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From: huntley@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Haydn Huntley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Need info on A/UX and X windows
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Date: 27 Mar 90 19:55:54 GMT
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In article <18874@boulder.Colorado.EDU> watermaa@tramp.Colorado.EDU (WATERMAN ALEXANDER S) writes:
| I don't know if this is a Hardware or software question but.....
| I'm trying to get a friend over to the Macintosh world but he's really
| stuck on his IBM.
| But if he can run Unix and maybe Xwindows on the Mac, he will change
| 
| What is A/UX (is it a software or hardware) 

A/UX is Apple's version of Unix for Mac II and SE/30 machines.  It is
software, though it costs approx $1000.

| Can X windows run under A/UX (is it available?)

Yes!  X11R4 is available for A/UX 2.0.

| How powerful are these under the MAC

From what I've heard they're great -- you can run Unix and MultiFinder
simultaneously, and cut and paste freely between them.
You should subscribe to comp.unix.aux for more information!

--Haydn