On Sep 2, 2009, at 3:02 PM, Doug McNutt wrote:

> Or, considering when x first appeared, I wonder who did the copying.

The Mac OS (1984) predates X11 (1987); but they're both largely based  
on the ideas in the Xerox Alto/Star OS. X (that which became X release  
11) itself was started in 1984; the work that became the Mac was  
started with the Lisa project in the late 70's.

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_Window_System#History>

Truthfully Doug Englebart came up with all those ideas in 1967.

-- 
Bruce Johnson
University of Arizona
College of Pharmacy
Information Technology Group

Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs



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