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From: "Arjen G. Lentz" <arjen at mysql.com>
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Subject: Re: [H-GEN] Experiences with Solaris x86
Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 21:54:50 +1000
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Hi,

> On Thu, 15 Nov 2001, Sarah Kelly wrote:
> > I would like to hear about this too. I use Solaris 8 (SPARC) at work, and
> > like it. As I'm more accustomed to it than Linux now, I'm considering
> > installing it at home (x86). Can anyone give me a reason why I shouldn't
do
> > this? Alternatively, why should I go BSD/Linux/??? instead?

> Philosophy aside, Peter's comments on hardware compatibility are probably
> the most pragmatic issue. If Sun's website is to be believed, software
> availablility should be less of an issue given Solaris's 'Linux
> compatibility layer'.
> There is a lot to be said for using the same system at home as at work. It
> avoids having to switch contexts between home and work.

I have a friend who used to work for Lucent.
They were always ditching some older SPARCs that had been used in the offices.
(Some are kept in storage as spare parts because AT&T 5-ESS telephone
exchanges actually run on them ;-)
Anyway, they were sometimes selling them off for very little.
Stuff like that will be slightly older, slower, but it's a real SPARC! So it
might be something to look at.

Here there's companies like Better Buy IT (www.trmsolutions.com.au) that sell
off ex-lease hardware for very interesting prices.
I have no idea whether they ever see any Sun hardware float by, but I'd
actually be surprised if they didn't. They're big and they move around a lot
of hardware.


Regards,
Arjen.

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