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From: phil@Apple.COM (Phil Ronzone)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aux
Subject: Re: A/UX in general
Message-ID: <31325@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 22 May 89 17:40:27 GMT
References: <580@lychee.cs.utexas.edu>
Organization: Apple Computer A/UX Group
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In article <580@lychee.cs.utexas.edu> cmkuo@cs.utexas.edu (Chin-Ming Kuo) writes:
>I'm about to get 4M ram for my SE/30. Being a UNIX person, I've always
>wanted to have a personal unix box. So I will appreciate any info
>regarding A/UX in general, and some specific questions:
>
>1.  I know A/UX works on SE/30. How about X window? If the problem is
>with the screen size, any idea which 3rd party big screen/video card
>is compatible with A/UX?

A/UX relies on the toolbox to deal with 3rd party cards and doesn't
really know about the video card. So, they all should work.


>2. Does A/UX support the Mac serial line? If so, can I assume it's the
>same procedure to hook up modem as for any UNIX machines. 

Yes. Yes.


>3. What's the current status of Mac OS support? I know you can run
>well-behaved Mac applications within A/UX, how about interface
>between mac applications and A/UX such as cut and paste.

No cut and paste -- i.e., vi doesn't have the faintest idea of what cut
and paste is.

But, when running term, you can cut and paste text.
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