A/UX 1.0

[Joost van de Griek]

On 9/2/06 5:07 PM, Gordon JC Pearce wrote:

> Will any version of A/UX run on a Powerbook 180?

Nope. A/UX only runs on a very specific set of Mac models, none of which
portables. From the A/UX FAQ (<http://www.faqs.org/faqs/aux-faq/>):

> A/UX 3.0 works on the MacII (with PMMU _or_ 68030 upgrade with FDHD ROM's
> installed), IIx, IIcx, IIci, IIfx, SE/30, IIsi (with 68882 chip) and the
> Quadra 700|900|950 computers. A/UX 3.0.1 (and later) adds support for the
> Q800 and Centris Machines (the Centrises _must_ have the real 68040 w/FPU -
> See Q&A #G.03). A/UX will run on the Quadra 610 and 650s (recall that A/UX
> requires the _real_ 68040 chip!) with a little bit of work:
> 
>   You should make a copy of the A/UX Install Boot floppy and then copy the
>   Enabler for the Q610|650 onto this copy. You then boot up from this floppy
>   and install A/UX as usual. Finally, you'll need to copy the Q610|650
>   Enabler onto the A/UX MacPartition (or whatever MacOS disk you will use
>   when starting up your Mac and booting A/UX); do this by first booting off
>   a boot floppy or boot CD and then copy the Enabler over. You do _not_ need
>   to make any changes to the A/UX System Folder (i.e. the System Folder used
>   under A/UX).
> 
> A/UX will NOT run on the PowerMacs, any AV machines, any PowerBooks (or
> portables), the LCs, the Duos, the ClassicII, the Q605 or on the Quadra
> 630... It is recommended that you NOT run A/UX 3.1.1 on the II, IIx, IIcx or
> SE/30 machines, since their MacOS-compatibility is unreliable under 3.1.1.

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