HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: larry@tweety.cs.berkeley.edu (Larry Rowe)
Newsgroups: comp.compression
Subject: Re: H261 - A PC software implementation?
Date: 22 Jan 1993 02:36:11 GMT
Organization: U.C. Berkeley EECS Dept.
Distribution: world
Reply-To: larry@cs.Berkeley.EDU
NNTP-Posting-Host: tweety.cs.berkeley.edu
Keywords: H261

In article <cmcgldrk.727378930@unix2.tcd.ie>, cmcgldrk@unix2.tcd.ie (Wowbagger - the infinitely Prolonged) writes:
|> Hi,
|> Does anyone know of a software implementation, with source
|> code, to implement H261 on a PC.  

I posted a message a couple of days ago about Sparcstation desktop
video conferencing systems.  Since then I've found some more.

There are several commercial products for the Mac including:

	VideoShow's Mac product (Palo Alto, CA)
	NUTS Technology's Hello 918 DVC
	Compression Labs has a Mac product too

In addition, the folks at Inria have built a public domain system that
runs on a variety of Unix workstations (and possibly PC's) called IVS.
You can FTP the code from toe.CS.Berkeley.EDU [128.32.149.117]
in the file pub/multimedia/ivs*.tar.Z.

I'd be interested in hearing other people's comments about desktop
video conferencing products.  The NUTS product claims they can do
30 fps over ISDN or 64-kbps which I find unlikely.  Unless, of course,
they're sending postage-stamp sized images (e.g., 180x160).
	Larry
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aux
From: jim@jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov (Jim Jagielski)
Subject: Re: Swap Space
Reply-To: jim@jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov (Jim Jagielski)
Organization: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 19:47:49 GMT

kingtut@world.std.com (Donald Eastlake IV) writes:

>Hi,
>	I have a big spaw partition for A/UX, but I don't know if it is being
>used. How do you tell how much spaw is being used, and how do you config swap
>to work?

/etc/swap -l

Will let you know
-- 
    Jim Jagielski               | "I'd keep playing... I don't think
    jim@jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov   |  the heavy stuff's gonna come down
    NASA/GSFC, Code 734.4       |  for quite a while."
    Greenbelt, MD 20771         |                        - Carl
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aux
From: jim@jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov (Jim Jagielski)
Subject: Re: Exabyte 8500's under A/UX 3
Reply-To: jim@jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov (Jim Jagielski)
Organization: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 00:32:25 GMT

ww2@ssc.gov (Wes Price) writes:

>    I've just read the FAQ, and it states quite clearly that A/UX 3.0's tc
>"officially and totally support" the Exabyte 8200 tape drive; unfortunately,
>we've got one and aren't having any luck.  Since we've found another use
>for that drive (backing up Mac OS machines), we're going to try to buy
>another for backing up our A/UX machines, preferably with an Exabyte
>mechanism; what I'd like to ask, then, is: is there anyone out there who is
>using an Exabyte 8500-based tape drive under A/UX, and can you *please* give
>me whatever technical details I'll need to have to make sure that this
>purchase doesn't net us another tape drive we can't use?

Even as we speak (type), the fix that will allow the 8200s to work is
in test. This fix was actually generated by Apple and will be folded into
my hacked 'tc' ASAP. It's anticipated that this fix will help out all those
who've been struggling with their 8200s (only "older" ones seemed affected)
as well as some others, like the Sonys.
-- 
    Jim Jagielski               | "I'd keep playing... I don't think
    jim@jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov   |  the heavy stuff's gonna come down
    NASA/GSFC, Code 734.4       |  for quite a while."
    Greenbelt, MD 20771         |                        - Carl
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aux
From: Darrell Budic <budic@macc.wisc.edu>
Subject: A couple more questions
X-Xxmessage-Id: <A78971B2DC02F028@guide.macc.wisc.edu>
X-Xxdate: Mon, 25 Jan 93 10:30:10 GMT
Organization: University of Wisconsin Academic Computing Center
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1.1d17
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 93 16:38:35 GMT

Ok, I too have just recently gotten A/UX 3.0 up and running. And after a
few days, I've got a couple of questions:

1) Where can I find FMbackup? I didn't see it at jagubox or wuarchive...

