Sun Sparc ID

From: John Ruschmeyer <jruschme_at_netzero.net>
Date: Sat Oct 12 00:10:00 2002

> From: Gary Hildebrand
> Sent: Saturday, October 12, 2002 12:51 AM
> To: cctalk_at_classiccmp.org
> Subject: Re: Sun Sparc ID
>
>
> Patrick Finnegan wrote:
>
> > Sounds like an IPX, IPC or LX - I'll have to look at mine to see what
> > model # it has on it. Either way, there should be a tag with
> the model on
> > the front (Unless it has fallen off or something). It's the "Lunch Box"
> > style of case
>
> Well, that got me closer to home. It is an IPC and looks like it isn't
> really worth the time and effort. Just wonering how well they run Linux
> with X.

On a Sun4c system like the IPC, the canonical wisdom is to avoid Linux
because of performance issues related to problems in the memory management
code. The better bet is NetBSD (go with 1.5.3) or OpenBSD.

> Looks like a really low grade Sun, with the usual killer gfx output.

IIRC, IPCs had mono onboard video.

<<<john>>>
Received on Sat Oct 12 2002 - 00:10:00 BST