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PowerOpen Environment
     
         (POE) A definition containing {API} and
        {ABI} specifications based on the {PowerPC} architecture.  It
        is not an {operating system}.  The presence of the ABI
        specification in the POE distinguishes it from other open
        systems (POSIX, XPG4, etc.)  since it allows {platform}
        independent binary compatibility which is otherwise typically
        limited to particular hardware.
     
        The POE is an {open standard}, derived from {AIX} and
        conforming to industry open standards including {POSIX},
        {XPG4} and {Motif}.  The POE specification will be publicly
        available to anyone wishing to produce either {application
        program}s or hardware {platform}s.  The {PowerOpen
        Association} will provide the necessary {conformance test}ing
        and POE branding.
     
        The POE is hardware {bus} independent.  System implementations
        can range from {laptop computers} to {supercomputers}.  It
        requires a multi-user, {multitasking} {operating system}.  It
        provides networking support, an {X Window System} extension, a
        {Macintosh} Application Services extension and {Motif}.  It is
        {conformance test}ed and certified by an independent party
        (the {PowerOpen Association}).
     
        The POE specification is targeted for availability in the
        first quarter of 1994.  The {PowerOpen Association} will soon
        have some of the information material available on-line.
     
        (1994-11-08)