2) Why do a couple of control panels I've moved over seem to think that
they are Monitor control panel extensions? Notable, a couple parts of Now
utilities 4.0, and VT Time, as included with versa term.

3) Any body tried to make Now Utilities 4.01 work? The toolbox seems to
load, but Startup Manager (only one I've tried so far) just seems to
cause a hang... I havn't been able to convince the rest that they were
anything but monitor extensions yet...

4) I made a directory, /usr/local/mac, and moved notify there. Then, when
I went to make a finder alias of it, it tried to make it on the desktop,
and promptly did something wierd that involved moving it and my $home
alias off the screen. They are still there, since I tried to make a new
$home alias, and it make 'budic alias 2', and then promptly moved it off
the screen. Any idea whats up?

Thanks in advance...

Darrell
budic@vms2.macc.wisc.edu
budic@marvin.macc.wisc.edu   <- A/UX, wow!!!
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aux
From: jim@jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov (Jim Jagielski)
Subject: Re: 3rd Party Disks (FAQs #35 disktab & #44 HD utility)
Reply-To: jim@jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov (Jim Jagielski)
Organization: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 19:45:22 GMT

li@oculus.loni.ucla.edu (James Li) writes:

>Re: FAQ #35
>Does anyone have any experience with drives that DO NOT have a constant
>number of Sectors per Track?  We just bought a Quantum Pro1225 and the Sectors
>per Track is between 44 to 92.  What should go in the disktab entry under 
>'ns' (sectors per track)?  

I, as well as many others, do... We just use the "average" number that
is returned by programs such as SilverLining, FWB HDT or SCSI Evaluator.
You can also get the number from the OEM sheet.

>Re: FAQ #44
>I was told by Apple Tech Support that HD Setup will avoid having to deal
>with the disktab file.  Why then (besides the password protection mentioned
>below) would one choose to use a different set-up?  Is there an actual
>or a potential speed advantage?

HD Setup uses a "generic" disktab-type entry. There is a slight to measureable
performance boost (depending on drive and accuracy of disktab) using 'newfs'
over HD Setup.
-- 
    Jim Jagielski               | "I'd keep playing... I don't think
    jim@jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov   |  the heavy stuff's gonna come down
    NASA/GSFC, Code 734.4       |  for quite a while."
    Greenbelt, MD 20771         |                        - Carl
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aux
From: joe@genome.wi.mit.edu (Steve Lincoln)
Subject: Re: 3.0 and Radius Hardware - Nevermind
Organization: Whitehead Institute, MIT
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 17:45:43 GMT

Nevermind. I borrowed a 8Xj (1.3.1 ROMS) and tried it on a Quadra with
A/UX 3.0 and...  (drum roll please).

It works fine. The INITS/CDEVS case Bus Errors however. As you need to
use the QuickColor CDEV to enable acceleration, I suspect it is off.
The QuickColor INIT (not the CDEV) loads fine, so I really don't know.

Followup Question:

This is the first time I had to tack down an extension problem with
A/UX. Is there an easy way to disable extensions when you log in?
Shift key doesn't seem to do it.
From: levan%eagle@EKU (Jerry LeVan)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aux
Subject: Constraint Logic Programming
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 10:56:32 -0500
Organization: Listserv to Netnews Gateway at pucc.Princeton.EDU

Hello,

For the record...

CLP(R) a Prolog like programming system is available from IBM for free
(for research and educations).

The system compiled easily with gcc 2.3.1 with just several warnings about
converting integers to pointers with out a cast.

It appears to run ok (at least the demos run).

Distribution/Licensing is via email send a request to joxan@watson.ibm.com.

