Sources for non-intel hardware
Aaron
aaron at aarons.net
Fri Apr 28 05:01:56 CDT 2000
Used sun Sparc Stations can be had pretty cheap. My SPARCstation 5 with
32MB RAM, 1.6GB HD, 110mhz CPU, CD-ROM, Floppy, type-4 keyboard and mouse
and a 20" Monitor ran me about $400. Sparc 2's can be had (complete with
19" monitors) for under $250. Check out e-bay. :)
michael d hoskins wrote:
> Now I've read that Sparc's running Linux have REALLY fast ethernet
> speeds -- very close to 100% of theoretical.
>
> Where/what price can one pick up a used Sparc (or Alpha or RS/6000,)
> these days?
>
> You know, now that they've fixed piranha (cross your fingers,) RedHat
> (or any distro that you want) can cluster (load balance, in this case)
> many of your vital services.... Since they have source, it should be
> easy to recompile for Sparc, Alpha, whatever.
>
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