kmarko@hpdml93.HP.COM (Kurt Marko) (10/05/89)
I'm sure this has been hashed out here before, so in the interest of conserving net bandwidth e-mail replies are probably appropriate... I'm considering installing A/UX on a Mac IIx, but before I take the plunge, I'd like to know more details about the interaction between standard Mac applications (and the Mac file system) and A/UX and the Unix file system. Assume A/UX will be installed on a large disk, physically separate from the disk which contains my Mac file system (i.e. not a partitioned disk). I understand that I can run "well-behaved", "32-bit clean" Mac applications with some sort of 'launch' command. I also understand that the Finder is not in this set of applications. Well, how many Mac apps can I have running at a time under A/UX? As many as I've got virtual memory for (this could make MultiFinder look pretty crude, especially with a 100MB swap disk:) )? I understand that A/UX now ships with X11. What release is it? What X goodies are included? Is it the 'standard' window-manager from MIT, or the OSF (DEC/HP) Motif wm? Can I launch Mac apps from X (this sounds far too good to be true)? I'd also appreciate any other information on the tools/goodies included with the Apple release (i.e. GNU-stuff, compilers, debuggers, etc.). Also, any snafus I might encounter when using A/UX with various peripherals; like a LaserWriter, Bernoulli drive, modem, etc. If you've had experience with A/UX in a networked UNIX environment, I'd love to get your feedback. Also, if there's some standard Apple pre-sales technical documentation you can point me to, please do so. Sorry for the randomness of the queries, but these are just a few of the issues that come to mind in considering this move. Thanks in advance. Kurt Marko kmarko@hpdml93.hp.com