[luau] SparcStation IPX

[MonMotha]

Dan George wrote:
> MonMotha wrote:
> 
>> al plant wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Hi Mon,
>>>
>>> You might try Solaris 8 ( It is given away free.)  or what about FreeBSD
>>> I have got that to run on all kinds of boxes. I use FreeBSD 4.5 which is
>>> stable. 
>>
>>
>>
>> I don't think Solaris 8 will run on it (and I thought it was only free 
>> for x86?).  Even if it would, it would be hellishly slow (only a 40MHz 
>> proc after all).  I personally don't like FreeBSD, but I'm OK with the 
>> other BSDs.
>>
>> Anyway, it turns out that the 2.1GB HDD is physically bad (it does 
>> sound like an angle grinder after all...), so I'll have to put the old 
>> 400MB one back in for now, and I want to keep RH5.2 on it.  Anyway, RH 
>> should at least run better with 52MB of RAM instead of 16.
>>
>> --MonMotha
>>
>>
> When your talking about Solaris 8 or FreeBSD 4.5, what is the real 
> practical purpose of learning to use those when they are so outdated? It 
> must just be a hobby and not for learning
> to use for business.
> 

Old hardware exists.  Old installations exist.  There's plenty of people 
using FreeBSD 4.5 or Solaris 8.  They need support; they need people who 
know how those operating systems work.  Besides, do you think I'm doing 
anythign serious with a SparcStation IPX that currently has no OS on it? :)

(yes, it's a hobby, everything I do is a hobby as I have no job)

--MonMotha