From: Anders Holm (anders.holm at domain criticalpath.net)
Date: Wed 04 Sep 2002 - 16:09:11 IST
Conor,
SUN has a PCI card you can get, which in essence is a PC, with CPU and
all. Runing x86 code on a SPARC, I wouldn't recommend, if even possible.
Also remember, an Ultra 5 is sloooow.. ;) If you gonna spend hard earned
cash on a SUN box, consider what you want it for. I would more recommend
their V100/120 stuff. Much more worth the money..
//Anders//
On Wed, 2002-09-04 at 15:49, Wynne, Conor wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> This is a wee bit OT, but I wan't to test something before I buy it. I'm
> looking at buying a Sparc [Ultra5] coz you gotta love Sun. But I would like
> to know if there is a linux binary [ELF or whatever] thingy like in SCO's
> OpenUNIX 8
>
> I need more practice on Solaris and so the best way is to buy one and use it
> as a workstation. But wil it run my linux Civilisation CTP? I see there are
> SPARC binaries to download so I was thinking of getting them, patching the
> game, then run linux emulation mode to play the game. Thats just an example
> and won't be the only app that I wan't to run.
>
> Also while I'm being OT, can I install any graphics card in the units? The
> basic ones are a bit gay.
>
> Later
> CW
>
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