A/UX vs. SUN, SONY, SCO, NeXT, etc.....?

[stickler at cc.helsinki.fi]

Could y'all please give your honest oppinions regarding a
Mac w/ AUX as a UNIX platform. How does e.g. a IIx w/ 8 or 16MB
memory compete against a SUN 3/60, Sparcstation1, Sony NeWS, etc.

How about price vs. performance?

I would also appreciate honest comments regarding Mac OS compatibility
and how well Mac OS apps which are approved for both Mac OS and AUX
really run.

One question for whoever might be able to provide an answer...
Does Allegro (Apple) Common Lisp run under AUX, and how might it
compare in performance to e.g. Lucid CL on a SUN 3/60.

How well does X11 (R4?) run under AUX? GNU software?

I know these questions are pretty basic, but Apple does not
market AUX really at all in Europe, so there is no source of
such basic information.

I've been a MacPerson for years, but have had to struggle with
UNIX to 'get things done'. AUX looks like a breath of fresh air.
I just need to know if it is as it appears.

Thanks.


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