At 08:31 PM 10/30/2002 -0600, you wrote: >I know this is slightly off topic, but what is the situation on A/UX. >I've been wanting to get a copy, but I don't know much about it. I >would love to run a *NIX on my II series Macs, but NetBSD is just a >little too finicky, especially the install. Any input would be nice. I >can also be contacted off list at [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >-Robyn
A/UX is a lot of fun to play with, but unfortunately it's not much use beyond that. All it's tools are several years old now and haven't been updated in some time. It also doesn't come with any of the GNU development tools you'd really need to make it do much useful these days. Plus there's all the security issues that have been fixed over the years that still exist in it. Naturally all this can be hacked in, but it would take a lot of work. Having said that, it is incredibly neat. It feels almost like having OS X on your 68k Mac, minus all the eye candy. It even has a "/" drive on the desktop. However, unlike OS X, it maintains nearly 100% compatibilty with Mac OS fairly natively, right down to most control panels and extensions working. About the only unfortunate thing is it acts like System 7.0.1 rather than 7.1.x. There were some software support changes between the two. All in all, a cool thing to play with, but probably not very practical for making use of these days. Scott Holder -- 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:vintage.macs@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:vintage.macs-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:vintage.macs-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lowendmac.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
