[SunRescue] Q on "optimal" OS for Sun4c machines, now that Solaris 8 won't run

Tue Jul 11 19:11:45 CDT 2000

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Hello,
    My question, simply, is since Sun have decided to no longer support =
Sun4c
architecture for Solaris 8, what would folks suggest running on these =
machines?

    I never thought Solaris 8 would be a great OS to drop on a 64 Meg =
SPARC2,
but the issue did "sparc" this question... Solaris software seems keyed =
to
version 2.5.1 and above, and some fokls are reporting *nearly amazing" =
results
with some of the *BSD OSs, so I'm wondering what the popular opinion is.

    In order to make this look like a reasonable question, let me add =
that my
thought is to use the machine at home, and being able to download =
pre-built
binaries would be very useful. This would be a desktop machine with very
low demand web serving (and maybe SAMBA file serving as well) duties. =
The
box in mind specifically is a SS/2 w/Weitek PowerUP and 96 Meg RAM
(that is 64 Meg + 32 Meg SBUS expansion card).

    I am concerned that other OSs may drop support, following Suns =
lead...

Ken

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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hello,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>    My question, simply, =
is since=20
Sun have decided to no longer support Sun4c</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>architecture for Solaris 8, what would =
folks=20
suggest running on these machines?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>    I never thought =
Solaris 8 would=20
be a great OS to drop on a 64 Meg SPARC2,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>but the issue did "sparc" this =
question... Solaris=20
software seems keyed to</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>version 2.5.1 and above, and some fokls =
are=20
reporting *nearly amazing" results</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>with some of the *BSD OSs, so I'm =
wondering what=20
the popular opinion is.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>    In order to make =
this look like=20
a reasonable question, let me add that my</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>thought is to use the machine at home, =
and being=20
able to download pre-built</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>binaries would be very useful. This =
would be a=20
desktop machine with very</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>low demand web serving (and maybe SAMBA =
file=20
serving as well) duties. The</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>box in mind specifically is a SS/2 =
w/Weitek PowerUP=20
and 96 Meg RAM</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>(that is 64 Meg + 32 Meg SBUS expansion =

card).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>    I am concerned that =
other OSs=20
may drop support, following Suns lead...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Ken</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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