[comp.windows.x] DECwindows using Motif???

cs225bf@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (07/18/90)

I've recently heard that in the (hopefully) near future DECwindows will run
using Motif.

Can anyone from DEC confirm or deny this?  Has anyone else heard this rumor?
Or is it just that....a rumor??

If there is some truth to it, will the implementation be strictly for Ultrix-
running machines, or be extended to VAX/VMS machines also?


					Duane Setterdahl
					-University of Illinois

price@chukls.ucs.dec.com (Chuck Price) (07/19/90)

> I've recently heard that in the (hopefully) near future DECwindows will run
> using Motif.
>
> Can anyone from DEC confirm or deny this?  Has anyone else heard this rumor?
> Or is it just that....a rumor??
>
> If there is some truth to it, will the implementation be strictly for Ultrix-
> running machines, or be extended to VAX/VMS machines also?

Yes, Digital has a commitment to ship Motif. We are already shipping a
Motif layered
product on Ultrix. Over the next year, we will integrate Motif fully
into our base
product. This transition time will allow us to build a complete release,
including
the transition of our out-of-the-box applications. It also allows our
ISVs and end
user developers to transition "gracefully". 

We will support Motif on both Ultrix and VMS operating systems.

Your local sales rep should have ordering information, and more details on our
transition plan.

-chuck