sysop@stech.UUCP (Jan Harrington) (06/14/88)
A colleague of mine spoke to some people at Apple today about the availability of A/UX systems and came away with the impression that a purchase of A/UX wasn't really a purchase. Rather, it was a ONE YEAR license. After that time, no one is quite sure what will happen - the license may revert to Apple or to AT&T. Has anyone else heard this? What's up, folks? Jan Harrington, sysop Scholastech Telecommunications UUCP: ihnp4!husc6!amcad!stech!sysop or allegra!stech!sysop BITNET: JHARRY@BENTLEY ******************************************************************************** Miscellaneous profundity: "No matter where you go, there you are." Buckaroo Banzai ********************************************************************************
phil@Apple.COM (Phil Ronzone) (06/14/88)
In article <596@stech.UUCP> sysop@stech.UUCP (Jan Harrington) writes: >A colleague of mine spoke to some people at Apple today about the availability >of A/UX systems and came away with the impression that a purchase of A/UX >wasn't really a purchase. Rather, it was a ONE YEAR license. After that time, >no one is quite sure what will happen - the license may revert to Apple or >to AT&T. > >Has anyone else heard this? What's up, folks? This is an incorrect impression. An A/UX system comes with a normal UNIX license. It doesn't expire after a year, nor does it turn into a pumpkin after midnight. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Philip K. Ronzone A/UX System Architect Apple Computer MS 27AJ 10500 N. DeAnza Blvd. Cupertino CA 95014 {amdahl,decwrl,sun,voder,nsc,mtxinu,dual,unisoft}!apple!phil "In A/UX Release 4.0, /bin will still be there ...." P. Zigbooli