On Wed, May 28, 2003 at 02:38:07PM -0700, Jack Morgan wrote: > I'd recommend two things. One, get an Ultra 1 or 2 with two cpu, say Ultra2 with > 2x300Mhz. Make sure these have an hme (100Mb nic) and a Creator video card as it > will do 24bpu. Or go for an Ultra 10 or 30. Again with hme, Creator. You'll have > choice of any BSD, Aurora Linux, Debian Linux, Gentoo Linux, or Solaris for those. > My recommendation is based on you getting the most bang for the buck from my > personal experience. > > Let me know if you need more details, > > Jack Morgan > Gentoo/Sparc
I did some research on sun's site and on ebay. Based on ebay availability, I'm thinking of an ultra 5 or 10. These systems look like they come standard with 10/100 and a 24-bit capable video card that also has a db-15 connector. Do you still recommend a creator 3d or will any on board 24-bit card do (like a PX24). These systems support scsi or ide. Can I plug a regular scsi/ide drive in to it and expect it to work as it should? Any problem with a 200gb western digital ide drive plugged in to one of those? Can I plug any pci card in a pci slot and expect it to work? I probably only need an OS driver, right? On intel, I've experienced the difference between pentium, p2, p3, as well as p2-400 vs p3-400, etc. What are the relationships between an Ultrasparc-II (U2), Ultrasparc-IIi (u5/10). How about ultrasparc-II 300 vs IIi 300? How about a ultra 2x300 vs an ultra10 333 or even 440mhz? Thanks! Cory _______________________________________________ EuG-LUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug
