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From: phil@Apple.COM (Phil Ronzone)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aux
Subject: Re: X available for A/UX?
Keywords: X X11 windows
Message-ID: <15012@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 1 Aug 88 17:26:27 GMT
References: <27351@bbn.COM> <112@obie.UUCP>
Reply-To: phil@apple.apple.com.UUCP (Phil Ronzone)
Organization: Apple Computer A/UX Group
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In article <112@obie.UUCP> wes@obie.UUCP (Barnacle Wes) writes:
>> ... and I know that A/UX 
>> version 1.1 will include X11, but is there anyway I can get X11 
>> now for A/UX 1.0?
>This would be pretty tough.  The current implementations of X-windows on
>System V require "streams," which are part of System V Release 3.  A/UX
>is a System V Release 2 port, and thus does not have streams. ...

I do despair folks, I surely do. Sigh ... Anyway, A/UX 1.0 has streams.
Yes, A/UX is SVR2 based. Emphasis on the word based. We also have AT&T
based streams in it. We not only have streams, but X11, and not only
X11, but color X11 that somebody has ported Magic onto (no, Apple is NOT
going to be distributed Magic - it was just ported). Runs fine ...
Sorry to say - no X11 for A/UX 1.0, ya' gotta upgrade to 1.1. (among other
things, the ADB driver is streams based).
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Philip K. Ronzone  A/UX System Architect
Apple Computer MS 27AJ 10500 N. DeAnza Blvd. Cupertino CA 95014
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"In A/UX Release 4.0, /bin will still be there ...." P. Zigbooli