X, as in expediency
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The market for X Window products reached $820 million in the United States in 1992, with nearly half a million X terminals in use. Virtually any workstation can serve as a host to an X terminal. X terminals provide the resources necessary for the speedy transfer of information between the system and the user. Areas to consider when purchasing an X terminal include the display itself, graphics performance, and the system's internal RAM capabilities. The X standard allows graphical user interfaces (GUIs) to build on top of it using a tool kit, window manager and style guide. GUIs supported include Sun Microsystems' OpenLook, Microsoft Corp's Windows, HP's New Wave, DEC's DEC-Windows, and the Open Software Foundation's Motif. Detailed is an overview of X terminal technology. A buyer's guide to available X terminal products is also listed.
Publication Name: IEEE Spectrum
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0018-9235
Year: 1993
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Media event: Windows 95
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Microsoft Corp.'s introduction of Windows 95 in 1995 is touted as one of the most heralded event in the computer software industry during that year. The product's introduction was accompanied by massive advertising campaigns and media hype, emphasizing Windows 95's advantages over other operating systems. The software sold more than million copies during its first few weeks in the market, making Microsoft the only company to be able to move 75 million customers and an entire industry en masse to a new technology.
Publication Name: IEEE Spectrum
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0018-9235
Year: 1996
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Computers
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The success of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows 95 prompted the computer software industry to develop new products compatible with the new operating system. It also led to the introduction of Windows 95-compatible hardware in 1995, such as the Common Hardware Reference Platform by Apple, IBM and Motorola. Meanwhile, the supercomputing sector has found a mainstream market in 1995 following its disastrous performance in the previous year.
Publication Name: IEEE Spectrum
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0018-9235
Year: 1996
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