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Re:Installing A/UX 1.1 like it's the 90s by classichasclass on Sunday July 05, 2026 @04:05PM (#48797506)
A/UX 1.0 came on a pre-written 80MB disk, which indeed would have been a lot easier.
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Re:Installing A/UX 1.1 like it's the 90s by yjftsjthsd-h on Sunday July 05, 2026 @04:44PM (#48797774)
Oh, that's even better:) I assumed the mentioned tape was the preferred way to get it, but a no-op install is faster/easier yet!
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Re:Installing A/UX 1.1 like it's the 90s by nickhodge on Monday July 06, 2026 @12:33AM (#48800671)
80Mb Drives were _expensive_
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Re:Installing A/UX 1.1 like it's the 90s by yjftsjthsd-h on Monday July 06, 2026 @02:28AM (#48801290)
I don't get the impression that a single aspect of A/UX was meant to be cheap, except perhaps in comparison to the other Real UNIX Workstation offerings.
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