Michael C. Toren on Sat, 8 Apr 2000 16:11:38 -0400 (EDT)


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Re: [PLUG] Linux on SPARCstation 1+


> > Has anybody done it?  I'll be acquiring the use of one of these machines
> > as a personal server.  
> 
> An SS1+ is a pretty wimpy box.  I remember 486Dx2-66's being faster when
> running Linux 1.0.

Probably most 486's, as well :)  But, they're certainly cheap enough,
especially on eBay.  The Sparc10 I mentioned in my previous message was
picked up for about $225.  Still, with an SM40 processor, it doesn't
compare at all with even a mid-range Pentium machine...

-mct