Re: Solaris vs. Linux sun vs intel ???

From: John D Groenveld <groenvel_at_cse.psu.edu>
Date: 4 Apr 2001 21:17:47 -0400
Message-ID: <9agh3r$1ok$1@ewok.cse.psu.edu>

In article <9aei3f$28l$2_at_geraldo.cc.utexas.edu>, Todd Gillespie <toddg_at_linux127.ma.utexas.edu> wrote:
>Except that Oracle doesn't offer a Solaris x86 version, or if they do
Oracle does offer a version for Intel. You can buy a trial version for $45 via Oracle Store or part of Sun's $75 media kit.

>And if you're going to pay for Solaris, why wouldn't you run it on the
>system with the higher IO? (sparcs, for those who just joined us.)
If you have Solaris sparc expertise, but only a budget for an Intel box than Solaris intel is a decent compromise.

John
groenveld_at_acm.org Received on Wed Apr 04 2001 - 20:17:47 CDT