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Re: unix for the //?
kls0@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Kent Squires ), saw reply that needed
answering. It was called "Re: unix for the //?":
>>Hi, I remember some time ago (around 4 to 5 years ago?) I downloaded a
>>version of unix for my apple //e. I think it ran under prodos, but it
>>might have booted up by itself, don't really recall. If anyone has it
>>(sorry, forgot the name of it too :) can you please put it to c.b.a2
>thank you!
>You're probably thinking of DaveX, which really isn't a unix clone, but
>probably the closest you'll get to on a //e. I think it's available via
>ftp, but from where, I'm not sure.
Wrong. Davex is not anything even remotely like unix at all. It is simply a
shell for ProDos that allows you to alias commands etc etc etc.
BTW, I use Davex and it works fantastically. It really is a great program. And
yes, I -DO- have it setup to emulate a Unix environment with it's commands
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