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- MacWorld, San Francisco, California. January 19, 1989. Apple Computer, Inc.
- today announced a new release of the A/UX(R) Operating System, which
- simplifies the development process for UNIX(R), Macintosh(R) and X Window
- System developers.
-
- Release 1.1 of A/UX, now also provides the industry standard X Window System
- as an add-on product and is compliant with the IEEE POSIX Draft 12 Standard
- and the Federal Information Processing Standard No. 151 (FIPS).
-
- A/UX is a full implementation of AT&T's UNIX(R) System V, Release 2, Version 2
- with BSD 4.3 extensions for the Macintosh II and IIx personal computers. This
- industry standard system for technical workstations provides higher education,
- government, engineering, scientific, and OEM/VAR users an excellent UNIX
- platform for software development and a number of other applications,
- including research, technical publishing and powerful database applications.
-
- "Apple has committed significant resources to achieve our goal of a fully
- integrated UNIX and Macintosh environment," said Jean-Louis Gassee, president,
- Apple Products. "With Release 1.1, we have made major inroads toward
- providing the power of the Macintosh on Apple's UNIX platform."
-
- New Features
- A/UX Release 1.1 adds important new features:
-
- -- Allows developers to more easily create Macintosh applications that
- run in both the Macintosh and A/UX environments.
-
- -- Allows programs written for the X Window System Version 11, Release 3
- to run on A/UX or use A/UX as a display workstation.
-
- -- Also available with the X Window System, is the ability to develop
- distributed applications that separate the execution and display of
- applications among computers from Apple and other X Window System vendors.
-
- -- Adds ability to run HyperCard(R) Version 1.2.2 and many desk
- accessories, and to use color and printing (requires third-party card)
- from the Macintosh Toolbox.
-
- -- Lets A/UX users share LaserWriter(R) and ImageWriter(R) printers with
- Macintosh users via LocalTalk(TM).
-
- -- Meets requirements of POSIX (IEEE 1003.1 draft 12) and the additional
- requirements of FIPS No. 151, making it possible for federal government
- purchasers to use A/UX for UNIX applications.
-
- -- Includes an AT&T 16-user binary license, allowing customers to
- configure systems with multiple terminals.
-
- -- Supports Apple Tape Backup 40SC subsystem for flexible installation
- and backup/restore functions.
-
- -- Supports AppleCD SC(TM) (CD-ROM) drive, allowing Apple and other
- software publishers to distribute vast amounts of information in A/UX file
- systems on this new inexpensive format.
-
- -- Permits easier, faster file transfer between Macintosh and A/UX file
- systems for both data files and applications.
-
- As with previous releases, A/UX 1.1 allows developers to run UNIX System V 2.2
- software with recompilation only and provides for easy porting of BSD 4.3
- applications. A/UX also provides numerous networking capabilities, including
- NFS, Berkeley Networking Services, UUCP, SL/IP and the optional X Window
- System.
-
- "We're now able to offer our customers an increasingly high level of industry
- standard support and the power of HyperCard, while empowering our developers
- to create applications and field them on A/UX. This unique combination
- distinguishes Apple's product offering from all other implementations of
- UNIX," said Bill Jacobs, A/UX product manager. "We're also pleased to see the
- evolution of many Macintosh applications to UNIX with announcements from
- vendors such as Microsoft and Claris."
-
- Price and availability
-
- System configuration recommended for A/UX 1.1 is a Macintosh II or IIx with
- 4MB of RAM plus an Apple Paged Memory Management Unit (for the II; it is on-
- board with the IIx), and a hard disk of 80MB or more. To take advantage of
- the TCP/IP and NFS Ethernet functionality, the Apple EtherTalk(TM) Interface
- Card is required.
-
- A/UX Release 1.1 will ship in March 1989 and is available from local sales
- representatives and more than 140 certified A/UX dealers. It is available as
- an update, including the 16-user license, on tape or floppy disks. For new
- purchasers, it is available on tape cartridges, floppy disks, internal or
- external hard disks. It is also bundled with Macintosh IIx systems.
- Suggested retail price for selected A/UX Release 1.1 packages is as follows:
-
- -- X Window System Version 11, Release 3 for A/UX: $329
- -- New A/UX Purchases on AppleTape*: $695
- -- A/UX Update on AppleTape: $395
- -- A/UX Update on Diskettes*: $595
- -- Right to update one additional system: $99
- * includes Media kit, Accessory Kit, and 16-user license
-
- Note: Customers who buy A/UX Version 1.0.1 between January 19 and February 15
- will get a free subscription to 1.1 software updates. All shipments and
- updates of A/UX Version 1.1 include the 16-user AT&T license.
-
- Apple, the Apple logo, A/UX, Macintosh, LaserWriter, HyperCard and ImageWriter
- are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. EtherTalk, LocalTalk and
- AppleCD SC are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. UNIX is a registered
- trademark of AT&T Information Systems.
-