Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!sdd.hp.com!think.com!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!ira.uka.de!smurf!urlichs From: urlichs@smurf.sub.org (Matthias Urlichs) Newsgroups: comp.unix.aux Subject: Re: A/UX and System 7 Message-ID: <62.+HS-@smurf.sub.org> Date: 27 Apr 91 04:22:49 GMT References: <51916@apple.Apple.COM> <1991Apr24.111305.454@skbat.csc.ti.com> Organization: University of Karlsruhe, FRG Lines: 29 In comp.unix.aux, article <1991Apr24.111305.454@skbat.csc.ti.com>, dittman@skbat.csc.ti.com (Eric Dittman) writes: < In article <51916@apple.Apple.COM>, ksand@Apple.COM (Kent Sandvik) writes: < > Now speaking about System 7, A/UX traps all kinds of A-line traps that < > the apps and standalone code (inits, DAs, CDEVs...) trigger. Any System < > 7 specific traps and glue can't be handled by A/UX, i.e. it does < > not understand for instance anything with the Edition Manager, and how < > to route these calls. < > Hmmm, I thought the Edition Manager and things are just new A-line traps. Shouldn't they get dispatched just fine? The file system stuff or some of the manager fixes might be more hairy. And of course you shouldn't play with the PMMU under A/UX... < Kent, here's a related question: Will we be able to launch A/UX from < System 7.0 any time soon? Personally, I think that's uninteresting; you can always shove a floppy into the machine. A small system with sash and launch fits on an 800k floppy and you can have the search path point back to your hard disk. OK, let's say it's uninteresting when compared to being able to run System 7 under A/UX. I think I already said that that feature is necessary for some people (including me ;-) so I'll spare you this time... -- Matthias Urlichs -- urlichs@smurf.sub.org -- urlichs@smurf.ira.uka.de /(o\ Humboldtstrasse 7 - 7500 Karlsruhe 1 - FRG -- +49-721-621127(0700-2330) \o)/