[SunRescue] Sparc 10 cover plates

[Michael C. Vergallen]

On Tue, 21 Dec 1999, Adamson, Stuart wrote:

> } > I'm already wondering, why his PC
> } > cannot do the job... maybe he's running the wrong OS???
> } Nope I use FreeBSD. The problem is the main PC cpu board that 
> } is going to
> } shit
> 
> I've got a 486 DX100, 32MB RAM running linux at home - but with no 2nd 
> level cache - it runs slower than my 8MB 386 laptop! If the cache has died
> then so does performance.
True... 
 
> A second hand Pentium MB should be very cheap - and you could put 
> your old CPU / memory / cards into it - unless it's a weird case 
> that needs a special MB.
Yep my system does and it would cost aprox 400 USD. 
> But - if you're got the other hardware lying about then use it - 
> Sun's always give the feeling or more stability anyway - might not
> always to true - but it's a feel thing
True.

Michael