stever@videovax.tv.tek.com (Steven E. Rice, P.E.) (08/14/90)
I haven't seen a Solbourne "Virtual Desktop" or a "TWM", but I have used
a product which has the ability to spread windows out over an area larger
than the screen for several years. The Tektronix 4404, 4405, and 4406
Artificial Intelligence Workstations have had this feature since at least
1985. The available space is three screens wide by two screens high. An
unlimited (at least for practical purposes) number of windows can be
layered within that space.
In many cases, what is seen at first as a violation of intellectual property
rights turns out to be completely benign. Very often, "new" ideas are
found to have been invented several times before.
Steve Rice
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