On Monday, September 30, 2002, at 04:03 AM, /dev/null wrote:
> brilliant, i will give it a go - i have a friend who has a G4 tower > that > may be able to burn it for me if windows Nero fails... > > incidentally... is A/UX suitable for use on a Powerbook Duo230 ? > i gather it runs fine on 030's... which i have one of... but it would > be > nice to try it on the powerbook... Unfortunately Apple developed a/ux for only a subset of machines made - mainly those that could be used as servers, which leaves out every powerbook (even with FPUs). The ability to run on the hardware isn't there. Same with the 660AV and 840AVs with their different architecture. The relevant bit from the FAQ though, is: ======================================================================== G.02) What's the minimum system I need (CPU, disk and RAM) to run A/UX? A/UX 3.0 works on the MacII (with PMMU _or_ 68030 upgrade with FDHD ROM's installed), IIx, IIcx, IIci, IIfx, SE/30, IIsi (with 68882 chip) and the Quadra 700|900|950 computers. A/UX 3.0.1 (and later) adds support for the Q800 and Centris Machines (the Centrises _must_ have the real 68040 w/FPU - See Q&A #G.03). A/UX will run on the Quadra 610 and 650s (recall that A/UX requires the _real_ 68040 chip!) with a little bit of work. A/UX will NOT run on the PowerMacs, any AV machines, any PowerBooks (or portables), the LCs, the Duos, the ClassicII, the Q605 or on the Quadra 630... It is recommended that you NOT run A/UX 3.1.1 on the II, IIx, IIcx or SE/30 machines, since their MacOS-compatibility is unreliable under 3.1.1. Recall that A/UX _is_ UNIX and thus contains some very hardware specific drivers. It's for this reason (and not Apple not doing things correctly) that A/UX won't work on newly released platforms. To support a new platform, at least _some_ work (and possibly extensive work in some cases) must be done. ======================================================================== be well :) dana -- http://www.danamania.com/ -- -- Vintage Macs 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> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> 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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
