Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1999 11:28:33 -0500 From: Wayne Schmidt <schmidtw@ms.com> To: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> Cc: obrien@NUXI.com, Paolo Di Francesco <paipai@tin.it>, freebsd-sparc@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Read this... Message-ID: <3690EC31.32BF0172@ms.com> References: <368A5778.F86A2695@softweyr.com> <19981231132024.BNEK27753.fep04-svc@winworkstation> <19981231095614.D15141@nuxi.com> <368BD135.8038D631@softweyr.com>
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Umm.. this is just a comment, but why not use an accelerator board for a sparc10 or 20? Picking something like, the cyclom boards, or Axil ( I think they're still around ) means you could field an Ultra AND a sparc10 for the price of 2 hulks and this board. conversely I think this might be a good way to go since you're looking for proof of concept builds in the short term. --wayne - Wes Peters wrote: > David O'Brien wrote: > > > > > I don't think that to develop on an old sparc is so exciting. 8) > > > > I fail to see the difference in excitement. I'm interested in this > > project *only* to be able to run FreeBSD on my old Sparc 20's. > > Ditto. > > > > 2) For old sparc there is Linux, but on Ultra there is less support. > > > > You mean for old Sparc there is OpenBSD and NetBSD. Linux is *NOT* an > > option. I'm on a BSD list, not a Pingin list. > > ;^) > > > > 3) I don't know anyone who wants to sell his/her old sparc. > > > > see comp.sys.sun.wanted > > Or www.rave.com, or www.solarsys.com, etc. Go to your favorite search > engine and search for "used sparc" or "refurbished sparc". > > Solar Systems has currently listed on their "Specials" page a > SPARC 5/70 for $945, a SPARC 4/110 for $975, and a SPARCclassic > for $695. If you can find one, SPARC ELCs go for about $350 > and IPXs for about $450 these days. > > > > _Personally_ I think Sun could give us the new architecture for the > > > > As a student (or developer) you can get ~40% discount on many models. > > Including (I think) the Ultra-5, which is already pretty cheap by Sun's > standards. ($2995 list gets you a running system sans monitor). > > -- > Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket? > > Wes Peters +1.801.915.2061 > Softweyr LLC wes@softweyr.com > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-sparc" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-sparc" in the body of the message
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