henry@chinet.chi.il.us (Henry C. Schmitt) (03/02/91)
As there hasn't been a System Software update out since I picked up
A/UX (well, 6.0.7 but it was mostly bug fixes), I was wondering about
A/UX and System 7.0. Do I need a special version of Sys 7 for A/UX,
if so, is it/will it be part of the A/UX 2.0.1 update? Can I just use
Installer to put it into the appropriate System Folders? Enquiring
minds want to know!
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In article <1991Mar01.213402.10109@chinet.chi.il.us> henry@chinet.chi.il.us (Henry C. Schmitt) writes: >As there hasn't been a System Software update out since I picked up >A/UX (well, 6.0.7 but it was mostly bug fixes), I was wondering about >A/UX and System 7.0. Do I need a special version of Sys 7 for A/UX, >if so, is it/will it be part of the A/UX 2.0.1 update? Can I just use >Installer to put it into the appropriate System Folders? Enquiring >minds want to know! MacOX emulation is provided by a layer that resides between the Macintosh application and the toolbox ROM and the A/UX kernel. Any new functionaly, like System 7, has to be taken into consideration in this layer - it does not help to just install a new MacOS system on top of A/UX. A/UX 2.0.1 does not have any System 7 features, because System 7 is not even officially released yet. Regards, Kent Sandvik -- Kent Sandvik, Apple Computer Inc, Developer Technical Support NET:ksand@apple.com, AppleLink: KSAND DISCLAIMER: Private mumbo-jumbo Zippy++ says: "C++ was given to mankind, so that we might learn patience"
rsarin@aix01.aix.rpi.edu (Raman K. Sarin) (03/03/91)
In article <49811@apple.Apple.COM> ksand@Apple.COM (Kent Sandvik) writes: >In article <1991Mar01.213402.10109@chinet.chi.il.us> henry@chinet.chi.il.us (Henry C. Schmitt) writes: >>As there hasn't been a System Software update out since I picked up >>A/UX (well, 6.0.7 but it was mostly bug fixes), I was wondering about >>A/UX and System 7.0. Do I need a special version of Sys 7 for A/UX, >>if so, is it/will it be part of the A/UX 2.0.1 update? Can I just use >>Installer to put it into the appropriate System Folders? Enquiring >>minds want to know! > >MacOX emulation is provided by a layer that resides between the >Macintosh application and the toolbox ROM and the A/UX kernel. Any >new functionaly, like System 7, has to be taken into consideration in >this layer - it does not help to just install a new MacOS system on >top of A/UX. A/UX 2.0.1 does not have any System 7 features, because >System 7 is not even officially released yet. > In other words Kent, you can't tell us anything about system 7 and A/UX which probably means that it's going to be a major pain to upgrade to 7 if you are running AUX judging by Apple previous record. Anyway, I've seen the system 7 beta release (having worked at a company that had good reason to have it) and it's really very sharp, I must say, but while installing it I didn't notice anything mentioning AUX, but then again I wasn't really paying much attention to the system. Somebody mentioned the MACH10 OS for the Mac, and the number is 1-800-6-MACH-10, and the add does depict a Mac Classic running the software. I've asked for an informational package, but it's not here yet, if anyone knows anything about this I'd appreciate an answer. And now my question: In a previous article it's mentioned that inserting a line like "TBMEMORY=10M" in your .login will allow the Mac shell to run with 10M of virtual memory, where do you put this line? I have it in my personal .login, and in the one at the root level but neither seems to do the trick, Also I did read the manpage for Login, and couldn't see any references to this variable there at all? Any help please? -Raman Sarin
ksand@Apple.COM (Kent Sandvik) (03/03/91)
In article <?25-*B%@rpi.edu> rsarin@aix01.aix.rpi.edu (Raman K. Sarin) writes: >In article <49811@apple.Apple.COM> ksand@Apple.COM (Kent Sandvik) writes: > In other words Kent, you can't tell us anything about system 7 and A/UX which >probably means that it's going to be a major pain to upgrade to 7 if you are >running AUX judging by Apple previous record. Anyway, I've seen the system >7 beta release (having worked at a company that had good reason to have it) >and it's really very sharp, I must say, but while installing it I didn't notice >anything mentioning AUX, but then again I wasn't really paying much attention >to the system. As I said earlier, the one-button installer installs a System 7 System to the hard disk. A/UX has a sophisticated emulation layer that has to be tweaked a little bit before features in System 7 works. Note that A/UX supports the ROM Toolbox features, but concerning the RAM patches/features there's some work to be done with each new System release. I can't speak about unannounced products and talk about things that might or might not happen. I think that history may judge if a possible System 7 feature upgrading of A/UX was a slow one or a fast one :-). Please let not use that old dusty crystal ball. For instance it will take 6-9 months before the final MacApp 3.0 release level supports System 7 features. Even if work can go on in parallel with System 7 features the real System 7 has to be final before any other dependent tools/operating systems can be upgraded. >And now my question: In a previous article it's mentioned that inserting a >line like "TBMEMORY=10M" in your .login will allow the Mac shell to run with >10M of virtual memory, where do you put this line? I have it in my personal >.login, and in the one at the root level but neither seems to do the trick, >Also I did read the manpage for Login, and couldn't see any references to >this variable there at all? Any help please? .login assumes that you use csh as your default shell, and in UNIX cshell variables are set using 'setenv TBMEMORY 10M', while in bourne shell (i.e. .profile) you use 'TBMEMORY=10M;export TBMEMORY'. Maybe this is the problem? regards, Kent Sandvik (trying to do some work on a Saturday) -- Kent Sandvik, Apple Computer Inc, Developer Technical Support NET:ksand@apple.com, AppleLink: KSAND DISCLAIMER: Private mumbo-jumbo Zippy++ says: "C++ was given to mankind, so that we might learn patience"