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FYI, I have more-or-less complete manual sets for 1.0 and 2.0, should anybody need references to cite on specific points. Stan 22:52, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
This could have been the next generation of the Mac OS. Since it can run most Mac applications this could. Since this this also could have saved the the System 7 and other classical Mac OS apps> —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.109.71.106 ( talk) 23:53, 2 December 2007 (UTC)
I had A/UX running on an SE/30, and could probably locate it since I'm still in touch with the fellow I gave all my classic-era Mac stuff to. Performance was definitely an issue on the SE/30, and I don't think that the approach they used would have been practical as a replacement for Mac OS in the '90s... it seemed more like Blue Box / Classic than NeXTStep/Yellow Box/Cocoa. -- Resuna ( talk) 13:43, 15 July 2008 (UTC)
PLEASE!
This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the A/UX article. This is not a forum for general discussion of the article's subject — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.126.242.132 ( talk) 00:41, 25 May 2011 (UTC)
wasn't this used by the government? i remember reading that they required Unix. I'll add it in. -HuBmaN!!!! 19:15, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
yes apple designed the Machintosh IIFX specifically to the needs of the US government, it's nothing special really but the US government did require unix (and still does) that's why Mac OS X is so popular with nasa and so on. Markthemac ( talk) 17:36, 30 September 2008 (UTC)
Actually running an A/UX box since a long time I think this is a wrong statement. Looking on the output of ps -edf on such a box, you'll see:
UID PID PPID C STIME TTY TIME COMMAND root 0 0 0 23:48:56 ? 0:00 swapper root 1 0 0 23:48:56 ? 0:01 /etc/init root 2 0 0 23:48:56 ? 0:00 vhand root 3 0 0 23:48:56 ? 0:00 kmemd root 4 0 0 23:48:56 ? 0:00 asiod root 5 0 0 23:48:56 ? 0:00 asiod root 6 0 0 23:48:56 ? 0:00 asiod root 7 0 0 23:48:56 ? 0:00 asiod root 8 0 0 23:48:56 ? 0:00 syncd root 149 1 0 23:49:30 ? 0:00 /etc/rpc.lockd root 11 1 0 23:48:57 ? 0:01 /etc/fidd poc 166 1 0 23:49:35 console 0:02 sh /mac/bin/mac32 root 127 1 0 23:49:28 ? 0:00 /usr/lib/errdemon poc 179 166 1 23:49:52 console 0:17 /mac/bin/startmac root 132 1 0 23:49:29 ? 0:00 /etc/portmap root 135 1 0 23:49:29 ? 0:00 /etc/ypbind -ypsetme root 138 1 0 23:49:29 ? 0:00 /etc/cron root 141 1 0 23:49:30 ? 0:00 /etc/biod 4 root 142 1 0 23:49:30 ? 0:00 /etc/biod 4 root 143 1 0 23:49:30 ? 0:00 /etc/biod 4 root 144 1 0 23:49:30 ? 0:00 /etc/biod 4 root 147 1 0 23:49:30 ? 0:00 /etc/rpc.statd root 156 1 0 23:49:31 ? 0:00 /etc/in.routed root 158 1 0 23:49:32 ? 0:00 /etc/inetd poc 180 166 0 23:49:52 console 0:02 /mac/bin/CommandShell -u root 161 1 0 23:49:32 ? 0:00 /etc/syslogd root 181 158 2 23:51:19 p0 0:00 in.telnetd c0a83b05.55515 poc 182 181 6 23:51:19 p0 0:01 -bash poc 189 182 29 23:51:26 p0 0:00 ps -edf
So, there's no Finder as a Unix-Task itself but the CommandShell is a true hybrid application which runs in both environments concurrently. I verified that by quitting CommandShell from the Finder and looking on ps -edf again. CommandShell has vanished on both worlds.
I'd be very interested if I miss something or the information in the article is just wrong.
-- 217.28.105.2 ( talk) 21:52, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
- /mac/bin/startmac - binary executable for startmac(1) - start the A/UX Finder environment
- /mac/bin/startmac24 - binary executable for startmac24(24-bit version of startmac(1))
- /mac/bin/mac24 - executable shell script for mac24(launch the 24-bit Macintosh environment)
- /mac/bin/mac32 - executable shell script for mac32(launch the 32-bit Macintosh environment)
Please write history section, who's idea to create (what year), why create, how much time used for develop this OS, who manage project, etc. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 27.74.183.38 ( talk) 23:41, 13 June 2012 (UTC)
Would it be appropriate to list that it's code name was OREO? JSadler ( talk) — Preceding undated comment added 04:29, 30 July 2015 (UTC)
@ Smuckola: I actually thought the review fit the "Decline" section rather well because it indicates why A/UX failed in the marketplace. Can I move it back? QVVERTYVS ( hm?) 19:52, 4 March 2015 (UTC)
I disagree with the rationale behind this revert, that the discontinuation of one implementation implies that no other implemenations exist. I sincerely doubt anyone is going to confuse A/UX for anything recent, and I don't see any other reason to have this information in the lead. It seems like unnecessary trivia. — 151.132.206.26 ( talk) 19:26, 12 June 2017 (UTC)
I suggest something like "A/UX was Apple's first attempt at developing and marketing a Unix-based operating system to run on its Macintosh line. It was released in 1988 and discontinued in 1995. A/UX is not related to the Unix-based macOS used by Apple computers and mobile devices." MFNickster ( talk) 10:59, 14 June 2017 (UTC)
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FYI, I have more-or-less complete manual sets for 1.0 and 2.0, should anybody need references to cite on specific points. Stan 22:52, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
This could have been the next generation of the Mac OS. Since it can run most Mac applications this could. Since this this also could have saved the the System 7 and other classical Mac OS apps> —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.109.71.106 ( talk) 23:53, 2 December 2007 (UTC)
I had A/UX running on an SE/30, and could probably locate it since I'm still in touch with the fellow I gave all my classic-era Mac stuff to. Performance was definitely an issue on the SE/30, and I don't think that the approach they used would have been practical as a replacement for Mac OS in the '90s... it seemed more like Blue Box / Classic than NeXTStep/Yellow Box/Cocoa. -- Resuna ( talk) 13:43, 15 July 2008 (UTC)
PLEASE!
