[rescue] Operating system for Axil 320

[stephen price]

solaris 8 =
www.sun.com/software/solaris/8/

regards
steve

--- "Geoffrey S. Mendelson" <gsm at mendelson.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Jun 11, 2007 at 06:07:25PM +0200, Marcin
> 'Rambo' Roguski wrote:
> > Well, still is, but as orderable media. I think
> download was free
> > since good 3 years (that's how I got mine).
> Earlier you were
> > required to have extended support account or
> something (locked out for mortals).
> 
> 
> Originaly Solaris cost money. Midway through it's
> "life cycle" Sun released
> Solaris 7 for free if you paid for shipping. When
> Solaris 8 was released
> it was available for free download.
> 
> When Solaris 9 was released it was a free download,
> Solaris 8 became a 
> $25 download. I remember because the place I was
> working at bought
> a new machine from Sun and I ordered Solaris 9 with
> it. It turned out
> that the application they wanted it for would not
> run on Solaris 9 and
> the vendor claimed it would be a long time before it
> would if ever.
> 
> We had to pay $25 to download Solaris 8. 
> 
> 
> When Solaris 10 was released, Solaris 8 disapeared
> and Solaris 9 became
> $25. Recently they made it free again.
> 
> Now if only I could find Solaris 8. :-)
> 
> Geoff.
> 
> 
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