[buug] /usr on solaris X86
f.johan.beisser
jan at caustic.org
Thu Nov 7 14:53:45 PST 2002
On Thu, 7 Nov 2002, Aaron T Porter wrote:
> Ahh, that's because the people that use it are too embarrased to
> admit it. At one point E-Pinions was almost entirely Sol x86 based. It is
> really aweful stuff though. Support for 3-4 ethernet cards, 2-3 scsi
> cards, and very very few video cards last I messed with it (nearly 3 years
> now fortunately).
i pitty you.
no, really, i do. that's horrid. if you're going the x86 route, you should
use Linux or BSD, there's little reason not too.
> I'd have to agree with the other advice here, to learn solaris, pick up
> a used Sun box. Thanks to greedy engineers and the dot-bomb you can get
> pretty amazing deals on Ultra workstations. Under $250 quite frequently
> on Craigslist and Ebay.
quite often. ebay tends to run a little more than craig's list, though.
sometimes you find good deals on machines. i got a Sun IPX for free, a
while ago, i still use it on my network at home, as the v6
router/firewall.
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