More notes from V.4.0 software developer conference (LONG)

[Mark A. Charette]

> development.  It was interesting that, when someone asked the presenter
> how the prototype had been written, his only answer was that it didn't
> matter, all he wanted to discuss was the look&feel.  He refused to give
> prototype implementation details.

We got lucky during the presentation in N.J.  When pressed, the presentors
told us that it OPEN LOOK demo had been written using XLIB - and nothing
else.  The editor (and a few other things) were direct hacks from the X
tape. 
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