Windowing system

[Terry Hull]

In article <609 at fiver.UUCP> palowoda at fiver.UUCP (Bob Palowoda) writes:
>From article <4415 at udccvax1.acs.udel.EDU>, by conan at vax1.acs.udel.EDU (Robert B Carroll):

>> I used Windows for Data, Windows for C where is used to work.
>> I don't know how much it costs.
>
>  I think it cost around 800.00. I wouldn't consider it low priced.
Me either.  

>You would think with X-windows the price would drop on such a product.

Why?  The X Window system does not compete with Windows for Data.  X is
a network transparent windowing system for bitmapped displays.  Windows for
C and Windows for data constitute a protable windowing system for data 
entry on character based displays.  Further, X does not provide the 
facilites for data entry into a database system.  You would need Windows
for Data in conjunction with X not instead of X.  

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Terry Hull 
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