Multiview - What is it? (comp.unix.xenix.dumb.questions)

[Dick Heijne CCS/TS]

In article <394 at morton.rain.COM>, joe at morton.rain.COM (Joe Moss) writes:
> From the "SCO Multiview User's Guide" (pg 1-1):
> 
> 	SCO MultiView(tm) is a simple-to-use windowing system that
> 	[stuff deleted]
> Basically its a windowing system for ASCII terminals, that includes
> 
> Price: $395 List (I think)   Call a few discount software houses for
> a better price.

MultiView is not a SCO kit - they obtained it from the British softwarehouse
JSB. The complete title is JSB MultiView (JSB designed and developped the
package, for what they were rewarded with the British Design Award 1989).
We use it in a few large plants, and it works very well together with other
interactive applications like Oracle SQL*Forms, an interactive 3270 program
and other interactive raw-mode packages. Every program can be put into it's
own window. On top of that it gives the user access to all sorts of built-in
facilities like notebook, phonebook, address book, filers, clipboards etc.
It is specially written for normal character-based terminals and functions
well as a window-manager. Due to the fact that all sequences, which are
generated by programs which run under MultiView can be catched and given
specific actions, the package goes very well together with other, less
flexible interactive ones. It also has facilities to make prompted user
interfaces to any unix-program (very nice implementation).

If you want to know all about it I suggest you call the manufacturer for
first-hand information. As I experienced they're even willing to let you
try the package before buy. Their address is:

	JSB Computer Systems Ltd.
	Cheshire House
	Castle Street
	Macclesfield
	Cheshire
	England
	SK11 6AF

	Telephone: 0625 33618 (I dealt with Mr. Steven Jones)
	Fax No   : 0625 33948

We run the package over 2 years now and are quite happy with it (also are
all our not-knowing-anything-about-Unix end-users!)
No, I have no shares in JSB, but the product IS good :-)

Dick.