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On 15 Nov 2001, 03:16:32 PM Raymond Smith wrote:

> I've been asked how Solaris x86 stacks up, particularly when compared to
> Linux.
> I know how great Linux is, so please, no advocacy.
> What I want to know is the pros and cons of Solaris x86. I have used
> Solaris x86 many moons ago and remember that it compared favourably to the
> SPARC systems, but we had problems on the install.

Raymond,
do you have specific questions / angles to research? If you do, drop me a
line and I can answer the solaris questions for you ;)

James
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