[geeks] Hardware recommendation for odd project?

Cory Smelosky b4 at gewt.net
Mon Apr 24 10:43:07 CDT 2017


On Mon, Apr 24, 2017, at 00:02, Jonathan Katz wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 7:22 AM, Cory Smelosky <b4 at gewt.net> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > What would be the lowest power, smallest, and quietest system to use to run up
> > to 64-bit Solaris 9? I need to run an old copy of Sybase for a silly project.
> 
> How hefty is the Sybase instance? You could use an Ultra 5/10;
> arguably the cheapest 64-bit Solaris systems. The Netra T1 and Sun
> Blade 150s also occupy that space. The only system not to use is an
> Ultra1. Although it had a 64-bit CPU there was a well-known CPU error
> which had the OSes default into 32-bit mode.
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Looks like not everyone believes the Netra t1 fits that space. ;)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SUN-MICROSYSTEMS-NETRA-T1-105-RACK-MOUNT-SERVER-F540-4317-03-/152455912191?hash=item237f149aff:g:NBMAAOSwTuJYtylH

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  Cory Smelosky
  b4 at gewt.net


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