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From: mikel@goofy.apple.com (Mikel Evins)
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Subject: Re: Need info on A/UX and X windows
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Date: 29 Mar 90 00:56:44 GMT
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In article <39874@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu>, huntley@silver.ucs.indiana.edu
(Haydn Huntley) writes:
> 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


You can also install X11R4 as the sole user interface. I recently did it,
just for kicks. Its kind of cool just for the variety; but man-oh-man, twm
really makes me appreciate how smooth and capable the Finder is.

A version of Motif is also available for A/UX, but I forget who the
vendor is. Too bad, 'cuz I'd like to try it out and see how much it
improves on twm.

--me