oneill@bass.bu.edu (Brian V O'Neill) (02/04/90)
I have only been working with the Macintosh (specifically the SE) for a few months now, and I've grown to like it. Sometime soon we hope to get a II, and I was wondering a few things: - Can MacOS and A/UX coexist, or is there a reason too (i.e. is A/UX a Unix-type version of MacOS) on the same hard drive, similar to partitioning on PC hard drives? - We have a large a local Ethernet and I would like to take advantage of it. What kind of equipment would allow me to continue use of Localtalk for the LaserWriters as well as connect to the Ethernet with TCP/IP? Any help is appreciated... ============================================================================ Brian O'Neill - Local Internet Access Account Internet: oneill@bu-pub.bu.edu UUCP : ...!bu.edu!bu-pub!oneill
chuq@Apple.COM (Chuq Von Rospach) (02/04/90)
oneill@bass.bu.edu (Brian V O'Neill) writes: > - Can MacOS and A/UX coexist, or is there a reason too (i.e. is A/UX > a Unix-type version of MacOS) on the same hard drive, similar to > partitioning on PC hard drives? Yes. In fact, that's how the standard configuration is set up. > - We have a large a local Ethernet and I would like to take > advantage of it. What kind of equipment would allow me to continue > use of Localtalk for the LaserWriters as well as connect to the > Ethernet with TCP/IP? With A/UX 1.1.1, localtalk support is standard for printing. For A/UX 1.1, the Appletalk for A/UX 2.0 package can be bought to supply the connection. TCP/IP is standard in A/UX. -- Chuq Von Rospach <+> chuq@apple.com <+> [This is myself speaking] Rumour has it that Larry Wall, author of RN, is a finalist in the race for the Nobel Peace Prize for his invention of the kill file.
davide@cs.qmw.ac.uk (David Edmondson) (02/07/90)
In article <38317@apple.Apple.COM> chuq@Apple.COM (Chuq Von Rospach) writes: >With A/UX 1.1.1, localtalk support is standard for printing. For A/UX 1.1, >the Appletalk for A/UX 2.0 package can be bought to supply the connection. >TCP/IP is standard in A/UX. According to my sources AppleTalk was unbundled from A/UX 1.1.1 and is available as Apple part no. 690-5392-A. What is A/UX 2.0? -- David Edmondson UUCP: davide@qmc-cs.uucp or ...seismo!mcvax!ukc!qmc-cs!davide ARPA: davide%cs.qmc@nsfnet-relay.ac.uk Post: Dept of Computer Science JANET: davide@uk.ac.qmc.cs Queen Mary College Applelink: UK0087 University of London Telex: 893750 QMCUOL Mile End Road Fax: +44 1 981 7517 London E1 4NS Voice: +44 1 975 5250 England
rsutc@fornax.UUCP (Rick Sutcliffe) (02/08/90)
In article <38317@apple.Apple.COM>, chuq@Apple.COM (Chuq Von Rospach) writes: > TCP/IP is standard in A/UX. Does this mean that an A/UX machine could provide a mail node to the rest of the net that a gateway to, say, quickmail could then talk to? Assuming yes, could anything else (the gateway and/or Apple's fileserver software run under multifinder on the same machine as UNIX? How many users can this UNIX have, and how are they connected? Terminals? TOPS? Rick Sutcliffe Associate Professor \ (89-90 only) Visitor Computing Science & Mathematics \ School of Computing Science Trinity Western University \ Simon Fraser University 7600 Glover Rd., \ Burnaby, B.C. Canada V5A 1S6 Langley B.C. Canada V3A 4R9 e-mail: Rick_Sutcliffe@cc.sfu.ca OR Compuserve 76475,3406
urlichs@smurf.ira.uka.de (02/08/90)
In comp.unix.aux davide@cs.qmc.ac.uk (David Edmondson) writes: < In article <38317@apple.Apple.COM> chuq@Apple.COM (Chuq Von Rospach) writes: < >With A/UX 1.1.1, localtalk support is standard for printing. For A/UX 1.1, < >the Appletalk for A/UX 2.0 package can be bought to supply the connection. < >TCP/IP is standard in A/UX. < < According to my sources AppleTalk was unbundled from A/UX 1.1.1 < and is available as Apple part no. 690-5392-A. < < What is A/UX 2.0? a) The next A/UX release, based on Sys5r4, which should be available ... ahem hard question. Don't think anyone knows that. b) The 2.0 refers to AppleTalk 2.0, available for A/UX, and not to AppleTalk, available to A/UX 2.0. Disclaimer: I don't know myself if a) or b) is correct. -- Matthias Urlichs
davide@cs.qmw.ac.uk (David Edmondson) (02/09/90)
In article <296@fornax.UUCP> rsutc@fornax.UUCP (Rick Sutcliffe) writes: > >Assuming yes, could anything else (the gateway and/or Apple's fileserver >software run under multifinder on the same machine as UNIX? I think purposes have become crossed a little. Chuq meant that that MacOS and A/UX can live on the same disk, indeed you have to have some MacOS somewhere to boot A/UX but they don't run at the same time. Once you have started A/UX you can only return to MacOS by restarting the machine. While in A/UX you can run one Mac application at a time as long as it is "well behaved". As to providing AFP fileserving from A/UX I have been hoping that Apple would come up with a port of CAP which saved files as AppleSingle or AppleDouble format and understood EtherTalk. This would let users access the same files from Mac applications running either MacOS or A/UX and would let ethernet only sites to do without a gateway (no ore protocol conversion). > >How many users can this UNIX have, and how are they connected? Terminals? >TOPS? I don't know the maximum number of users, it's not in the kconfig information. A Mac running A/UX is like any other unix workstation (except it can run mac applications) i.e. it is expected to be used by an individual rather than being a time sharing machine however you can log in via serial line (only 2 unless you buy extra hardware) of the network (NCSA Telnet is ideal for this). If you want more information about A/UX go to your local dealer and watch total bafflement and lack of recognition pass over his face. Then ring Apple. >Rick Sutcliffe Associate Professor \ (89-90 only) Visitor > Computing Science & Mathematics \ School of Computing Science > Trinity Western University \ Simon Fraser University -- David Edmondson UUCP: davide@qmw-cs.uucp or ...seismo!mcvax!ukc!qmw-cs!davide ARPA: davide%cs.qmw@nsfnet-relay.ac.uk Post: Dept of Computer Science JANET: davide@uk.ac.qmw.cs Queen Mary and Westfield College Applelink: UK0087 University of London Mile End Road London E1 4NS Voice: +44 1 975 5250 England
ksand@appleoz.oz.au (Kent Sandvik) (02/14/90)
davide@cs.qmc.ac.uk (David Edmondson) writes in article <1610@sequent.cs.qmw.ac.uk>: >How many users can this UNIX have, and how are they connected? Terminals? >TOPS? I don't know the maximum number of users, it's not in the kconfig information. A Mac running A/UX is like any other The A/UX default licence (the one you get when you purchase A/UX) is for up to 16 users. This is not the technical limit though, it all depends on kernel parameters, memory and so on... -- Kent Sandvik, Network Ninja -- Apple Australia Developer Tech Support {uunet,mcvax,enea}!munnari!appleoz.oz!ksand, ksand@appleoz.oz.au (OR ksand@apple.com) AppleLink: AUSTAUX Disclaimer: "Opinions expressed are not Apple's opinions"