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From: Tim_M_Dierks@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: A/UX cost
Message-ID: <3218@cup.portal.com>
Date: 14 Feb 88 18:01:34 GMT
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cswarren@enzyme.berkeley.edu writes:
>Also, the MacII can not be configured to automatically boot A/UX
>when powered on -- but maybe there will be a MacOS CDEV+INIT sometime
>in the future that will automatically boot A/UX after the MacOS comes up?
>The power switch on the MacII will require that the unit be physically
>turned back on after an interruption of AC power, unless (I'm guessing)
>the power-on switch is taped down.

I don't know about this...  Here at U of Notre Dame, we just set the A/UX
drive as the startup device, and now when we start it up we get this great
countdown box A/UX will start in 10...9...8...7... etc. If we cancel it,
we can then escape to the Mac OS.  No problem...

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