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     So I read the article on A/UX 2.0 and I think, great, Apple is
going to let us have an integrated UNIX.  They must be targeting small
business, corporations, and other users.  Then I read the press
release carefully.

    I have 2 main beefs with Apple about A/UX :

	1) It is based on OBSOLETE UNIX.  It is based on AT&T V.2.2.
	   Considering they are now at SYS5.3, that is WAY behind.
	   And what is this about BSD extensions.  One vendor (Sun) 
	   already does this, and that makes porting pure BSD 
	   applications to them a bitch.

	2) The PRICE.  I have here the University price (CAD$) :

		A/UX 2.0 Media Only 	$760
		X windows for 2.0	$285 (no mention of version)
		Manual kit		$668
					----
		TOTAL		       $1713

	   What kind of cost is that ?  For $2500 I can get myself an
	   Apollo DN2500 WITH UNIX (4.3 and SY5.3) AND C/Pascal etc.
	   Granted, that is diskless, but that is only another $2-3000

	   For a MAC, I need at least an SE/30 or IInn to run A/UX.
	   I also need a minimal 80meg drive.  Preferably 100-160.

     Lets get serious here Apple.  A/UX and X and Manuals should cost
no more than $500 for a University.  I really want to buy A/UX with X
windows for developing applications.  But I can NOT afford the cost of
A/UX, X, Manuals and new hard drive.  Nor do I want to learn yet
another version of UNIX (I already know and use BSD4.3).

	thanx for listening
	  maurice
Maurice Sharp MSc. Student
University of Calgary Computer Science Department
2500 University Drive N.W.	      sharp@ksi.cpsc.UCalgary.CA
Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4	      ...!alberta!calgary!sharp