Jerry
Jerry LeVan ( levan%eagle@eku.bitnet or matlevan@eku.bitnet )
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Date: Thu, 21 Jan 93 08:49:42 MST
From: gritton@alaska.et.byu.edu (Jamie Gritton)
Organization: Brigham Young University, Provo UT USA
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aux
Subject: Re: emacs, postscript
Reply-To: gritton@byu.edu
	<1387@jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov>

jim@jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov (Jim Jagielski) writes:

> It already is... kinda... It's noted that emacs 18.58 is available on wuar
> "soon"... Nobody told me when it was added, only that it was "going to be
> added".

The diffs have been there for a good while now. Sorry I forgot to get
back to you. I don't generally read the FAQ, so I didn't note the
discrepancy.
--
James Gritton - gritton@byu.edu - I disclaim
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aux
From: jim@jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov (Jim Jagielski)
Subject: Re: Quadra 800 and A/UX 3.0
Keywords: Quadra 800
Reply-To: jim@jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov (Jim Jagielski)
Organization: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 18:08:45 GMT

lkimes@alshain.usc.edu (Lance 'Moof' Kimes) writes:



>Has anyone heard anything concerning whether or not the unannounced Quadra 800
>will now or in the near future run A/UX? We have been considering its purchase
>but require it to run A/UX. Any thoughts on the subject.

3.0 will almost assuredly not run on the Q800. I would be extremely
surprised if a new version that supported the Q800 wasn't projected.
After all, the Q800 would be a most excellent platform.
-- 
    Jim Jagielski               | "I'd keep playing... I don't think
    jim@jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov   |  the heavy stuff's gonna come down
    NASA/GSFC, Code 734.4       |  for quite a while."
    Greenbelt, MD 20771         |                        - Carl
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aux
From: jim@jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov (Jim Jagielski)
Subject: Test this please... syslogd "problem"?
Reply-To: jim@jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov (Jim Jagielski)
Organization: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 19:18:41 GMT

Could some people try compiling this code-snatch and Emailing me the
results... i.e., if the stuff actually gets logged by syslogd.

Thanks!

------>8 cut here------------
#include <stdio.h>
#include <sys/syslog.h>  

main()
{
        openlog("test", LOG_CONS|LOG_PID, LOG_DAEMON);
        syslog(LOG_EMERG, "testing EMERG");
        syslog(LOG_ALERT, "testing ALERT");
        syslog(LOG_CRIT, "testing CRIT");
        syslog(LOG_ERR, "testing ERR");
        syslog(LOG_WARNING, "testing warning");
        syslog(LOG_NOTICE, "testing NOTICE");
        syslog(LOG_INFO, "testing INFO");
        syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "testing debug");
}
------>8 cut here------------
-- 
    Jim Jagielski               | "I'd keep playing... I don't think
    jim@jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov   |  the heavy stuff's gonna come down
    NASA/GSFC, Code 734.4       |  for quite a while."
    Greenbelt, MD 20771         |                        - Carl
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aux
From: cassel@tsoft.net (Greg Cassel)
Subject: Re: LocalTalk Telnet to A/UX?
Organization: TSoft BBS and Public Access Unix, +1 415 969 8238
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 20:25:22 GMT

jrh@de.deere.com (J. R. Howell) writes:

>Is it possible to Telnet into an A/UX system over LocalTalk from a MacOS
>Mac? This seems like something easy to do with NCSA Telnet by telling
>MacTCP to switch to LocalTalk ... but alas it doesn't seem to work.

>I read in the FAQ post that IP is not supported over LocalTalk in A/UX 3.0.
> Is this the problem?

I do it at school all the time, and all I have done is select localtalk in
the MacTCP control panel, and I have connected all over the world using
localtalk.

