Sun SPARCstation 2

From: Tom Uban <uban_at_ubanproductions.com>
Date: Wed Feb 14 12:51:46 2001

As I recall, every Sun box comes with an implicit right to use license for
the Sun operating system. Getting a copy is another story, but you should
be able to find someone who has one...

--tom

At 12:58 PM 2/14/01 EST, you wrote:
>In a message dated 2/14/01 12:35:29 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>phil_at_ultimate.com writes:
>
>>
>> Since this is a retro list, let's not forget Solaris 1 (aka SunOS 4).
>> I'm typing this now on a Sun type 3, connected to an IPX running 4.1.4.
>>
>> But I'll confess, I'm willing to deal with having to tweak builds on
>> occasion, since SunOS4 is hardly mainstream any more.
>>
>> -phil
>>
>>
>
>I have a question that belongs on this list for sure.. Is it possible and
>legal to obtain a copy of an old version of SunOS or Solaris to run on these
>old machines? My personal opinion is that NetBSD or Linux would run better
>on them, but for historical interest it might be nice to have one running an
>old Solaris as well.
>-Linc.
>
>
Received on Wed Feb 14 2001 - 12:51:46 GMT