[SPARCbook] RDI Tadpole Precisionbook

[gallenz at free.fr]

En riponse ` "Wagner Godoy (Ig)" <wddgodoy at ig.com.br>:

HP-UX = PA-RISC
Solaris = SPARC
this are the non-free Unix/CPU couples.
Linus or *BSD for all the material platforms.

Cordially

> Hi,
> 
> Did you get your laptop at eBay? I've seen a company selling a lot of
> them,
> nearly 1 per week. I am really itchy go buy one since the prices have
> been
> averaging $350.00 - affordable, IMHO. But since I live in Brazil and
> here
> the Customs doesn't allow direct imports of used goods, I can only envy
> you
> guys ...
> 
> As for Solaris, I don't think it is going to work. My experience with
> Solaris is nill, but I have accumulated a good number of hours playing
> with
> HP-UX, AIX and Ultrix (old DEC Unix flavor), and surely they aren't
> any
> binary compatible.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Wagner Godoy
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Liam" <Liam1f at blueyonder.co.uk>
> To: "For owners of Tadpole/RDI's SPARCbook series of
> portableSun-compatible
> computer systems." <sparcbook at sunhelp.org>
> Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 7:36 PM
> Subject: [SPARCbook] RDI Tadpole Precisionbook
> 
> 
> > Hi,
> >     I am shortly going to receive an RDI Tadpole Precisionbook,
> loaded
> with
> > HP-UX. Does anyone know if these machines run Solaris? I am NOT a
> unix
> expert,
> > but I'm getting to grips with Solaris, gradually. I have disks from
> 2.4 to
> 9.
> > Will they work? Thanks very much for any help.
> >
> >
> >                                                            Cheers,
> Liam
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