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Post #229,202
by Another Scott
10/11/05 7:45:46 PM
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New People have been talking about it since 1992.
Remember that the Workplace Shell on OS/2 was supposed to be the first piece of IBM's grand vision of having the WPS everywhere (even DOS, though that was dropped as it was too memory intensive, IIRC.). There was a [link|http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/windows/wpsfw151.zip|WPS for Win16] that was pretty neat (as a concept, but limited), but the WPS never went beyond OS/2 and Win16. At least not publicly.

I have to think that IBM has a WPS for Unix in a drawer somewhere, or had someone write it under contract and that vendor has it in a drawer somewhere. The fact that there hasn't been an Open Source work-alike in all these many years tells me that it's not a simple problem.

:-(

Is anyone working on it? I don't see anything at [link|http://www.netlabs.org|http://www.netlabs.org]

Thanks.

Cheers,
Scott.
Post #229,205
by jake123
10/11/05 7:55:17 PM
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New Yes, definitely not a simple problem
In a way, you could say that it's why I'm going to school. OTOH, there are certain things that exist now that make it way easier than it was say ten years ago, or even five years ago.

Still, it's definitely not a simple problem. OTOH, it's certainly far from an intractable one.

I think part of the reason people haven't produced it is that most programmers (and esp. *nix programmers of the snooty variety) have had no exposure to it.
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     Greetings from the Wyndham Harrisburg & Warpstock 2005! - (n3jja) - (54) - Oct. 5, 2005, 10:48:44 PM EDT
         Neat! Have a great time. -NT - (Another Scott) - Oct. 5, 2005, 10:50:43 PM EDT
         We expect a full report. - (imqwerky) - (2) - Oct. 5, 2005, 11:03:23 PM EDT
             Re: We expect a full report. - (n3jja) - (1) - Oct. 6, 2005, 06:11:20 PM EDT
                 Bummer! -NT - (imqwerky) - Oct. 6, 2005, 11:00:05 PM EDT
         Geez, talk about retro - (broomberg) - (5) - Oct. 6, 2005, 12:26:40 AM EDT
             Breaker breaker, haven't you heard? Ham radio is dead! - (CRConrad) - Oct. 6, 2005, 04:34:26 AM EDT
             Too late! ;-) -NT - (n3jja) - (3) - Oct. 6, 2005, 07:20:16 AM EDT
                 I wonder what your call letters are? Hmm ... -NT - (drewk) - (2) - Oct. 6, 2005, 07:56:54 AM EDT
                     OU812? -NT - (folkert) - (1) - Oct. 6, 2005, 02:35:37 PM EDT
                         License on a minivan: PB4WEGO -NT - (drewk) - Oct. 6, 2005, 02:38:56 PM EDT
         Right on - (jake123) - Oct. 6, 2005, 12:30:18 PM EDT
         Days 2 & 3 - (n3jja) - (27) - Oct. 8, 2005, 05:55:16 PM EDT
             Re: Days 2 & 3 - (madodel) - (26) - Oct. 11, 2005, 12:01:15 AM EDT
                 Re: Days 2 & 3 - (n3jja) - (25) - Oct. 11, 2005, 12:42:57 AM EDT
                     It's over - (broomberg) - (8) - Oct. 11, 2005, 12:48:39 AM EDT
                         Re: It's over - (madodel) - (2) - Oct. 11, 2005, 09:12:34 AM EDT
                             OMFG! OS/2 flaming! - (drewk) - (1) - Oct. 11, 2005, 09:16:43 AM EDT
                                 ICLRPD (new thread) - (inthane-chan) - Oct. 12, 2005, 06:32:14 PM EDT
                         Re: It's over - (LewisR) - (4) - Oct. 11, 2005, 06:46:46 PM EDT
                             I don't see anyone here saying those are over. - (admin) - (3) - Oct. 11, 2005, 07:08:46 PM EDT
                                 uh oh - (boxley) - (2) - Oct. 11, 2005, 07:13:10 PM EDT
