Date: Sat, 16 Nov 1996 17:27:55 -0600 (CST) From: "Paul T. Root" <proot@horton.iaces.com> To: mikem@minn.net (Michael D. Malszycki) Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: unix for sun sparc Message-ID: <199611162327.RAA25701@horton.iaces.com> In-Reply-To: <328D944F.20C4@minn.net> from "Michael D. Malszycki" at "Nov 16, 96 10:15:43 am"
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In a previous message, Michael D. Malszycki said: > I have been viewing the FreeBSD site and am very curious and excited > about the possibilities this site affords. I have been given a > SunSparc IPC (1990 manufactured) without an operating system. I would > like to know if Free BSD would be compatible with this machine. If not > could you point me in the right direction to obtain the correct flavor > of Unix? > Much thanks, > Mike The right to use license goes with the CPU on a Sun. You have the right to SunOS 4.1.3 on that machine (That's a guess according to the date). Other options are, NetBSD or OpenBSD, or Linux. I've heard that the linux TCP on Sparc is the fastest around. -- Paul T. Root E/Mail: proot@iaces.com 200 S. 5th St. Suite 1100 PAG: +1 (800) SKY-PAGE PIN: 537-7370 Minneapolis, MN 55402 WRK: +1 (612) 663-1979 NIC: PTR FAX: +1 (612) 663-8030
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