of an X Windows-based one (which they did call “DEC Windows”).

Talking of Sun, did you ever have anybody use NeWS?