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From: russotto@eng.umd.edu (Matthew T. Russotto)
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Subject: Re: Mac OS versus A/UX, Who runs under who?
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Date: 5 Nov 90 06:17:10 GMT
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In article <1990Nov5.004631.20821@smsc.sony.com> dce@smsc.sony.com (David Elliott) writes:
>
>Wait.  I don't think you mean "logs you out", at least not in the Unix
>sense of the term.  I mean, if a bombed MacOS program actually logged
>me out of my A/UX session, it would be only slightly better than
>having the whole system go down.
>
>Of course, if your login session starts MacOS and no other processes,
>it would log you out, but I'm not sure that that would utilize the
>advantages of A/UX.

You are correct-- though the documentation says 'logs you out', as do the menu
items, if you start up MacOS from the console rather than from the Mac
Login program, it will return you to the console.  You can use the full power
of A/UX without going to the console, however, by using the 'CommandShell'
application (roughly equivalent to a SunTools shelltool, or xterm under X)
--
Matthew T. Russotto	russotto@eng.umd.edu	russotto@wam.umd.edu
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