Title :
A portable and extensible environment for developing interactive applications
Author :
Hinckley, Kee ; Schulert, Andrew
Author_Institution :
Apollo Comput. Inc., Chelmsford, MA, USA
fDate :
Feb. 29 1988-March 3 1988
Abstract :
A description is given of work on an architecture for the construction of interactive applications. Originally, on Apollo workstations, almost all support for interactive applications was embedded in a single application, the display manager (DM). The original conception of the DM is discussed, covering its advantages and disadvantages. The new user environment architecture and how it maintains the advantages and eliminates the disadvantages of the DM are examined. Two relatively unplanned results of the redesign are considered: the ability to merge the DM with the X window system, and the ability to develop system-independent (portable) tools.<>
Keywords :
programming environments; workstations; Apollo workstations; DM; X window system; display manager; extensible environment; interactive applications; portable environment; portable tools; system-independent tools; user environment architecture; Application software; Computer architecture; Computer displays; Delta modulation; Emulation; Filling; Radio access networks; Software standards; User interfaces; Workstations;
Conference_Titel :
Compcon Spring '88. Thirty-Third IEEE Computer Society International Conference, Digest of Papers
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-0828-5
DOI :
10.1109/CMPCON.1988.4879