Greg
From: fred@hal6000.thp.Uni-Duisburg.DE (Fred Hucht)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aux
Subject: Re: Where is these library functions ?
Date: 27 Jan 1993 13:49:43 GMT
Organization: Theoretische Physik, Uni-GH-Duisburg, Germany
NNTP-Posting-Host: hal6000.uni-duisburg.de

povlphp@uts.uni-c.dk (Povl H. Pedersen) writes:

>I am compiling PGP 2.1, but I have a problem.
>The following two functions is undefined:

>undefined               first referenced
> symbol                     in file
>tcgetattr                       system.o
>tcsetattr                       system.o

>and they both have a prototype in /usr/include/termios.h

>SO have Apple left something out ? Or is it in a strange library ?
>-- 
>Povl H. Pedersen   -   Macintosh specialist. Knows some DOS and UNIX too.
>pope@imv.aau.dk    -   povlphp@uts.uni-c.dk

Use this "little" command:

MAC> cd /lib; for i in lib*.a;do { echo $i; nm $i|grep tcgetattr; }; done
libPW.a
libbsd.a
libc.a
libc_s.a
libg.a
libm.a
libm040.a
libposix.a
Symbols from libposix.a[tcgetattr.o]:
tcgetattr.c         |        | file |                  |      |     |
tcgetattr           |       0|extern|                  |      |     |.text
librmt.a
libsvid.a
libtermcap.a

So tcgetattr is included in libposix.a. 

Have fun,
Fred Hucht, Institute of Theoretical Physics, University of Duisburg, Germany
EMail: fred@hal6000.Uni-Duisburg.DE
--
Fred Hucht, Institute of Theoretical Physics, University of Duisburg, Germany
EMail: fred@hal6000.thp.Uni-Duisburg.DE
From: N.R.Ellis@newcastle.ac.uk (Nigel R. Ellis)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aux
Subject: setting up named under A/UX 3.0
Summary: how to set up bind nameserving.
Date: 27 Jan 93 12:58:12 GMT
Reply-To: N.R.Ellis@durham.ac.uk
Organization: Computer Science, University of Durham, Durham, UK. DH1 3LE
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]

Hi,

I've just recently had a stab at setting up the named server on a Quadra 700 running
A/UX.  Given the manual page entry, supposedly all I have to do is have an entry
in named.boot such as:

> directory       /etc
> domain          dur.ac.uk
> primary         dur.ac.uk       129.234.4.9 129.234.4.11 129.234.4.13
> cache           .               named.ca

and named.ca contains:

> deneb.dur.ac.uk         86400   IN      A       129.234.4.41
> dns2.dur.ac.uk          86400   IN      CNAME   hermes.dur.ac.uk
> dur.ac.uk               120     IN      MX      9 hermes.dur.ac.uk
> durham.ac.uk            120     IN      MX      9 hermes.dur.ac.uk
> ...

Ok?  So whay doesn't the blasted thing work?  When I setup my resolve.conf to
point to my machine:

> nameserver 129.234.202.104
> domain dur.ac.uk

Any pointers appreciated.

Nigel.
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aux
From: tody@noao.edu (Doug Tody)
Subject: Re: TeX for A/UX Query
Reply-To: tody@noao.edu
Organization: National Optical Astronomy Observatories
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 19:43:12 GMT

In article <9301241440.AA16839@eagle>, levan%eagle@EKU (Jerry LeVan) writes:
> Hello,
> 
> Does anybody know the "true story" about getting TeX/LaTeX for
> A/UX?
> 
> There appears to be a binary available on wuarchive, but it has
> been there for two years (ie prior to A/UX 3.0).  [...]
> 
> Does anybody know that it works with the current version of A/UX?
> Hopefully, a dvi2ps (apple laserwriter compatible) would be part
> of any such package.

I just installed a binary version of Tex/LaTeX for A/UX a couple of months
ago.  I don't remember where I got it but it was probably the wuarchive
distribution you mention.  The files are mostly dated Nov 1991.  It works
fine, and it includes binaries for quite a few things, including dvips.
(There is also an xdvi binary which I had problems with, but I had a version
of that I built myself).

-- 
Doug Tody	National Optical Astronomy Observatories
tody@noao.edu   P.O. Box 26732, Tucson, Arizona, 85726
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aux
From: jrh@de.deere.com (J. R. Howell)
Subject: LocalTalk Telnet to A/UX?
Followup-To: comp.unix.aux
Organization: Deere & Company
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 13:51:23 GMT

Is it possible to Telnet into an A/UX system over LocalTalk from a MacOS
Mac? This seems like something easy to do with NCSA Telnet by telling
MacTCP to switch to LocalTalk ... but alas it doesn't seem to work.

