On Tue, 7 Aug 2001, Ian Blackburn wrote: > > Good morning my work has a lot of sun micro systems hard wear for sale for > > bidding I can bid for it but the minimum is $100 per unit is any of this > > worth it for running and setting up a linux machine > > Okay, Debian has a default port for sparc and even ultrasparc boxes. Last year I installed 12 UltraSparc 1 boxes with debian (for clustering) with great success. What you can do is the following: 1. setup a 2nd linux-box as bootp/ftfp server 2. do a net boo from the sparc-station 3. make sure that your startup image has screen-reader software included Have fun, these are very nice compu's imho > my work said the following > > NOTE 1: This equipment is designed to run the SOLARIS UNIX OPERATING > > SYSTEM NOT MICROSOFT WINDOWS. As such you will not be able to run the > > typical Microsoft suite of applications, > > NOTE 2: We are advised that the LINUX operating system will run on these > > workstations. > > NOTE 3: Be aware that most units do not have any form of external media > > reading capability, ie floppy disk or CD-ROM. (advises that a SCSI CD-ROM > > can be connected to an external port.) > > NOTE: 4 Sun Microsystems have advised that the may transfer a SOLARIS > > license with each of the units, but they will not support the product in > > any form. > > > > The following list identifies the type equipment available. > > > > Sparc IPX > > Sparc LX > > Sparc SLC > > Sparc 4 > > Sparc 5 > > > > > thanks for your help > ian > iblackburn@gesb.wa.gov.au > > > > > ======================================================== > Standard disclaimer: > Any recipient of this communication acknowledges that: > * the Government Employees Superannuation Board accepts no responsibility > for the contents, nor the validity of this communication; and > * they do not rely on any view given unless it is properly authorised. > ======================================================== > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > slainte mhaith (good health), slainte (cheers) Uisce Beatha (water of live/health) ----------- Andor Demarteau E-mail: ademarte@students.cs.uu.nl student computer science www: http://www.students.cs.uu.nl/~ademarte/ Utrecht University irc: see webpage for details ----------- Believe in yourself, know what you want, and make it happen!