From owner-freebsd-hackers Thu Dec 11 05:04:02 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id FAA10389 for hackers-outgoing; Thu, 11 Dec 1997 05:04:02 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers) Received: from gatekeeper.itribe.net (gatekeeper.itribe.net [209.49.144.254]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id FAA10348 for ; Thu, 11 Dec 1997 05:03:54 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jamie@itribe.net) Message-Id: <199712111258.HAA17286@gatekeeper.itribe.net> Received: forwarded by SMTP 1.5.2. Date: Thu, 11 Dec 1997 08:02:57 -0500 (EST) From: Jamie Bowden To: spork cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Beginning SPARC port In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Wed, 10 Dec 1997, spork wrote: > > On Wed, 10 Dec 1997, Chuck Robey wrote: > > > I would also be a little curious about the availability of sparc hardware > > for hobbyist folk. Few of us can afford $10K servers, but what other kind > > How's $750 for an IPX w/17" B&W monitor, 32MB, 2G disk sound? > > The Sparc 5's aren't that bad either... > > Charles Sprickman > spork@super-g.com That's pricey for an IPX, especially mono. You can buy new SS5 175mhz machines for around 4k. Not much more than a new PII based PC. I would rather have the Sun personally. -- Jamie Bowden Systems Administrator, iTRiBE.net If we've got to fight over grep, sign me up. But boggle can go. -Ted Faber (on Hasbro's request for removal of /usr/games/boggle)