Path: utzoo!censor!geac!torsqnt!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!thunder.mcrcim.mcgill.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!bloom-picayune.mit.edu!athena.mit.edu!abennett From: abennett@athena.mit.edu (Andrew Bennett) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system Subject: Re: A/UX on Mac : Need an overview Keywords: Mac A/UX Message-ID: <1990Dec27.145308.22612@athena.mit.edu> Date: 27 Dec 90 14:53:08 GMT References: <19450@netcom.UUCP> Sender: news@athena.mit.edu (News system) Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lines: 39 In article <19450@netcom.UUCP>, lpendley@netcom.UUCP (Lou Pendley) writes: |> i am looking into the Mac, as a new world to venture into. i |> would greatly appreciate any info on Unix running on the Mac. i |> need to know basically at least the following questions: |> |> a) is it the same look and feel of the typical Mac It has some Mac look & feel features, but it also supports standard Unix shells (prompt and all). |> b) must you purchase special Mac software that only runs under A/UX The Mac OS runs as a task under A/UX. It's the same as any other Mac OS, so you can run anything in it you want. |> c) does anybody make software to run on A/UX Anything that compiles under other Unix systems should port over easily. If you want graphics, you can run X-Windows, too. I don't buy shrink-wrapped Unix software, so I can't really say who is making what for A/UX right now. |> d) has the industry accepted it as a viable Unix platform I don't know about industry, but the Air Force did. |> your input is greatly appreciated. No problem. Hope it helped. |> lou. -Drew -- Andrew Bennett abennett@mit.edu MIT Room 11-124H abennett%athena@mitvma.bitnet 77 Massachusetts Ave. Phone: (617) 253-7174 Cambridge, MA 02139 --