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From: benoni@ssc-vax.UUCP (Charles L Ditzel)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aux
Subject: Re: What is the official availability status of A/UX
Message-ID: <1819@ssc-vax.UUCP>
Date: 30 Mar 88 03:52:59 GMT
References: <399@dragos.UUCP> <906@udccvax1.acs.udel.EDU> <4270@hoptoad.uucp>
Organization: Boeing Aerospace Corp., Seattle WA
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In article <4270@hoptoad.uucp>, gnu@hoptoad.uucp (John Gilmore) writes:
> As of this week, there are 7 (seven) dealers in the world who are
> allowed to sell A/UX.  None of them are permitted to sell by mail order,
> so if you don't live near one, go get a PC Clone and Xenix instead.
> (Or buy a Sun -- though Sun makes it almost this hard to buy machines.)

I did just that...it wasn't that hard buying a Sun :-)

This must be a clever Apple marketing ploy...seriously Apple just
doesn't seem to take A/UX seriously ... this is the most ridiculous
distribution scheme I have ever heard of! Couple this with the A/UX
on a disk controversy ... are these people for real?  Are they
making life a living hell for those that want A/UX hoping that these
people will move on to MacOS...

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