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From: gft_robert@gsbacd.uchicago.edu
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Subject: Re: SPARCstation 2 --> workstation wars
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Date: 20 Oct 90 04:36:57 GMT
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In article <1990Oct20.050207.1910@maverick.ksu.ksu.edu>, brtmac@maverick.ksu.ksu.edu (Brett McCoy) writes...
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>There is the problem of the price of A/UX, especially when you add it to the
>cost of a IIci or IIfx.  You can go out an buy a SPARC loaded to the hilt
>for what a basic A/UX system costs. 

I don't think so: A/UX will run on an SE/30, and possibly an LC (there are
already '030 cards for the LC, I've heard).  But yes, A/UX is an additional
operating system for the Mac, and is thus an additional cost.


> Besides, do all of the Mac programs
>un under A/UX, and does the Mac retain all of its GUI functions when running
>A/UX?  (This is really a question, I don't know the answer)

I'm not an expert (check out comp.unix.aux for definitive answers).  From using
A/UX a lot at a client's, all Mac applications seem to work fine.  Certainly
the commercial one's I've used.  Of course they should be "32 bit clean", but
you can run A/UX in 24-bit mode for iffy apps.  The only problems I had were
with a scanner.

Yes, the Mac retains all GUI functions under A/UX.  In addition you can have
lots of command shell windows floating around for unix CLI stuff.  It really
looks very similar to the Next, except w/o the 3D effects.  You can also boot
A/UX to run simply in tty mode, but that's really only useful for debugging
(i.e, why would you want to?).

One neat thing IMHO is the seamless melding of the unix and Mac environments. 
You can copy files back and forth between unix and Mac formatted disks just as
if you were running under the Mac OS.  But anyway, check out comp.unix.aux if
you're interested.

Robert

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