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

[Dave McGuire]

   And put SunOS4 on it, so it'd actually be fast.  Nothing makes me 
shake my head more than someone getting a sun4c machine and shouting 
"Look, I put Solaris2 on it!"

             -Dave

On 11/21/24 14:08, Todd Vernon via rescue wrote:
> 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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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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Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
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