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             OpenWindows Version 2: Product Announcement
   
SunFLASH Vol 20 #14					 	August 1990 
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This article contains an overview of the new release of the OpenWindows
Version 2 application environment.

OpenWindows Version 2 now includes the new or enhanced features listed
below.

 [] OPEN LOOK graphical user interface in 3-D that is a standard part
    of AT&T's UNIX SVR4

 [] DeskSet productivity tools in 3-D, 14 in all, including those
    listed below. The DeskSet productivity tools support the OPEN
    LOOK drag-and-drop specification.

    File Manager 		Calendar Manager
    Mail Tool 			Print Tool
    Clock 			Command Tool
    Performance Meters 		UNIX C Shell Tool
    Text Editor 		Binder Tool
    Snapshot Tool 		Icon Editor
    Wastebasket 		Calculator


 [] OpenFonts technology for displaying scalable outline fonts, giving
    developers and users access to 627 fonts. Fifty-seven fonts are
    bundled with OpenWindows Version 2 at no charge.

 [] Three toolkits, XView, OLIT and TNT(TM), are available to develop
    OPEN LOOK applications.

    An improved XView toolkit, a standard part of OpenWindows, is used
    to develop OPEN LOOK applications in 3-D. XView provides easy
    migration of the 2,800 SunView applications now used.

    The new OPEN LOOK Intrinsics Toolkit (OLIT) is now added to
    OpenWindows Version 2. It is based on AT&T's Xt+ toolkit,
    featuring industry-standard Xt intrinsics from the Massachusetts
    Institute of Technology. Certain customers, such as government
    users, frequently require Xt intrinsics.

    The TNT toolkit is used to develop PostScript-based applications
    for NeWS. All toolkits have a consistent look and feel.

 [] Dual_Headed Server Support. One instance of the X11/NeWS window
    server can now display on two monitors.

 [] A new release of the X11/NeWS window system, now five times faster
    The new X11/NeWS window system speeds up such tasks as window
    creation, moving, resizing, opening and closing, as measured by
    the MIT X11 performance benchmark.

    The X11/NeWS system operates as fast as a simple, kernel-based
    window system like SunView, but it is fully portable and network-
    based. X11/NeWS is fully compliant with R4, the most recent
    version of the X window system. X11/NeWS also offers an
    integrated PostScript capability.

             OPEN LOOK Hardware and Network Support

OPEN LOOK toolkits are being ported to 35 computer systems. Hardware
platforms in addition to SPARC systems include DEC, HP, and IBM
workstations. Software support includes DEC's VAX/VMS environment and
A/UX, the version of UNIX for the Macintosh.

OpenWindows Version 2 supports DECnet. This enables Sun workstations to
display DECwindows applications running on VAX systems from DEC by
adding SunLink DNI networking software (Sun's implementation of DECnet
protocols).

         OpenWindows Version 2: Available Now at No Cost

OpenWindows Version 2 is available now and is included with all diskfull
versions of the desktop SPARCstations at no cost. In addition, there is
no licensing fee for developers ordering OpenWindows.

Sun customers with the previous release of OpenWindows will receive a
free upgrade automatically.

           OpenWindows Version 2: Pricing Information

The following are the list prices for OpenWindows Version 2 media and
documentation in the USA. European and InterCon customers should
contact their local sales representative or subsidiary.

For SPARCsystem
 1/4" with NTSC Video 			OWN-1.1-4-4-N5 	$295
 1/4" with SECAM Video 			OWN-1.1-4-4-S5 	$295
 1/4" with PAL Video 			OWN-1.1-4-4-P5 	$295

For Sun-3
 1/4" with NTSC Video 			OWN-1.1-4-3-N5 	$295
 1/4" with SECAM Video 			OWN-1.1-4-3-S5 	$295
 1/4" with PAL Video 			OWN-1.1-4-3-P5 	$295

For Sun386i
 Media & Documentation 			OWN-1.1-4-R-5 	$295

 Full Developers Documentation Set 	OWN-1.1-X-X-9 	$195
 End User Documentation Set 		OWN-1.1-X-X-9U 	$ 75

             GFX Products May Be Required: No Charge

OpenWindows requires graphics system software when running on GX
graphics workstations. At no charge, the following products are
required for operation under the SunOS revision level noted.

 SunOS 4.1 		GFX-4.1-01 	No Charge
 SunOS 4.0.3 		GFX-4.0.3-01 	No Charge

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