chuck@wooglin.scc.com (Charles Williams) (03/14/89)
I just finished reading an article in MacWEEK 7 March 1989 that stated that Sun has announced the first programs for Open Look: SunWrite, SunPaint, and SUnDraw that are clones of the Mac favorites of the same names. The article has a picture of a Sun desktop with windows on all three applications opened. The article also states that the three programs are available immediately!!! Does this mean that Open Look is also available immediately?? Any Sun types want to address this??? By the way the article is on page 6 and also lists the prices as $695 for write, $495 for draw and $495 for paint, or $995 for all three!! (Guess the first place I should have gone for answers was my Sales Rep, but he's never in the office!!) Chuck Williams Contel Federal Systems
lance@cs.rochester.edu (Dan Lance) (03/31/89)
In article <8903091538.AA17010@wooglin.scc.com>: >I just finished reading an article in MacWEEK 7 March 1989 that stated >that Sun has announced the first programs for Open Look: SunWrite, >SunPaint, and SUnDraw that are clones of the Mac favorites of the same >names.... >Does this mean that Open Look is also available immediately?? Having just been to a demo of these three tools today, I can say this: they're designed to *do* what the Mac tools do, but they're not just clones of the Mac software. For example, SunWrite supports continuously scalable font sizes -- perhaps they are using OpenFonts -- and a rather sophisticated page layout system for a MacWrite "clone". SunDraw supports bezier curves and rotation by arbitrary angles, something MacDraw has never had. I didn't play around with the three long enough to get a good idea of how easy the tools are to use, but my first impressions are that the learning curve will be steep and short. I'm writing a PO for a 10-user license for these products right now, and I'll be glad to post a summary of my experiences with them (once I get them) if there is sufficient interest. I've been waiting for these tools for a *long* time. --drl Daniel R. Lance / kodak!lance@cs.rochester.edu / ..!rochester!kodak!lance Eastman Kodak Company, Federal Systems Division, Dept. 390 20 Avenue E, Rochester NY 14653-7205 (716) 253-5033