SPARC Versions (Was Re: [SunRescue] PHP/MySQL/Apache for Solaris...)

[Tugrul Galatali]

On Thu, 31 May 2001, Brian Hechinger wrote:

> > What is SPARC32PLUS ... V8+ Required - is this looking for an Ultra-class
> > system???
> 
> i can't for the life of me remember what v8+ is, and i can't find it. the
> sparc5 is a V7 and the Ultra is a V9 so it's somewhere in between there.
> 

	I think V8 is the sun4m SuperSPARC and friends, V8+ is a 32-bit subset
of V9 including the extra FP registers of the Ultra. Hence no go on SS/5.
	One of these days I will have to dig into the specs :)

	Tugrul Galatali