[rescue] Just a thought - what would be a good starter SPARC

[Zach Malone]

> With the last couple of Sol8 installs I did (one on a 5 with 64M--works
> fine) I skipped the "Install" disk and went right to the software disk 1
> of 2. It's bootable and skips all the unnecessary web-based crap.
>
> Another point on installs--I've found that the speed of the CDROM drive
> (a stock Sun one can be pretty slow) makes quite a bit of differece in
> the overall install time. You think Sol8 on a SPARC5 is slow... try
> Win2k on a P233!

I've done Win2k on a P166 with 32mb of RAM, believe it or not, it was
actually snappier then the LX.  In terms of worst installations, I must say
that the Word 6.0 installation for the Mac, using floppies, has to be one of
the most horrible I personally have experienced(if I remember correctly, it
had a binder full of disks), especially because 5 was so superior.  The
CD-ROM sure is a lifesaver, those installations where you had to sit there
and pop in floppy after floppy sucked.
    Zach