[SPARCbook] re: linux on GX

[Scott Bartram]

1. I use Solaris at work and I occasionally want to use it at home but
   I didn't have (until now) a Sparc box at home.

2. I hack NetBSD alot and I now have another platform to use that I didn't
   have before.

All that for $200! Pretty good deal, I'd say. ;-)

Len Rose wrote:
> 
> Not being sarcastic or anything, genuinely curious.
> 
> If I wanted a portable that could run Linux( OpenBSD, NetBSD, etc) , I'd rush
> out and buy a modern, incredibly fast X86 laptop.
> 
> If I wanted a portable that could run Solaris SPARC applications I'd use (I do)
> a very slow Tadpole.
> 
> Can someone help me understand why people take these very slow Tadpoles and
> install Linux, OpenBSD, NetBSD, etc. when they could be using faster X86
> laptops?
> 
> len at netsys.com
> http://www.netsys.com