"Hans Lindgren" wrote in message
news:NewsReader.1.0.20038166106022976@news1.telia. com...
> Pat wrote:
>
> > The main GEOS GUI is close to motif
>
> Correction! It is more than close to motif, it is the "real thing", a GEOS
> version of the Motif UI, with the registered trademark from the Motif
group.
> I don't know what relations Geoworks had to the Motif group, if they paid
> royalties or if it was a member of it. It is definitly not a look-a-like
> as you state. It is simple to check, for those who still owns a GEOS
version.
> Just go into the system directory and scroll down to the motif icon.

I talked with Brian Dougherty after he had demoed the Motif UI and Open Look
UI, as well as the IBM CUA-3 UI. At the time, Brian was hoping to cut a deal
with IBM for a GEOS version on the IBM PC Jr. Due to the limited resources
that GEOS had, at the time, I believe they went with a subset of Motif,
which was intended for Unix workstations.

> Yep, and the Windows GUI is basically a clone of the Zoomer interface, in
> which Microsoft did not do much to conceal in the very first alfa of
"Chicago",
> even the start button was called Express. For some legal? reason Microsoft
> changed that to "Start". Then Newdeal/Myturn/Breadbox made a clone of the
> Windows GUI. To be 100% correct, Edward di Geronimo and Gene Anderson did
> the latest rewrite of it, which is now a part of Breadbox Ensemble.

Dream on.

> >
> > "hyubso" wrote in message
> > news:3F3D7231.2070900@prodigy.net...
> > > can't goes make use of the NTFS???
> > >
> > >
> > > keep NTFS and replace the the windows graphical environment with GEOS
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Pat wrote:
> > > >>windows directory structure vs. geos directory structure
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hyusbo,
> > > >
> > > > I would take NTFS robustness any day over FAT(Fill in the blank),
> which
> > is
> > > > vulnerable and of an old design. All GEOS does is stick with a 20
> year
> > old
> > > > design. It never changed, and it never will change. I'm guess there
> are
> > 83
> > > > people in the world who still use frequently.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >

Pat wrote:
> "Hans Lindgren" wrote in message
> news:NewsReader.1.0.20038166106022976@news1.telia. com...
> > Pat wrote:
> >
> > > The main GEOS GUI is close to motif
> >
> > Correction! It is more than close to motif, it is the "real thing",
a GEOS
> > version of the Motif UI, with the registered trademark from the Motif
> group.
> > I don't know what relations Geoworks had to the Motif group, if they
paid
> > royalties or if it was a member of it. It is definitly not a look-a-like
> > as you state. It is simple to check, for those who still owns a GEOS
> version.
> > Just go into the system directory and scroll down to the motif icon.
>
> I talked with Brian Dougherty after he had demoed the Motif UI and Open
Look
> UI, as well as the IBM CUA-3 UI. At the time, Brian was hoping to cut
a deal
> with IBM for a GEOS version on the IBM PC Jr. Due to the limited resources
> that GEOS had, at the time, I believe they went with a subset of Motif,
> which was intended for Unix workstations.
>
> > Yep, and the Windows GUI is basically a clone of the Zoomer interface,
in
> > which Microsoft did not do much to conceal in the very first alfa of
> "Chicago",
> > even the start button was called Express. For some legal? reason Microsoft
> > changed that to "Start". Then Newdeal/Myturn/Breadbox made a clone of
the
> > Windows GUI. To be 100% correct, Edward di Geronimo and Gene Anderson
did
> > the latest rewrite of it, which is now a part of Breadbox Ensemble.
>
> Dream on.
>
> > >
> > > "hyubso" wrote in message
> > > news:3F3D7231.2070900@prodigy.net...
> > > > can't goes make use of the NTFS???
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > keep NTFS and replace the the windows graphical environment with
GEOS
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Pat wrote:
> > > > >>windows directory structure vs. geos directory structure
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Hyusbo,
> > > > >
> > > > > I would take NTFS robustness any day over FAT(Fill in the blank),
> > which
> > > is
> > > > > vulnerable and of an old design. All GEOS does is stick with a
20
> > year
> > > old
> > > > > design. It never changed, and it never will change. I'm guess
there
> > are
> > > 83
> > > > > people in the world who still use frequently.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
>
>