From: groenvel@cse.psu.edu (John D Groenveld) Newsgroups: comp.databases.oracle.server Subject: Re: Solaris vs. Linux sun vs intel ??? Date: 4 Apr 2001 21:17:47 -0400 Organization: Computer Science and Engineering Department Lines: 13 Message-ID: <9agh3r$1ok$1@ewok.cse.psu.edu> References: <9adrqd$q0l$1@ewok.cse.psu.edu> <9aei3f$28l$2@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: ewok.cse.psu.edu In article <9aei3f$28l$2@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu>, Todd Gillespie 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@acm.org