Re: The State Of The Art

["Sergey I. Panov" <sipan mit edu>]

> ....
> Consider that your monitor is just a rectangular window ("viewing area") 
> onto a wrap-around surface on which your windows are placed.  Conceptually, 
> your viewing area moves around on that larger surface.  You can consider 
> that the usual X "virtual desktop" or "multiple desktop" idea is an example 
> of this.  Now, consider that the surface could be spherical, so that you can 
> spin around in any direction, or maybe cylindrical (like an oil drum several 
> "screens" high and wrapping around behind you).
> ...

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