[OT] Re: Mach kernel and Unix over 68k : well before OS X

[Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC]

On Nov 19, 2005, at 11:47 AM, Roland Smith wrote:

> On Sat, Nov 19, 2005 at 07:29:41PM +0100, Gilbert Fernandes wrote:
> <snip>
>> But "Unix" has been available for MacOS users for a long time,
>> far before MacOS X went out and using a Mach kernel.
>>
>> It has been since 1996, over a Mach kernel.
>
> Apple had its own UNIX running on 68k hardware since 1998: A/UX.

Way before 98.  I used AU/X in 1990/91 time frame.  I think you have  
a typo as the wikipedia entry you posted says 1988

best
Chad

> See
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A/UX
>
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