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 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
