Solaris 8 Anyone?

[Jeff Mings]

I've always wanted to play around with Solaris for x86, but the general 
impression I receive is that Solaris just isn't all that great without 
Sun's kick-butt hardware.  Let us know how it compares to to the various 
unices, will you?


-Jeff


Steve Anderson wrote:

> Recently, I downloaded the Solaris 8 CDs from Sun. I burned the first CD
> which is basically just the WebStart CD. I was able to boot the first
> CD, but then you need the 2nd CD for the actual install. I was unable to
> successfully burn the 2nd CD under Linux or M$. Has anyone successfully
> burned the 2nd ISO image? I would rather fork over the cost of a plate
> lunch to someone for the 2nd CD instead of paying $75 for Sun to mail me
> the set of Solaris 8 CDs.
> 
> Steve Anderson
>