I read in the FAQ post that IP is not supported over LocalTalk in A/UX 3.0.
 Is this the problem?

Is there another way to accomplish this?

Thanks.

John
From: levan%eagle@EKU (Jerry LeVan)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aux
Subject: TeX for A/UX Query
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 09:40:16 -0500
Organization: Listserv to Netnews Gateway at pucc.Princeton.EDU

Hello,

Does anybody know the "true story" about getting TeX/LaTeX for
A/UX?

There appears to be a binary available on wuarchive, but it has
been there for two years (ie prior to A/UX 3.0).

Does anybody know that it works with the current version of A/UX?

Is there a more current release available available for A/UX?
(A colleague ported TeX/LaTeX to our 3b2's, he had to sweat
bullets to do the port and he was familiar with the way TeX
worked. I would like a package where all I would have to do
would be "make" and "make install" ;-> or a "binary" distribution
would be fine.)

It is my understanding that early versions of TeX required a
Pascal Compiler to build. Is this still true?

Hopefully, a dvi2ps (apple laserwriter compatible) would be part
of any such package.

Seems like more and more documentation is appearing in TeX/LaTeX
format so somebody must have access to TeX for A/UX

Thanks

Jerry
Jerry LeVan ( levan%eagle@eku.bitnet or matlevan@eku.bitnet )
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aux
From: sean@visix.com (Sean E. Trowbridge)
Subject: Re: 3.0 and Radius Hardware
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 16:03:35 GMT
Organization: Visix Software Inc., Reston, VA



>>>>> On Thu, 21 Jan 1993 11:28:02 GMT, jim@jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov (Jim
  > Jagielski) said: Nntp-Posting-Host: jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov

>>joe@genome.wi.mit.edu (Steve Lincoln) writes:

>>Before we plunk down any cash, I thought I should double check compatibility
>>(I know, silly me).

>>(ii) Does A/UX support the Radius accelerated video boards (particularly
>>8Xj)?  Does QuickColor really work? [Apple says in the release notes that
>>A/UX does not support the 8.24 GC accelerator, so...]

  > A/UX doesn't support the acceleration aspects of the board. It appears to
  > work with some Macs (read non-Quadra) in the unaccelerated mode.

I am using an 8xj on my IIcx, and have had no compatibility problems.
However, I haven't tried installing the RadiusWare extensions (which kick in
the acceleration) in my A/UX system folder, and I don't think that works (the
manual says it doesn't, but the manual doesn't mention any A/UX above 2.01).
I do have it installed in my normal boot Mac system folder, (with acceleration
enabled) and this causes no problems.

You need version 1.31 ROMS for A/UX compatibility (the Radius guy said
some old stock may have older ROMS, upgrading is free).

By the way, does anyone know what form the "acceleration" takes?  It seems to
me that it only helps when moving blocks of pixels around on the screen.  Do
they patch CopyBits or something?

--
Sean Trowbridge
Visix Software Inc.
sean@visix.com
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aux
From: mac@unison.com (Michael A. Casteel)
Subject: Printing PS to LaserWriters via lpr: How?
Summary: How to send PS to LW's; lpr or lp?
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 01:18:56 GMT
Organization: Unison-Tymlabs

I'm new at A/UX and have the default installation of the lpr spooler. I
have added a printer for my second LW on LocalTalk successfully, and
have remote printing working between the Mac and an HP9000.

BUT...it looks to me like output gets pushed through pstext, presumably
to print the file as text. What if it's ALREADY Postscript?

I see that the lp model script claims to detect the PS 'magic number'
so that a Postscript file which starts with this magic number will
be sent AS POSTSCRIPT.

