Subject: Re: MacBSD vs. A/UX vs. MachTen
To: None <macbsd-general@sun-lamp.cs.berkeley.edu>
From: Vuorikoski Veikko <vuorikos@butler.cc.tut.fi>
List: macbsd-general
Date: 03/04/1994 16:29:25
Thomas Vanco writes:
> over a 14.4K modem linkup to bridge them. But now I've gotten
> suggestions that I should try A/UX or MachTen. Has anyone ever tried
> them? What is the advantages to either of those to MacBSD?
> Disadvantages? What I really want is the most stable gateway I can get,
> the least amount of hassle, and the most compatibility. Also, the most
> speed I can squeeze out of a 14.4 is important too. Cost is not a
> problem, so I can get A/UX is it's the best for the job. Also what would
> be nice is to keep a Mac interface somewhere, I believe A/UX and MachTen
> can do this, right?
Advantage, A/UX is faster I hear, disadvantage, it's not BSD and it costs $$$.
MachTen runs on top of MacOS (sorta), it also costs $. There's also some semi-free MacMach
thing going around that you can get if you have an AT&T source license handy.
I doubt it'd have any effect on the slip speed. Unless you plan to just sit
around the MacOS-like GUI in A/UX, they're all a hassle.
-VVuorikoski
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