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From: dwb@sticks.apple.com (David W. Berry)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: AUX and Mac OS
Message-ID: <5343@internal.Apple.COM>
Date: 21 Nov 89 23:05:01 GMT
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In article <89325.135151DN5@PSUVM.BITNET> DN5@PSUVM.BITNET writes:
>Hi,
>
>Is it possible for a single Mac II to run both Mac OS and AUX?  Not at the
>same time, but be able to choose between the two operating systems at
>startup time?
	Yup, sure is.  A/UX is booted by a Macintosh application called
sash.  If you make sash the startup application, and enable sash's autoboot
feature, your machine will boot the Macintosh OS, load and execute sash,
and then load and execute A/UX, thus trashing the Macintosh OS.  This
autoboot process can be interrupted while sash is running.  If you don't
set sash as the startup application, it can be started at your convenience.

>
>If this is possible, what would I need to add to my Mac II to do this.  It
>has (at the moment): 5 Meg RAM, 40 Meg hard disk, B&W monitor.  I assume that
>I'll need an external hard disk of at least 80 Megs.
	A PMMU and an drive > 80 meg on which to install A/UX.

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David W. Berry		(A/UX Toolbox Engineer)
dwb@apple.com		973-5168@408.MaBell		AppleLink: berry1