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From: smithc@thor.acc.stolaf.edu (Christopher Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: A/UX Questions
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Date: 14 May 91 04:52:03 GMT
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While pondering the new Mac system I will eventually get, I was
wondering about A/UX, and some questions came to mind.  Hopefully
someone or a mob of people can answer them!

I know A/UX is a UNIX environment for the Mac, but I'm not real
familiar with how it works.  Does it allow you to run Macintosh-
environment programs in a UNIX environment, sort of like running NeXT
applications in a UNIX environment?  What kind of hartware
modifications, if any, are required to run it?  What processor type,
how much RAM, and how much disk space are required to run a single-
user, isolated (ie. no connections to the outside world) workstation?
Are there any serious problems with A/UX that people have encountered?
And I would GREATLY appreciate any feedback based on personal
experience or technical knowledge that anyone can offer!!!

THANKS MUCHLY!


Christopher Smith
St. Olaf College, Northfield MN
Internet:  smithc@stolaf.edu