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From: morgan@ooc.uva.nl (Chris Morgan/RIKS)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: A/UX questions (QuickMail, Tops, etc)
Message-ID: <18009@slice.ooc.uva.nl>
Date: 14 Feb 91 13:16:42 GMT
Organization: Center for Innovation and Cooperative Technology, University of Amsterdam
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Hi all,

I have recently purchased Apple's A/UX and its really impressive. BUT...

when A/UX starts up a new system folder comes in to play and the original
is forgotten. All the inits and CDEVs which were loaded first are apparently
unloaded. This creates a serious problem for me and i'm sure many other users
of A/UX. I have software such as QuickMail and Tops running on my machine
which I simply CANNOT DO WITHOUT. I have tried installing QuickMail and Tops
into the new A/UX system folder (/mac/sys/System Folder) but that simply causes
my machine to crash when the new system folder tries to load it's contents. I
have tried in both 32 bit mode and 24 bit mode but to no successful end.

Another problem is that you apparently cannot install from a floppy disk (as
you MUST with many installation processes) because when you start up from a
floppy, the A/UX partition of the hard disk is not mounted and thus not visible.
As if that was not enough...the floppy disk cannot be made the startup disk
because it cannot change systems whilst running under multifinder - you
must start up under the special A/UX multifinder, you simply don't have
the 'finder only' choice.

Also since all my filed QuickMail messages exist in my original system folder
i'm faced with the problem that even if QuickMail could be installed in
the new /mac/sys/System Folder, I would have a seperated database of my mail
messages which is not convienient.

Is there anyone out there who can give expert advise to these points i'm having
extream difficulty finding help in the country (The Netherlands).



Please mail responses to morgan@riks.nl as well as any reply postings,

Thanks in advance to all those who reply.

Chris Morgan
morgan@riks.nl