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It also has the ability to cope with multiple processors on daughterboards added at a later time, ie v quick Cheers Geoff
[continued] Windows: You get in the car and drive to the store very slowly because attached to the back of the car is a freight train. Macintosh System 7: You get in the car to go to the store, and the car drives you to church. UNIX: You get in…
[continued] component software and in-place editing lets us deliver solutions that address specific needs of the user without getting in the way. " OpenDoc is a cross-platform application architecture, which contributes to Apple's goals for fitting in. Apple is working with companies such as IBM, Novell, Taligent, WordPerfect and Xerox…
Here they are; Apple Charts Course for Operating Systems ========================================= [adapted from press release] March 7, 1994 – Apple Computer, Inc., today outlined its "Stand Out and Fit In" strategy for the future development of its Apple Macintosh operating-system software. "We aim to make Macintosh technology even more relevant -…
>>I'm seriously considering this machine when it comes out. It is out, got one yesterday Cheers Geoff
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UPS & sw for A/UX?
Message #164155
Ned, If your UPS sends some sort of command string over a serial line, it easy to write a process that would parse the string and trigger a shutdown under A/UX. If the two serial ports of the Mac are already used, you need an additional serial line interface and…
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DeskWriter and A/UX
Message #164154
Bob, Drivers are in the A/UX kernel and are the only pieces of software that can access the hardware directly. A/UX provides an environment for what a Mac driver (PRER) "sees". Because this environment does not allow hardware access, it is possible that some Mac drivers return errors while initializing.…
David, I am not sure that there is a set of agreed on features that RISC architectures must comply with to be dubbed as pure RISC. One of the issues is for example uniform instruction width. You can read more about RISC systems in relation with the PPC in: -…
Geoff, No, I haven't seen recent formal OS annoucements from Apple. I am looking forward to see them posted here. Alberic
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#PowerPC Macs & UNIX
Message #164122
In this packet I got from Moto on the PPC's, it says the 604 is as fast as a DEC Alpha. Also it says that we will se it in machines be years end. -Derrik
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PowerPC Macs & UNIX
Message #164013
>The faster shipping PPC 601 that I have seen described in publications so far is 100 MHz< Thanks. BTW, according to InfoWorld, the 90 MHz Pentium is actually a clock 3/2'ing chip. IOW it still speaks to the outside world at 60 MHz. It will be interesting to see how…
#PowerPC Macs & UNIX
Message #163943
"however many people agree that the Pentium belongs to a dying breed. Intel too agrees with this," Why? Is PowerPC pure RISC? I'm seriously considering this machine when it comes out. thanks, dave
Have you seen the Apple OS plans document? If not I will post it here Cheers Geoff
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PowerOpen
Message #163793
Geoff, > it will run on Sun and HP machines … I think that it will provide > a full emulation of the mac. On their own Unix A/UX, Apple does not provide a "full emulation". What you have today under A/UX 3.0 is System 7.0.1 with a bunch of…