[rescue] Solaris 9 U1, U5 (was regarding bulk lot purchases (Octanes & Ultras))

[Katherine Strojny]

Larry Snyder wrote:
> The guy that embedded a fridge in one wasn't as bad as that!
>
> So did you do something cool with it?
> -ls-

Like crab pot, aquarium, incubator, end table?

No.  It was uncool: dumpster.  It still torques me.  But I didn't turn it
into a Windows PC.

> BTW, there's no reason not to want a U1.  A U5 is very pc-ish, when it
> comes right down to it.....

You know, I ruled out the U1 b/c the Sol 9 Sys Admin's Eval Guide "highly
recommends" UltraSPARC at faster than 400 MHz.  I have Sol 8 on an oldish
PC and it runs Java-based apps unusably slow, so I'm more than a little
receptive to performance recommendations like that.  But maybe I'm being
too hasty.

My requirements are simple:
1) inexpensive
2) something that I can lift (unlike aforementioned SGI)
3) runs Sol 9 including Java-based apps at speeds I can live with.

I was thinking U5 440 MHz or something.  I'd be interested in hearing how
Sol 9 runs on a U1.  Umm, I can probably check the archives about Sol 8 at
least, which shouldn't be that different ...

-k