[comp.sys.mac] SE-30, MACII, and A/UX

daryl@cbnewsc.ATT.COM (daryl.l.monge) (11/12/89)

We have been told that the MAC SE-30 cannot run A/UX.  However we are under
the impression the the hardware is the same.  Can anyone confirm that A/UX
will not run on an SE-30 and why?

Daryl Monge
att!ihuxy!daryl

dwells@Apple.COM (Dave Wells) (11/13/89)

In article <4690@cbnewsc.ATT.COM> daryl@cbnewsc.ATT.COM (daryl.l.monge) writes:
>We have been told that the MAC SE-30 cannot run A/UX.  However we are under
>the impression the the hardware is the same.  Can anyone confirm that A/UX
>will not run on an SE-30 and why?

You're in luck.

A/UX version 1.1.1 was recently released, and its primary purpose in life
is for compatibility with the Macintosh IIci and the Macintosh SE/30.  A/UX
1.1 actually can run on the SE/30, but it is unsupported for various reasons.

-Dave

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FTWILSON@pucc.Princeton.EDU (Frederick Todd Wilson) (11/13/89)

In article <4690@cbnewsc.ATT.COM>, daryl@cbnewsc.ATT.COM (daryl.l.monge) writes:

>
>We have been told that the MAC SE-30 cannot run A/UX.  However we are under
>the impression the the hardware is the same.  Can anyone confirm that A/UX
>will not run on an SE-30 and why?
>
Up until the latest version of AUX, Apple did not officially support
AUX on the SE/30. AS of the latest version (1.1.1), Apple DOES support
AUX on the SE/30. Simply put, the latest version of A/UX DOES run on the
SE/30.

Todd Wilson
Apple Student Rep (ALink: ST0161)

Disclaimer: this message represents my opinions and not those of
Princeton University