SunPC under emulation? (Was: RE: [SunRescue] Given an orphan IPX with sunpc)

[Dave McGuire]

  If memory serves, that package uses loadable modules for device
drivers...as in Solaris loadable modules...

       -Dave McGuire

On January 28, William Barnett-Lewis wrote:
> In theory it might work - and that's what I'm hoping to try with the one
> I just bought. I have sunos 4.x emulation working at the moment (this
> message being brought to you via communicator 4.61 for sunos in
> emulation mode). There is also SVR4/Solaris emulation available for
> NetBSD/Sparc as well according to the man page. I hope to get that
> running as well as I'd like a few of the support *tool programs from
> Openwindows running on this box as well. 
> 
> Now, I just need the SunPC software to experiment with... Anyone got a
> copy? 
> 
> 
> > Message: 13
> > From: "Mike Hebel" <drone8of9 at crosswinds.net>
> > To: <rescue at sunhelp.org>
> > Subject: RE: [SunRescue] Given an orphan IPX with sunpc card... now what?
> > Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2001 23:29:31 -0600
> > Reply-To: rescue at sunhelp.org
> > 
> > Give it to someone using Solaris.  No, REALLY, give it to someone using
> > Solaris as that's the _only_ OS that supports it.  Unless you want to write
> > drivers for it... ;-)
> > 
> > Hmmm...just had an odd thought - would it be possible to run the SunPC
> > software using Solaris emulation on Linux or 'BSD of some sort?  Like I
> > said, just a thought...
> > 
> > Mike Hebel
> > 
> > >>-----Original Message-----
> > >>From: rescue-admin at sunhelp.org [mailto:rescue-admin at sunhelp.org]On
> > >>Behalf Of BSD Bob the old greybeard BSD freak
> > >>Sent: Friday, January 26, 2001 8:49 AM
> > >>To: rescue at sunhelp.org
> > >>Subject: [SunRescue] Given an orphan IPX with sunpc card... now what?
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>As luck would have it, I was given an orphan IPX box, with what looks
> > >>like 3 ram sticks (4m or 8m, not sure yet), and a sunpc card.
> > >>
> > >>I know the IPX is useful on OpenBSD or NetBSD, but, what can one do
> > >>with the sunpc card, and what is required to use it?
> > >>
> > >>Thanks
> > >>
> > >>Bob
> > >>
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