J Sand wrote:
>Is AUX Apple's version of Unix, and if so, where to find a copy of it? > > It's not hard to find but what are you going to do with it? After not being able to to install it for lack of an external cd drive I used the partitions for Debian. Very impressed with what it can do and how easy it was to setup. Booting into Gnome or running Mozilla is probably not the best option when running on a 25mhz mac, trust me.. Its quite good with command line stuff or using a basic X window/Debian session. So its handy to have a little bit of linux knowledge. I'm not trying to compare AUX to Debian as I really have no idea whether anyone, anywhere actually supports AUX and since I've never installed it I have no idea what its capable of. Linux and BSD are atleast actively supported for 68k macs and up and are also freely available. Just out of interest, I have no real use for Debian on the quadra either, just an interest to see what runs and how well. It might make a handy hub for my nic-less 68k machines to telenet to or something, though the scsi-enet adapters kinda get round the need. Other than that, the joy of booting 6 completely different machines and having them all play happily together speaking the same language is another plus, again for no reason other than seeing what can be done. The MacOS is really the best general purpose OS for a Quadra unless you have a need that can't be filled, at least that's what I've found so far. Don't let that stop you from playing. :) If you have a broadband connection, most free unix-like systems install completely from the net, even the 68k ones, yeah I'm a newbie but it was real fun. -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
