A/UX and the Macintosh Operating System: Each Stands Alone

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08/31/92 - RREVIEWED
*For technical accuracy


What is the relationship between A/UX and the Macintosh operating
system?

A/UX and the Macintosh operating system are two distinct entities. The
user boots the Macintosh II either into the Macintosh OS or into A/UX.
One operating system is not a window or shell in another. Each stands
alone.

A/UX includes Macintosh ToolBox support. Thus, an A/UX application might
LOOK like a Macintosh application, with windows, menus, and so on. In fact,
a "well-behaved" Macintosh application can be ported to A/UX and run under
UNIX using the same toolbox calls it did under the Macintosh operating
system.


Published Date: Feb 18, 2012