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From: borton@sdcc3.UUCP (Chris Borton)
Newsgroups: net.micro.mac
Subject: Re: "is anyone developing a macintosh-based unix?"
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Date: Mon, 31-Mar-86 14:05:08 EST
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Posted: Mon Mar 31 14:05:08 1986
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In article <462@excalibur.UUCP> ee1@excalibur.UUCP (Ee Dept) writes:
>
>Does anyone know if a Macintosh-based UNIX will ever become available?
>If so, is it possible to preserve the Macintosh interface AND have the
>UNIX environment available?
>
The information gleaned from Bob Denny's BBS posting indicates that the
MacWorkstation will provide this type of interface between Macs and
mini/mainframe systems.  Does anyone have any more information/dates on the
MacWorkstation?

Unix will probably be ported to the Mac eventually, but not for quite a
while.  The 'new Mac' will have a better chance of getting this, especially
if it has a 68020.  There will be a nice Unix/Mac interface protocol design
in the MacWorkstation, so that portion of the work is practically done.

-Chris