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Octave Orgeron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I run SX:CR on my Sun Blade 2000, compaq laptop, and a vmware instance for my
work laptop. I do agree that there needs to be parity between the platforms. A
good example is how CD audio works fine on x86 with build 54, but not on my
SB2k. It's little things like that which should not be overlooked. I know much
of the development is happening on x86/x64 these days. But SPARC is still
important for developers, sysadmins, and of course production environments.
Seeing how the T1 platform has taken off, I'd be will to say that SPARC is
alive and well.
>
The CD/DVD problem is only caused by the broken (or let us call them outdated)
ATA drivers used on Solaris/Sparc.
> It would be nice to see a cost effective SPARC based desktop for sysadmins,
developers, etc. As things stand, the Ultra25 and Ultra45 are a bit expensive
which pressures users to buy an x64 box.
>
> Ideally, I'd like to see something like this:
>
>
> T1 (4 core)
You either pay another ~ 10 Million for the chip mask
or you just use the unmodified T1.
The problem is the clock rate. For a woekstation, I would
like to see a 2-4 core system with at least 1.8 GHz clock.
> 8GB RAM (max)
OK
> 2 x SAS drives
SATA would be OK.
> 1 x DVD-RW
OK
> 3D Nvidia Card (Dual DVI)
OK
> 2 x USB for keyboard/mouse
> 4 x USB 2.0 for devices
OK
> 2 x Firewire
OK
> 2 x 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports
> 1 x Wireless card
OK
> 2 x DB9 Serial ports
Why not DB25?
> High quality audio ins and outs
> External Power supply
OK
Jörg
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