A/UX 1.0.1 and the Mac IIx
John Chew
john at trigraph.UUCP
Fri Nov 4 02:30:08 AEST 1988
Last week our Mac IIx arrived, along with an HD80SC loaded with A/UX.
We unpacked it, set it up and were greeted by an alert that said
that A/UX required a PMMU in order to run.
It very slowly became apparent over the past week that in fact although
Apple claims that A/UX runs on the IIx, the version of A/UX that they
*ship* does not. The important clue was this paragraph in the "Updates
Available for Apple Products" notice:
>-- A/UX, Version 1.01, available 9/88, is the A/UX 1.0 version
> which runs on the Macintosh IIX
Checking the version number on the disk they shipped us revealed that
it was version 1.0. Then all I had to do was find out where the 1.0.1
upgrade was available. Which brings me to the reason for this posting.
If you are contemplating buying a IIx and running A/UX on it, you
will need to take two blank disks to a Miscoe office (don't ask)
in Mississauga near the airport in order to get the A/UX 1.0.1
upgrade disks. Since this was less than convenient for me, if
you're downtown and need the disks, send me e-mail and we can
arrange a more civilised meeting place.
By the way, to quote the "A/UX 1.0.1 Floppy Update Installation Guide",
> The A/UX 1.0.1 Floppy Upgrade has a very limited audience and
> you should determine if you need this update before attempting
> to install it.
...
> This update is only necessary if you are currently using A/UX
> release 1.0 *and* your hardware fits into any of the following
> categories:
>
> -- You have a Macintosh IIx
> -- You have a Macintosh II and you intend to install or have
> already installed the new Macintosh IIx Logic Board Upgrade
> -- You have a Macintosh II and you intend to install or have
> already installed the new Apple FDHD(TM) Macintosh II Upgrade
(so don't bother me if you're just curious and don't have a IIx)
John Chew
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