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From: Corey <corey@bitworthy.net>
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Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:52:16 -0700
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Subject: Re: [9fans] Unix Weenie Newsreader
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On Tuesday 28 July 2009 11:19:08 John Floren wrote:
> Ever wish you had more GUI programs on Plan 9 to show off to your
> friends? Do you think Mothra represents the very pinnacle of UI
> design? Then have I got a program for you...
>
> I've spent the last day or so whipping up a quick libpanel application
> to read USENET via nntpfs. You can read newsgroups (not threaded, yet)
> and post messages (no followups yet), all from the comfort of a
> program that wouldn't look too out of place in any fashionable UNIX
> establishment. Screenshots at
> http://csplan9.rit.edu/users/john/uwn.png
>
> The source is available in /n/sources/contrib/john/uwn.tgz
>


Whoah -   buttons and widgets?  On Plan 9?

This is unacceptable!


... I jest.


( maybe unix will re-subscribe to 9fans now )