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- From: coolidge@sirius.aux.apple.com (John L. Coolidge)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
- Subject: Re: thanks (Re: Macs for UNIX lovers)
- Message-ID: <1993Jan13.001213.20319@times.aux.apple.com>
- Date: 13 Jan 93 00:12:13 GMT
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- Organization: Open Systems Development, Porting&I/O Group, Apple Computer, Inc.,Summary:
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- ctrbdo@iapa.uucp%mailhost.ecn.uoknor.edu (bryan d oakley) writes:
- >In summary, many folks suggested
- >A/UX 3.0. ... I knew it was there but can't afford it -- that's why I
- >posted my query. I just dropped $4K and don't have much left. I also
- >know about Mach10, which also looks promising, but at $600 (so the
- >ads say) is also out of reach. Hmmm... anyone know the educational
- >prices of these?
-
- A/UX lists in the mid-$700's. I suspect educational is down around
- $400, but I'm not sure. I've seen street prices that low...
-
- >I bet I can get a '486 with cheapo monitor and public
- >domain unix up and running for less than A/UX 3.0. Hmmm...
- >Interesting thought...
-
- If you're referring to the cost of Mac+A/UX vs. 486+pd unix, you're
- right. However, you're not likely to find a 486 that costs less than
- A/UX's list price (mid-$700 range). And you get a lot more features
- with A/UX (X, MacX, NFS, BNU UUCP, plus Mac apps, in a well tested
- and supported package). It's somewhat expensive, but it's pretty
- complete and quite nice.
-
- Disclaimer: I work in the A/UX group. Of course I'm slightly biased
- :-).
-
- --John
-
- Looks good on the outside, but...
- intel inside
- -- found on the net
-
- +++John L. Coolidge++++++++++++++++coolidge@apple.com+++++++++++++++++++++++
- I speak for myself, not for Apple Computer. Copyright 1992 John L. Coolidge.
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