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- From: mike@ra.cs.umb.edu (Michael J. Thibodeau)
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- Subject: A/UX compaitable systems? (was Re: AUX with MAC IIvx why not?)
- Keywords: MAC IIvx
- Message-ID: <1992Dec20.074836.9082@cs.umb.edu>
- Date: 20 Dec 92 07:48:36 GMT
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- *old Subject: Question: A/UX version for IIvx?
-
- Can any body help me? I purchased a MacIIvx which will be arriving
- sometime between last week and NewYear's and I just heard some rather
- disturbing news.. A/UX 3.0 is not Compaitable with the IIvx!!
-
- Any information that you have would be extremely helpful in resolving this
- dilemma. And the quicker the better, I don't know if the folks at PCR in
- Hanover will let me change the order on such a late date.
-
- *NEW Questions:
-
- o What is it about the IIvx that makes it incompaitable with A/UX? Can it be
- fixed thru software, perhapse a wrapper that makes A/UX think it is on some
- other machine?
-
-
- o Are there any plans for a newer version which will run on this cpu or am I
- high and dry?
-
-
- o I understand 3.0 runs on the Quadra 950, how much money will I have to shell
- out to upgrade the IIvx to a machine that will run AU/X?
-
-
- o Is it worth it?
-
-
- o Are there any other UN*X packages that will run as well as, if not better
- than, A/UX on my IIvx? Would you recomend it/them?
-
-
- o Should I change my order and purchase a different cpu? Which one? Why?
-
-
- o What about a Duo?210 or 230?
-
-
- o Looks like I'll be switching to a IIci, will A/UXv3.0 run on a ci upgraded to
- Quadra700?
-
-
- o When I made the purchase one big selling point was that the built-in CD-ROM
- would be perfect for A/UX's CD. Now that I hear the two wil not work together
- what am I to do? It states in the Apple catalog that:
-
- " To run A/UX, you'll need a Macintosh SE/30, any
- Macintosh II, or a Macintosh Quadra personal computer."
-
- p32, The Apple Catalog, premiere Edition 1992
-
- Thank you
- -mike
-
- The deadline for changing the order is Monday, December 21. The sooner I can
- make a well informed decision the better. Also thankyou to all those who
- responded before when I asked about which system to purchase. At the time the
- IIvx seemed to be the correct choice, but now...
- Again, Thank you.
- -mike
-
- ps
- If you know of someone who might be able to further help me to deal with
- this problem could you let me know?
-
- thank you
-
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