What is Macintosh Application Environment 3.0.4?

Macintosh Application Environment 3.0 (MAE)—the virtual Macintosh for UNIX Systems—is an innovative software product that provides a complete Macintosh environment in an X window, allowing you to run Macintosh 680x0 applications right on your workstation. 

MAE brings the functionality and ease of use of the Macintosh computer to Sun Microsystems SPARCstations running the Solaris operating system, as well as to Hewlett-Packard Series 700 workstations running HP-UX. 

Because MAE supports AppleTalk networking, it's easy to share printers, files, and e-mail with other Macintosh and MAE users on a network, and MacTCP support lets you run Internet-based applications. 

Version 3.0 offers dramatic performance gains for all applications and for remote X window display, floating licenses with FLEXIm technology, and much more. 

Since MAE 3.0 is based on Macintosh System 7.5.3, you can easily run the most popular off-the-shelf Macintosh software—including spreadsheet, desktop publishing, word processing, graphics, e-mail, workgroup, calendar, and business applications. 

MAE also seamlessly integrates with the UNIX environment, allowing you to copy and paste text and graphics between UNIX and Macintosh applications. MAE lets you open UNIX files (including NFS-mounted volumes), access UNIX applications through the Macintosh interface, and use system services such as UNIX PostScript printers.

Apple Computer, Inc. (1996). Macintosh Application Environment 3.0. Brochure.

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Architecture

68K + PPC (FAT)

Compatibility notes

Minimum Requirements

• Sun SPARC workstation running Solaris 2.4 or later OR HP 9000 Series 700 workstation running HP-UX 9.0.x or HP-UX 10.10 or later
• X Window System version 11, release 5 or later
• 32 MB RAM
• 39 MB hard disk available
• Local or network access to a CD–ROM drive