From: Pete Loshin <pete@loshin.com>
Date: Sun, 5 May 1996 05:37:19 +0800
To: "'cypherpunks@toad.com>
Subject: RE: Why I dislike Java. (was Re: "Scruffies" vs. "Neats")
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E. Allen Smith wrote:

> From:	IN%"perry@piermont.com"  3-MAY-1996 16:49:35.61
>
> >The users can't afford not to have the numbers they are watching not
> >in front of them, even for brief periods. Its a real problem.
>
> 	Hmm.... has anyone ever created a specialized computer (or computer
> running a specialized program) that would put multiple screens on the 
same
> screen, perhaps with some GUI manipulation capabilities? If they're 
trying to
> read Netscape material while watching the other numbers, they're then in 
the
> exact same situation from their viewpoint.

Actually, this is the kind of application that seems ideal for X-Windows. 
 There are a lot more, but it has never really caught on in the PC world, 
which is a shame since it makes much more sense than many of the solutions 
people have come up with over the years.

-Pete Loshin