W Window System
Template:Short description {{#invoke:Infobox|infobox}}Template:Template other {{#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=Template:Main other|preview=Page using Template:Infobox software with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| AsOf | author | background | bodystyle | caption | collapsetext | collapsible | developer | discontinued | engine | engines | genre | included with | language | language count | language footnote | latest preview date | latest preview version | latest release date | latest release version | latest_preview_date | latest_preview_version | latest_release_date | latest_release_version | licence | license | logo | logo alt | logo caption | logo class | logo size | logo title | logo upright | logo_alt | logo_caption | logo_class | logo_size | logo_title | logo_upright | middleware | module | name | operating system | operating_system | other_names | platform | programming language | programming_language | qid | released | replaced_by | replaces | repo | screenshot | screenshot alt | screenshot class | screenshot size | screenshot title | screenshot upright | screenshot_alt | screenshot_class | screenshot_size | screenshot_upright | service_name | size | standard | title | ver layout | website }}Template:Main other The W Window System, or simply W, is a discontinued windowing system and precursor, in name and concept, to the modern X Window System.
W was originally developed at Stanford University by Paul Asente and Brian Reid for the V operating system. In 1983, Paul Asente and Chris Kent ported the system to UNIX on the VS100, giving a copy to those working at MIT's Laboratory for Computer Science.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
In 1984, Bob Scheifler of MIT replaced the synchronous protocol of W with an asynchronous alternative and named the result X.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Since this time, the X window system has gone through many fundamental changes and no longer bears any significant resemblance to W.
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