general questions on AUX

[Jason Levitt]

In article <1989Dec30.230404.30326 at uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu> rmtodd at uokmax.UUCP (Richard Michael Todd) writes:
>>3. Is it possible to get academic discount on it?
>Since I bought mine at academic discount rates, I'd say the answer was 
>*yes* :-). :-).  Ask your local university Apple representative to let you
>look at their price list.  I had no trouble ordering mine thru the Univ. of
>Oklahoma's Computer Store; I'd be surprised if UTexas had any problems 
>doing it.  
>
 I'm fairly certain that the UTexas computer store does not sell A/UX.
I think this is because they do not have the requisite support personnel
to satisfy Apple Inc.. Anyway, it is not on their price list.
The local Apple University rep. may be able to help. Call Apple.

>You can
>write programs under A/UX much as you can under MPW (or so I'm told--I'm
>not very familiar with MacOS system calls), and many MacOS programs can
>be run under A/UX. 
>
 They run under A/UX but without sound and without direct access to the serial
ports and some other bells and whistles. Only about 80% of the Mac
toolbox is available under A/UX. :-(


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