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- From: peirce@outpost.SF-Bay.org (Michael Peirce)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
- Subject: Re: Developers: Do you test with Apple AUX??
- Message-ID: <D2150035.isopom@outpost.SF-Bay.org>
- Date: 17 Nov 92 16:52:09 GMT
- Reply-To: peirce@outpost.SF-Bay.org (Michael Peirce)
- Organization: Peirce Software
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- In article <1992Nov16.211805.13199@col.hp.com> (comp.sys.mac.programmer), chrism@col.hp.com (Chris Magnuson) writes:
- >
- > If you develop programs for the Mac, there is one other operating system
- > you should test with...Apple A/UX 3.0.
- >
- > A/UX 3.0 is a UNIX operating system that allows Mac users to run UNIX as
- > another application while still doing the "normal" Mac things. Some well
- > known programs (like White Knight) do not work under A/UX, and this causes
- > problems for users. I know as an A/UX user that I am very dissatisfied with
- > some of the so-called "hot" programs that don't work under A/UX.
- >
- > So if you're putting out a program for the Mac, make sure you get it tested
- > on A/UX. I can help.
-
- The A/UX people usually have a test lab set up during the Apple developer
- conferences. This is a good and cheap way to do some basic A/UX testing.
- I did this and didn't find any trouble with my stuff (amazingly AppSizer
- which patches an undocumented trap even worked!).
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