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Date:      Sun, 27 Dec 1998 12:06:36 +0100 (MEZ)
From:      Rainer M Duffner <Rainer.Duffner@konstanz.netsurf.de>
To:        Rick Hamell <hamellr@dsinw.com>
Cc:        FreeBSD-Newbies <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG>, Dennis Favro <scqdaf@globalserve.net>
Subject:   Re: Free Solaris
Message-ID:  <Marcel-1.46-1227110636-0b0Zsav@duffner.surf24.de>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.WNT.3.95.981226171525.-217467A-100000@direct-source.com.direct-source.com>

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On Sun 27 Dec, Rick Hamell wrote:
> 
> > 
> >   Ok, I've had some time to muck about with FreeBSD and its been 
> > going pretty well.  So now I've notice this free Solaris program 
> > offered by Sun and I'm wondering if its worth trying.

> 	I could be wrong, but I believe Solaris only works on Sun

Nope, there is Solaris/x86 - and you get it together with the SPARC-CD
when you order the education-promo.
Solaris on IA64 will be supported much more by SUN than the current
IA32-release.

> hardware. FreeBSD runs on Intel, Alpha, and soon Sun. OpenBSD will run on
> anything. :) 
> 	Solaris and FreeBSD are going to be equally hard to use at first.
> Once you learn one though, the other will be pretty simple. 

I'm just looking for a nice 9 Gig SCSI HD to try out both Solaris and
Linux/Oracle.
Is there a Netcape-Version for Solaris/x86, btw ?

cheers,
Rainer
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