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From: fnf@mcdsun.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: I want my AUX!
Message-ID: <548@mcdsun.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 2-Dec-87 11:01:51 EST
Article-I.D.: mcdsun.548
Posted: Wed Dec  2 11:01:51 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 6-Dec-87 17:00:48 EST
References: <11540055@hpsmtc1.HP.COM>
Reply-To: fnf@mcdsun.UUCP (Fred Fish)
Organization: Motorola Microcomputer Division
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In article <11540055@hpsmtc1.HP.COM> dlw@hpsmtc1.HP.COM (David Williams) writes:
>Alright, I've got my Mac II, I've got 8 megs of memory, I've got an Ethertalk
>board on order....now where oh where is A/UX??? I want it I need it I have to 
>have it!!! C'mon Apple turn it loose! I'll cut a PO for it and the 80 meg

So far I've resisted relating my frustrating experience trying to get
a copy of A/UX so I could proceed with some commercial software development
on the Mac-II.  But since I'm feeling particularly grumpy today, here
it is...   :-)

The saga starts about mid-summer, and ends a couple months ago.  This is
a rough transcript of my interaction with Apple's "evangilism"
group:

Me:		Hi, I just bought a Mac-II and want to develop some
		commercial software, how do I get a Beta copy of
		A/UX?

Them:		Well, are you a registered developer?  No huh, ok we'll
		send you an application, call us back when you get
		registered.

(get forms, fill out, weeks go by)

Me:		Hi, I just got my developer registration confirmation,
		now, how do I get A/UX?

Them:		What's your hardware configuration?  1Mb memory huh, 40 Mb
		disk huh, well you need at least 5Mb memory and an 80Mb
		drive.  Call us back when you get those.

(more weeks go by, and $6K more dollars spent, now up to ~$12K)

Me:		Hi, I now have 8Mb of memory and two 80Mb drives, how
		do I get A/UX?  Also, I can't seem to get a PMMU on
		the open market, how do I get one from Apple.

Them:		Well, we really don't have any PMMU's at the moment,
		but if you can scrounge one up, call us back.

(more weeks, much scrounging, finally buy an X68851 for a few $100)

Me:		Hi, whew!  I now have all the hardware I need for
		A/UX.  How do a get a beta copy?

Them:		Sorry, we aren't seeding A/UX anymore...

Me:		@#$%&*&*!!!!!!   (hangup)


-Fred

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