[rescue] OT: Solaris for Intel

[Brian Dunbar]

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From: Loomis, Rip [mailto:GILBERT.R.LOOMIS at saic.com]
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In my experience (given a customer requirement to get
Solaris x86 up-and-running on a bunch of random systems,
and using my desktop at the time as a starting point
first):
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2.  What is it that you are trying to accomplish?  
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I should have been more verose - sometimes you never know.

The Goal is to have equipment with Intel prices and Solaris reliability.*
Ideally, I'd install Linux/*BSD and be done with it.  But the PCB CAD
software we use (3 packages, two vendors) is only compiled for SunOS and
HP-UX.  "Linux" support is being considered for at least one of the three.
Maybe.  Someday for sure.

The secondary goal is to learn more about Unix and have a box I can mangle
and do 'dumb things' to (and yes, I've already had linux on it).  I've got
an SS10 on my desk, but I need it for work, I'd like not to cripple it.

Brian Dunbar

*I know you can make an NT box every bit as reliable and etc. as a Unix box.