Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!ccut!s.u-tokyo!is.s.u-tokyo!matsu From: matsu@is.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp (MATSUOKA Satoshi) Newsgroups: comp.protocols.appletalk Subject: Re: MacX TCP tool? Message-ID: <1002@malta.is.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: 12 Sep 90 03:31:51 GMT References: <197@pacvax.UUCP> <4074@lib.tmc.edu> <1990Aug29.172633.3490@csun.edu> Sender: news@is.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp Organization: Dept. of Infomation Science, University of Tokyo. Lines: 44 In-reply-to: mst@mx.csun.edu's message of 29 Aug 90 17:26:33 GMT Distribution: In article <1990Aug29.172633.3490@csun.edu> mst@mx.csun.edu (Michael Temkin) writes: >Don't believe everything you hear. MacX will not only be supported, but >it will be their ONLY access to X that IS supported. Apple keeps pushing >how A/UX is supposed to be so Finder compatible, that they recommend MacX >running in the background. I have talked to our Apple rep. and she said >that it is shipping. University site license is $2,500, and that includes >an implied site license for MacTCP. How does Apple plan to support us foreign users/universities regarding MacX? For instance, in Japan, since they have not shipped A/UX 2.0 yet, and MacX is not offered through the APDA or any other commercial sales channels, it is still impossible to obtain one (legally). As a result, we are using eXodus (version 2.0 is a lot better than 1.1, but I hate losing the command/option keys as meta-keys on three-button mouse emulation). The number of Macintoshes and Unix workstations are growing very rapidly at the University of Tokyo. I feel that MacX (along with NCSA Telnet and CAP) would serve as a good connectivity tool and will be widely used. The questions are, 1. Is there a way to obtain MacX legally in Japan? (or elsewhere?) 2. If so, is there a single site licence available, or do we have to obtain a site licebnce? 3. If not, when will it be available? Any answers are appreciated. -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Satoshi Matsuoka Research Faculty Dept. of Information Science The University of Tokyo E-mail: matsu@is.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp (If above fails then try matsu%is.s.u-tokyo.junet@relay.cs.net) Physical mail: 7-3-1 Bunkyo-ku, Hongo, Tokyo, Japan 113 Office: +81-3-812-2111 ex. 4108 (8:30-18:00 JST) Direct line to lab., automatically switches audio/fax: +81-3-5689-4365