<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">From that alway accurate internet resource of all knowledge Wikipedia:<div><br></div><div><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Inter, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The </span><b style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Inter, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);">Cobalt Qube</b><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Inter, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> was a </span><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer" title="Computer" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none; background: none; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Inter, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);">computer</a><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Inter, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Server_appliance" class="mw-redirect" title="Server appliance" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none; background: none; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Inter, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);">server appliance</a> <span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Inter, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">product line, meant to be </span><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_servers" class="mw-redirect" title="Web servers" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none; background: none; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Inter, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);">web servers</a><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Inter, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">, developed by </span><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobalt_Networks" title="Cobalt Networks" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none; background: none; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Inter, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);">Cobalt Networks</a><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Inter, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">, Inc. (later purchased by </span><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Microsystems" title="Sun Microsystems" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none; background: none; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Inter, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);">Sun Microsystems</a><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Inter, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">) from 1998 to 2002 featuring a modified </span><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Hat_Linux" title="Red Hat Linux" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none; background: none; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Inter, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);">Red Hat Linux</a><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Inter, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> operating system and a proprietary GUI for server management. The original Qube systems were equipped with </span><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/RM5230" class="mw-redirect" title="RM5230" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none; background: none; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Inter, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);">RM5230</a><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Inter, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">or </span><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/RM5231" class="mw-redirect" title="RM5231" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none; background: none; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Inter, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);">RM5231</a><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Inter, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> microprocessors but later models used </span><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMD_K6-2" title="AMD K6-2" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none; background: none; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Inter, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);">AMD K6-2</a><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Inter, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> chips. </span><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/NetBSD" title="NetBSD" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none; background: none; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Inter, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);">NetBSD</a><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Inter, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> operating system has been ported to both the Cobalt Qube and RaQ.</span></div><div><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Ken</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On May 20, 2024, at 14:01, Jonathan Katz via rescue <rescue@sunhelp.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto">I thought these were MIPS systems and not x86?<br clear="all"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">-Jon<br>+44 7792 149029</div></div></div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, 20 May 2024 at 19:48, Alexander Jacocks via rescue <<a href="mailto:rescue@sunhelp.org">rescue@sunhelp.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><div dir="ltr"><div>Folks,</div><div><br></div><div>Has anyone attempted to run Solaris x86 on a Cobalt Qube? I have one that is a rather cool looking device, but as a web server it is of course unusable, due to (many, severe!) security issues.</div><div><br></div><div>I was thinking of trying to pay tribute to the combination of Sun and Cobalt by running Solaris x86. To do that, I'd need to install a video card in the PCI slot, which I know would only be visible after boot, but I suspect that's not a big deal. The odd boot mechanism would be more the issue.</div><div><br></div><div>Has anyone experimented with alternative OSes on the Qube 3 and its RaQ cousins?</div><div><br></div><div>- Alex<br></div></div>
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