What Mac applications are compatible with A/UX?
It would be much easier to list the applications that aren’t compatible. The list is much, much shorter… The vast majority of applications that run under System 7 will run under A/UX 3.x.x. In fact, before System 7 was released, A/UX 2.0.x was actually a good litmus test whether the application was 32-bit clean and would run under System 7. The only applications that are sure to fail are those that try to access hardware directly, such as HD utilities or backup applications. A/UX 3.x.x provides both 24 and 32-bit modes, so if the application doesn’t run under 32-bit mode, try it under 24-bit. One key note: if the program uses a “complex” installation procedure (like for Canvas, Word, Stuffit, etc.) then you should not try to do a fresh install under A/UX. See the above Hints and Words Of Wisdom.
It would be much easier to list the applications that aren’t compatible. The list is much, much shorter… The vast majority of applications that run under System 7 will run under A/UX 3.x.x. In fact, before System 7 was released, A/UX 2.0.x was actually a good litmus test whether the application was 32-bit clean and would run under System 7. The only applications that are sure to fail are those that try to access hardware directly, such as HD utilities or backup applications. A/UX 3.x.x provides both 24 and 32-bit modes, so if the application doesn’t run under 32-bit mode, try it under 24-bit. One key note: if the program uses a “complex” installation procedure (like for Canvas, Word, Stuffit, etc…) then you should not try to do a fresh install under A/UX. See the above [146]Hints and Words Of Wisdom.
It would be much easier to list the applications that aren’t compatible. The list is much, much shorter… The _vast_ majority of applications that run under System 7 will run under A/UX 3.x.x. In fact, before System 7 was released, A/UX 2.0.x was actually a good litmus test whether the application was 32-bit clean and would run under System 7. The only applications that are _sure_ to fail are those that try to access hardware _directly_, such as HD utilities or backup applications. A/UX 3.x.x provides both 24 and 32-bit modes, so if the application doesn’t run under 32-bit mode, try it under 24-bit. One key note: if the program uses a “complex” installation procedure (like for Canvas, Word, Stuffit, etc…) then you should not try to do a fresh install under A/UX. See the above Hints and Words Of Wisdom.
It would be much easier to list the applications that aren’t compatible. The list is much, much shorter… The vast majority of applications that run under System 7 will run under A/UX 3.x.x. In fact, before System 7 was released, A/UX 2.0.x was actually a good litmus test whether the application was 32-bit clean and would run under System 7. The only applications that are sure to fail are those that try to access hardware directly, such as HD utilities or backup applications. A/UX 3.x.x provides both 24 and 32-bit modes, so if the application doesn’t run under 32-bit mode, try it under 24-bit. One key note: if the program uses a “complex” installation procedure (like for Canvas, Word, Stuffit, etc.) then you should not try to do a fresh install under A/UX. See the above [205]Hints and Words Of Wisdom.
