What's New
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Note: All new information in this FAQ is marked "###NEW###"
and all changed information is marked "###UPDATED###".
1. MAE Trial version 1.0a has been made available via anonymous ftp at
ftp.apple.com.
2. How to remove the MAE Trial from your system.
MAE FAQ's
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Q) What information is contained in each of the three FAQ documents?
A) The Product FAQ contains general information about the product and
licensing. This FAQ answers questions about support, pricing and
product specifications.
The Technical FAQ contains information of about product performance,
tuning, workarounds and other technical tips.
MAE Trial
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###NEW###
Q) What is the MAE Trial?
A) Macintosh Application Environment (MAE), is a software implementation
of Macintosh that runs on UNIX workstations from Sun Microsystems and
Hewlett-Packard. Through the use of 68LC040 emulation and native
extensions, MAE provides the Macintosh System 7.1 environment in an X
Window. This gives users the ability to run thousands of "shrink-wrap"
Macintosh applications on their workstations. In addition MAE provides
a high-level of integration between the Macintosh environment and UNIX
thereby enabling users to manipulate UNIX files and execute UNIX
applications from the Macintosh "desktop."
MAE runs on Solaris 2.3 or HP-UX 9.0.1 or later, and requires an X11
release 4 or later window display server. MAE is compatible with HP's
Visual User Environment, as well as SunSoft's OpenWindows and OSF
Motif.
The Trial product allows you to evaluate MAE for 8 total hours on your
workstation. After the 8 hours, the Trial product will shut down and
can be removed from your workstation. Printing is also disabled in the
MAE Trial.
###NEW###
Q) What are the system requirements of the MAE Trial?
A) The system requirements are:
HP 9000 Series 700 workstation running HP-UX 9.01 or later
Sun SPARC workstation running Solaris 2.3 or later
X Window System, Version 11, release 4 or later
Window manager such as Motif, HP VUE, or OPEN LOOK
At least 16 MB of RAM; 32 MB recommended
At least 16 MB of free hard disk space; 22 MB recommended
###NEW###
Q) How do I get the MAE Trial?
A) The MAE Trial 1.0a is being distributed only via ftp at this time. You
can download version 1.0a of the MAE Trial via anonymous ftp from
server ftp.support.apple.com in directory /pub/mae/product-trial.
Note: The minimum MAE Trial ftp package is about 13 megabytes. This can
take a while to download across some slower internet connections.
Q) After I install the MAE Trial, I can run MAE without problems. When
another user tries to execute the same binaries, they get a Trial
expired message. What gives?
A) The MAE Trial is designed to be installed for each user, and each user
has 8 hours of use. The work around is to mount the CD so everyone can
see it and run the installer over the net and install local copies for
each user that wants to test out the product.
###NEW###
Q) How do I remove the MAE Trial from my system?
A) To remove the MAE Trial, delete the following:
~/apple (and all its contents)
~/"Trial System Folder" (and all its contents)
~/.mac (and all its contents)
~/man1
~/docs
Note that you may have installed your "apple" directory in a place
other than your HOME directory.
Q) What is Apple's Support policy on the MAE Trial.
A) The MAE Trial is provided on an as is basis. For your convenience,
Apple has made an internet mailing list and ftp server available that
contains information about MAE and the trial, answers to frequently
asked questions, patches, support tips and other technical information.
We highly encourage you to use these resources to obtain assistance.
Q) How do I subscribe to the MAE mailing lists?
A) There are two mailing lists in the MAE mailing list system:
mae-announce@medraut.apple.com
mae-users@medraut.apple.com
mae-announce is a moderated list that will be used to distribute
announcements and information about MAE from Apple. It's aimed at
people who want to keep informed on the product, but don't want to sift
through all of the mail that is distributed through an open mailing
list.
mae-users is an unmoderated list that allows users to discuss the
product in an informal atmosphere. mae-users will allow users to assist
each other and distribute hints and other information about the
product.
To subscribe to a list, please send mail to listproc@medraut.apple.com.
Please put the following command in the body of the message (the
subject line should NOT be a command. It can be blank or nonsense):
subscribe listname your name
EXAMPLE:
% mail listproc@medraut.apple.com
Subject: leave blank
subscribe mae-users Thurston P. Howell, III
Q) What is the name of the MAE ftp server and what does it contain?
A) The server name is "ftp.support.apple.com". MAE related material can be
found in directory /pub/mae. The purpose of this server is to assist
the distribution of information, patches and other related electronic
material to users of Apple's Macintosh Application Environment (MAE).
The /pub/mae directory consists of the following subdirectories:
info - general info, announcements, digests, FAQ, mailing list
information
install-hints - installation tips for Third-Party software
patches - tar files containing patches for MAE
product-trial - a free time-limited trial of MAE (printing disabled)
technotes - technical info (for example tuning, compatibility,
troubleshooting, and so on.)
utilities - Macintosh, Solaris and HP/UX software utilities
incoming - writeable directory for (server related) user input and
requests
Article Change History:
24 Oct 1994 - Reviewed for consistency and updated format.
25 Aug 1994 - Updated with new MAE Trial FAQ.
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