Sparc

[Robert Wolfe]

Dave Yearke wrote:

>>Hi all!  I just recently got a Sun UltraSparc 5 workstation up and 
>>running here at my home in Lancaster and was wondering if anyone else in 
>>the mailing list had one of these marvels as well.  If so, is anyone 
>>running Solaris 10 on their box?  I apologize if this is off-topic for 
>>this mailing list/group, but was just curious.
>>
>>Thanks!
>>Robert Wolfe [MCP]
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>I've been beta-testing Solaris 10 for a few months now, and it's pretty 
>interesting. I have been wondering if there is any interest in non-Linux, free 
>(as in beer), Unix-like operating systems among the readers of this list. 
>Solaris will soon be released under an open source license, but I don't know how 
>much of a difference that makes as far as this list goes.
>
>As for U5s, they're nice workstations, and they hold up well. We have many here 
>that have been in continuous service since they first came out, which has to be 
>at least five years now, if memory serves me correctly (and it often doesn't).
>
>If there is interest, I'll summarize what I like and don't like about it. If 
>not, or if this is out-of-bounds for the list, then forget I said anything. :-)
>
>  
>
Well, perhaps I should use the mailing list capability I have with my 
webhosting provider in Cheektowaga to set up a Linux mailing list and a 
Solaris mailing list :)