Hi I also have an Ultra 5 and I have to agree with Anthony's comments. The Ultra 5 is a comparatively slow machine even with the RISC architecture, the CPU runs at 270Mhz only.
As far as memory is concerned, I think normal DIMMS work on this machine, and those are relatively cheap (I don't think you need the SUN Dimms) for it. Regards Kiren Pillay -----Original Message----- From: Anthony Moulen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, 16 January 2003 08:12 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [suse-sparc] Switching from x86 -> SPARC Linux On Wednesday 15 January 2003 01:53 pm, So UniQ wrote: > How do I put in the SPARC64 optimizations?? One of the main things I'm > trying to get is the OpenOffice stuff (any binaries out there??) and KDE > 3.0. Compiling the Mozilla stuff was a BEAST on my Ultra 5 (took several > hours) and it's not running as fast as Netscape 7 is on my laptop. I know > I'm probably comparing apples to oranges, but I'd like to make my Ultra 5 a > desktop machine (as opposed to a network server or sysadmin box). I want to > do everyday things with it, hence the need for OpenOffice, Netscape 7 (if > possible), and KDE 3.0. > > The KDE stuff isn't the most important piece of software I need. So, if > anyone has a binary for OpenOffice, please let me know where's the link for > it. > > Thankx. I hate to state what may also be obvious. A T21 runs at about 750mhz and a Sparc Ultra 5 I belive runs at about 300mhz. While the RISC architecture will give it a boost, it will not run as fast as a T21 for user space apps. I have an Ultra 5 that is now collecting dust in my closet. I tried to use it as a server, but it was just too slow. I replaced it with an Intel based system with a Celeron 900 processor, which runs much faster. The speed was probably compounded by the lack of memory on the Sparc (the memory to go from 128 to 256 cost more than the Celeron 900 system in total). On the OpenOffice front I have no information. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
