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From: deuchar@topo.UUCP (Gregg Deuchar)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: A/UX V2.0 questions
Summary: Technical A/UX 2.0 questions
Keywords: A/UX 2.0 MacOS compatability
Message-ID: <22775@topo.UUCP>
Date: 20 Mar 90 07:06:33 GMT
Sender: st7801::deuchar (Gregg Deuchar)
Reply-To: deuchar@topo.UUCP (Gregg Deuchar)
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The A/UX V2.0 press release was quite interesting but a bit short on details.
I have a few questions:

1) Does the new A/UX run ALL Mac programs, or only '32-bit clean' programs?
   a) How about Mac Inits, Cdevs and Rdevs?
   b) How about MIDI programs, Games, SoftPC, ][ in a Mac?   
   c) If programs of type (a) or (b) CAN be run, what is their performance like?
 
2) Is memory protection available for Mac programs, i.e. if the application in
the 'Mac window' crashes, does it dump the entire system or just that window?

3) Are the Mac windows accessing 'real' Finder & System files, or an emulator
hardcoded into A/UX? If not hardcoded, can the MAC OS be upgraded like a
normal system? 
  
4) Will Virtual Memory be available for the Mac programs? How about 
multitasking?

5) Can Mac or Unix files be placed on either file system (mixed), or must
each type reside only on it's own specific file system/partition?
 
6) What terminal emulations are available in the Unix window? In the X-window?

7) Will the Mac version of X-Windows be X11 R4? Will it support color?

Inquiring minds want to know.


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