[SunHELP] Re: No longer able to download Solaris 8 for x86 under Free License program

[Marvin Cummings]

Hmm...My sole point for obtaining the x86 version was to make sure I was
covering all grounds in regards to preparing for this exam. I haven't
read anything in my reading, one full days worth, that indicates a
difference between the two. If someone here can elaborate on that that
would be great. Are there any learning differences between the two,
Sparc & x86, as it applies to studying for the SCSA exam? Can I continue
to study on my sparc version? Are there any x86 type questions I need to
be concerned with? If not then I shall continue on and maybe worry about
Solaris 9 later. 

-----Original Message-----
From: sunhelp-bounces at sunhelp.org [mailto:sunhelp-bounces at sunhelp.org]
On Behalf Of Robert Novak
Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2003 12:58 PM
To: sunhelp at sunhelp.org
Subject: [SunHELP] Re: No longer able to download Solaris 8 for x86
under Free License program

On Thu, Mar 20, 2003 at 05:13:35PM -0000, Jason Edge wrote:
> Here's the URL
> 
>
http://survey.sun.com/servlet/viewsflash?cmd=showform&pollid=Red%21sol9_
> x86_download

That probably won't help if he needs Solaris 8. There is one copy of
the Sol8 Intel media kit on eBay at the moment, and others may show up,
so if you can't download it, you might consider buying a kit.

Your local Sun VAR may also have some stock. At one point I needed Sol7
and my VAR at the time had it. If you need contacts, let me know and
I'll
look around. 

Also, Jason, can you do anything about your quoting and sig? 60 lines
in the message I'm replying to, and only three new lines, can be 
pretty annoying. The digest folks probably get it even worse, since
they have to page through the flotsam to get to the next message.

Generally, if you are quoting something to set up context for your
words, it's best to actually quote them in the message. And if you
don't need to set up context, there's no reason to quote at all.
I do understand that some companies insert disclaimers and such,
and I believe those responsible for such decisions should be forced
to read their email at 1200bps for a month or two, so if that's the
case for the disclaimer I'll withdraw the gripe about those lines.
But the concern over quoting remains. :)

--Rob


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