This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the A/UX article. This is not a forum for general discussion of the article's subject — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.126.242.132 ( talk) 00:41, 25 May 2011 (UTC)
wasn't this used by the government? i remember reading that they required Unix. I'll add it in. -HuBmaN!!!! 19:15, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
yes apple designed the Machintosh IIFX specifically to the needs of the US government, it's nothing special really but the US government did require unix (and still does) that's why Mac OS X is so popular with nasa and so on. Markthemac ( talk) 17:36, 30 September 2008 (UTC)
Actually running an A/UX box since a long time I think this is a wrong statement. Looking on the output of ps -edf on such a box, you'll see:
UID PID PPID C STIME TTY TIME COMMAND root 0 0 0 23:48:56 ? 0:00 swapper root 1 0 0 23:48:56 ? 0:01 /etc/init root 2 0 0 23:48:56 ? 0:00 vhand root 3 0 0 23:48:56 ? 0:00 kmemd root 4 0 0 23:48:56 ? 0:00 asiod root 5 0 0 23:48:56 ? 0:00 asiod root 6 0 0 23:48:56 ? 0:00 asiod root 7 0 0 23:48:56 ? 0:00 asiod root 8 0 0 23:48:56 ? 0:00 syncd root 149 1 0 23:49:30 ? 0:00 /etc/rpc.lockd root 11 1 0 23:48:57 ? 0:01 /etc/fidd poc 166 1 0 23:49:35 console 0:02 sh /mac/bin/mac32 root 127 1 0 23:49:28 ? 0:00 /usr/lib/errdemon poc 179 166 1 23:49:52 console 0:17 /mac/bin/startmac root 132 1 0 23:49:29 ? 0:00 /etc/portmap root 135 1 0 23:49:29 ? 0:00 /etc/ypbind -ypsetme root 138 1 0 23:49:29 ? 0:00 /etc/cron root 141 1 0 23:49:30 ? 0:00 /etc/biod 4 root 142 1 0 23:49:30 ? 0:00 /etc/biod 4 root 143 1 0 23:49:30 ? 0:00 /etc/biod 4 root 144 1 0 23:49:30 ? 0:00 /etc/biod 4 root 147 1 0 23:49:30 ? 0:00 /etc/rpc.statd root 156 1 0 23:49:31 ? 0:00 /etc/in.routed root 158 1 0 23:49:32 ? 0:00 /etc/inetd poc 180 166 0 23:49:52 console 0:02 /mac/bin/CommandShell -u root 161 1 0 23:49:32 ? 0:00 /etc/syslogd root 181 158 2 23:51:19 p0 0:00 in.telnetd c0a83b05.55515 poc 182 181 6 23:51:19 p0 0:01 -bash poc 189 182 29 23:51:26 p0 0:00 ps -edf
So, there's no Finder as a Unix-Task itself but the CommandShell is a true hybrid application which runs in both environments concurrently. I verified that by quitting CommandShell from the Finder and looking on ps -edf again. CommandShell has vanished on both worlds.
I'd be very interested if I miss something or the information in the article is just wrong.
-- 217.28.105.2 ( talk) 21:52, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
- /mac/bin/startmac - binary executable for startmac(1) - start the A/UX Finder environment
- /mac/bin/startmac24 - binary executable for startmac24(24-bit version of startmac(1))
- /mac/bin/mac24 - executable shell script for mac24(launch the 24-bit Macintosh environment)
- /mac/bin/mac32 - executable shell script for mac32(launch the 32-bit Macintosh environment)
Please write history section, who's idea to create (what year), why create, how much time used for develop this OS, who manage project, etc. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 27.74.183.38 ( talk) 23:41, 13 June 2012 (UTC)
Would it be appropriate to list that it's code name was OREO? JSadler ( talk) — Preceding undated comment added 04:29, 30 July 2015 (UTC)
@ Smuckola: I actually thought the review fit the "Decline" section rather well because it indicates why A/UX failed in the marketplace. Can I move it back? QVVERTYVS ( hm?) 19:52, 4 March 2015 (UTC)
I disagree with the rationale behind this revert, that the discontinuation of one implementation implies that no other implemenations exist. I sincerely doubt anyone is going to confuse A/UX for anything recent, and I don't see any other reason to have this information in the lead. It seems like unnecessary trivia. — 151.132.206.26 ( talk) 19:26, 12 June 2017 (UTC)
I suggest something like "A/UX was Apple's first attempt at developing and marketing a Unix-based operating system to run on its Macintosh line. It was released in 1988 and discontinued in 1995. A/UX is not related to the Unix-based macOS used by Apple computers and mobile devices." MFNickster ( talk) 10:59, 14 June 2017 (UTC)