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From: ksand@Apple.COM (Kent Sandvik)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aux
Subject: Re: A/UX and System 7.0
Keywords: System 7.0 Update
Message-ID: <49811@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 2 Mar 91 22:50:42 GMT
References: <1991Mar01.213402.10109@chinet.chi.il.us>
Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA
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In article <1991Mar01.213402.10109@chinet.chi.il.us> henry@chinet.chi.il.us (Henry C. Schmitt) writes:
>As there  hasn't been a System  Software update out  since I picked up
>A/UX (well, 6.0.7 but it was mostly  bug fixes), I was wondering about
>A/UX and System 7.0.  Do I need a  special version of  Sys 7 for A/UX,
>if so, is it/will it be part of the A/UX 2.0.1 update?  Can I just use
>Installer to put it into  the  appropriate System Folders?   Enquiring
>minds want to know!

MacOX emulation is provided by a layer that resides between the
Macintosh application and the toolbox ROM and the A/UX kernel. Any
new functionaly, like System 7, has to be taken into consideration in 
this layer - it does not help to just install a new MacOS system on
top of A/UX. A/UX 2.0.1 does not have any System 7 features, because
System 7 is not even officially released yet.

Regards,
Kent Sandvik

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