At 04:04 PM 1/8/2003 +1100, you wrote:
>J Sand wrote: > > >Is AUX Apple's version of Unix, and if so, where to find a copy of it? > > > > > >It's not hard to find but what are you going to do with it? ><snip> >I'm not trying to compare AUX to Debian as I really have no idea whether >anyone, anywhere actually supports AUX and since I've never installed it >I have no idea what its capable of. Linux and BSD are atleast actively >supported for 68k macs and up and are also freely available. Well, the big thing about AUX is while being UNIX, it still supports 99% of System 7 compatible software, and even a good fraction of extensions/control panels. Unfortunately, it's now a rather old Unix, but it's still Unix. It also has the familiar, friendly Macintosh interface. It really is very much like OS X for 68ks, minus all the pretty stuff. It even has a "/" partition. It really was an innovation, if Apple had kept with it and developed it they'd have killed Win95 before it got anywhere. That, and dropped the price a bit. That said, for useful work, I can strongly endorse Debian. I am running two Quadra 605s (upgraded to 33mhz '040s) and a 840AV with Debian doing serving. The 840AV does about 7-10 gigs of uploading a week alone without breaking a sweat. I'm working on getting AUX running again on my 50mhz IIci, but am having trouble booting the installer and mounting the CD at the same time. It worked before, so I don't know what's up, but oh well... Scott Holder -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