Should I switch to the lp spooler? (Is that a lot of work?) Or, should
I hack the lpr filters to permit postscript printing? Or am I missing
something and it already works? Docs are suitably opaque on the
matter. Thanks in advance for any advice....
-- 
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mike Casteel                      Unison Tymlabs
mac@unison.com    		  675 Almanor Ave., Sunnyvale, CA
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
From: sterling@oldcolo.com (Bruce Sterling Woodcock)
Subject: SLIP, expect, cron, cu, and other questions
Organization: Old Colorado City Communications (oldcolo.com - login "newuser")
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 00:51:15 GMT

Currrently, we are working on connectcing an A/UX 3.0 system via SLIP to our
386-40 running Dell's SVR4.  To automate the slip login, we have written
a series of expect (TCL) scripts to handle the connection.  We run a direct
connect serial line from the A/UX to one of the ports on our Digiboard.  Of
course, with an apropriate adapter to 25-pin.

Now, SLIP seems to work fine.  I can run the script, and A/UX machine cu's
over, logs in with a sliplogin shell, and so on.  The expect script is very
similar to the one we use on our main server to establish our SLIP link to
the rest of the Internet.

However, the SAME script, when run automatically from cron to start the
connection, fails.  For no aparrent reason, it simply stops after sending
the password.  And hangs.  Expect debugging shows that the password is sent,
but the login is never completed on the SVR4 side.  However, this ONLY happens
when run from cron.  The script seems to work fine otherwise.

At this point, I am lost.  The problem could be anywhere:

1.  A bug in expect (and/or TCL) that only surfaces on an A/UX system.  Has
anyone else ported this and experienced similar problems?

2.  A bug in cu, which makes the connection.  I haven't installed the newer
version yet... does this sound like possible behavior under the older
version?

3.  A bug in cron.  This seems somehow most probable to me, since the same
script works fine when run by hand.  However, what I need is a workaround
for such a problem.

4.  An actual incompatibility with the serial ports.  I know that the
apple serial port presents some unusual problems.  However, I don't see why
running the program from cron would make any difference here.  The connection
does work when started by hand, and SLIP operates correctly.

Any help at all in tracking this down would be appreciated.

Once we get this fixed, we are still left with some questions.  Exactly WHAT
can someone do telnetting in to an A/UX box that they cannot otherwise?  If
they connect from another Mac, can they run MacOS programs over TCP/IP?
Access a desktop environment on the A/UX machine as if they were on the
console?  Would it require a special client to do any of this?  Etc.  WHAT
stuff can you do, Mac specific, that you couldn't do on another UNIX machine.

Bruce

-- 
Bruce Sterling Woodcock                 Internet:  sterling@oldcolo.com
Systems Programmer                      Alternate:  sterling@netcom.com
Old Colorado City Communications        "Global Access From Any Micro"
From: brownlow@informix.com (Keith Brownlow)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aux
Subject: A/UX on PowerBook:Anyone tried ?
Date: 26 Jan 93 23:00:24 GMT
Organization: Informix Software, Inc.

I would like to run some applications that need Unix.  I own a PowerBook 
170 and have found that the applications run on A/UX.  I have read the
FAQ on this newsgroup which states that A/UX 3.0 will not run on the
PowerBooks.  Would previous versions run ?  I contacted Apple who said that
A/UX is not SUPPORTED on a PowerBook, which is a little different from
not running on a PowerBook.  My idea would be to install 8 meg into the
PowerBook (minimum A/UX req.) and have A/UX reside on a large external SCSI
drive.  Has anyone actually tried this ?  Is there some absolute hardware
reason preventing the PowerBooks from running A/UX, or do the memory/disk
configurations of the PowerBooks just make it a _really_bad_idea ?  I 
realize that the 8 meg would be really close to the edge, but I would
accept the performance degradation (as long as it didn't frequently crash)
in return for not having to give up a portable mac or go to another 
hardware/software vendor to run Unix.  The applications would be quite
large, needing a couple of meg to run.  Can anyone give me a reason why
it wouldn't work, or if you've tried it were you successful ?

Many thanks in advance,

Keith Brownlow.
brownlow@informix.com
brownlow@wet.com
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aux