[rescue] Getting back into Sun - Blade 100 or Ultra 5?

[Todd Vernon]

 Personally I would go with an IPX.  It’s smaller and more demonstrative of
how far computers have come while still being something recognizable for
someone who uses Linux.
-t

Todd Vernon
Entrepreneur | Investor
Email: todd at toddvernon.com
LinkedIn: toddvernon <https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddvernon/>


On Nov 21, 2024 at 10:37:20 AM, Christopher Purdy via rescue <
rescue at sunhelp.org> wrote:

> After a long hiatus, looking to get an older Sun to show the kids for our
> homeschool computer class..  Leaning toward the Ultra 5, but not sure.
> Planning on an older Solaris 7 or 8 install - possibly a BSD flavor down
> the road.
>
> Pro's and Cons of each?
>
> I've read about the anemic cache on the Blade... but wasn't sure about the
> actual performance differences..  Mainly just planning to set up a web
> server so they can get a feel for networking and such..  It would be nice
> to have some sort of viable web browser for simpler pages and to get
> software so I can show them installation and compiling, etc..
>
> Main reason for selecting these two is the 'bay has them relatively
> cheaply - but any of the higher end workstations are 2-10X more
> expensive..  the days of cheap SUN goodies are gone it appears.
>
> On that note - if anyone has some decent SUN kit in the Detroit / Flint
> area let me know, I'd prefer not pay shipping on these beasts.  In a
> perfect world - an Ultra 30/60 with working SCSI drives would be perfect...
>
> --
> Christopher Purdy
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