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A/UX Definition

(Apple's UniX) {Apple}'s first version of {Unix} for {Macintosh} computers.  A/UX merges the {Macintosh Finder} ({GUI}) with a Unix core, offering functions from both systems.  It will run on some late-model {Motorola 68000} Macs, but not on the {Power Macintosh}. A/UX is based on {AT&T} Unix {System V}.2.2 with numerous extensions from V.3, V.4 and {BSD} 4.2/4.3.  It also provides full {POSIX} compliance. A/UX 3.x.x incorporates {System 7} for the Macintosh, thus supporting the vast majority of Macintosh {applications}. System 7 and Unix are fully integrated under A/UX 3.x.x with the Unix file system being seen as a disk drive by the Finder. {jagubox's A/UX Home Page (http://jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov/aux/Info/FAQ.auxl)}. (1997-12-13)

Definition Provided By Denis Howe