                                     No problem. -NT - (admin) - Oct. 11, 2005, 07:14:28 PM EDT
                                     Actually... (new thread) - (admin) - Oct. 11, 2005, 07:20:19 PM EDT
                     It's not over, but it's over commercially - (Andrew Grygus) - (11) - Oct. 11, 2005, 01:33:27 AM EDT
                         Re: It's not over, but it's over commercially - (LewisR) - (6) - Oct. 11, 2005, 06:29:22 PM EDT
                             Hey, Lewis, long time no see - (jake123) - (1) - Oct. 11, 2005, 06:43:03 PM EDT
                                 Re: Hey, Lewis, long time no see - (LewisR) - Oct. 11, 2005, 06:52:33 PM EDT
                             Sigh - (broomberg) - (3) - Oct. 11, 2005, 07:22:29 PM EDT
                                 The future - (jake123) - (2) - Oct. 11, 2005, 07:32:45 PM EDT
                                     People have been talking about it since 1992. - (Another Scott) - (1) - Oct. 11, 2005, 07:45:46 PM EDT
                                         Yes, definitely not a simple problem - (jake123) - Oct. 11, 2005, 07:55:17 PM EDT
                         You could liken it to a vintage car. - (Meerkat) - (3) - Oct. 12, 2005, 07:20:54 AM EDT
                             There are rumors... - (folkert) - Oct. 12, 2005, 03:18:06 PM EDT
                             Piece of crap car - (broomberg) - (1) - Oct. 12, 2005, 09:00:54 PM EDT
                                 ecxept for the second sentence you are describing my van -NT - (boxley) - Oct. 12, 2005, 09:18:50 PM EDT
                     Re: Days 2 & 3 - (madodel) - (3) - Oct. 11, 2005, 09:08:02 AM EDT
                         Re: Days 2 & 3 - (n3jja) - (2) - Oct. 11, 2005, 08:59:36 PM EDT
                             Re: Days 2 & 3 - (madodel) - (1) - Oct. 12, 2005, 10:03:35 AM EDT
                                 Re: Days 2 & 3 - (n3jja) - Oct. 12, 2005, 07:23:40 PM EDT
         Any of you? - (SpiceWare) - (14) - Oct. 31, 2005, 03:17:17 PM EST
             Escaped!! No close-ups!! HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! -NT - (n3jja) - (11) - Oct. 31, 2005, 06:37:00 PM EST
                 No close-ups? True. But you did not escape... (img) - (folkert) - Oct. 31, 2005, 11:00:47 PM EST
                 Oh yeah? Then who is this charming fellow? - (imqwerky) - (9) - Oct. 31, 2005, 11:29:59 PM EST
                     Center frame even! Awesome. -NT - (folkert) - Nov. 1, 2005, 10:46:26 AM EST
                     hey is that a man purse next to the water glass? :-) -NT - (boxley) - (1) - Nov. 1, 2005, 12:07:57 PM EST
                         T-shirt, camera & camera case, you impudent wretch!! -NT - (n3jja) - Nov. 1, 2005, 06:27:31 PM EST
                     I'll get you , my pretty.... and your little dog too!! -NT - (n3jja) - (5) - Nov. 1, 2005, 09:00:35 PM EST
                         Did you really mean to call her a bitch??? - (CRConrad) - (3) - Nov. 1, 2005, 06:43:03 PM EST
                             Better now, Mr. Anal Retentive? -NT - (n3jja) - (1) - Nov. 1, 2005, 09:01:15 PM EST
                                 Yes, much. Thank you! -NT - (CRConrad) - Nov. 2, 2005, 02:39:00 AM EST
                             Either works when the involved have shared suds at the bash! - (bepatient) - Nov. 2, 2005, 12:27:12 AM EST
                         You'll be the first one in the water next year at Beep's - (imqwerky) - Nov. 1, 2005, 11:47:44 PM EST
             the Interesting link is very first wireless computer -NT - (jbrabeck) - (1) - Oct. 31, 2005, 08:02:16 PM EST
                 Actually, I remember those boxes... - (GBert) - Nov. 8, 2005, 11:52:14 PM EST

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