Re: [TCLUG:14315] sun box - kind of off the subject

[Bob Tanner <tanner@real-time.com>]

Quoting Erick Stohr (visuale1@earthlink.net):
> This is not exactly a linux question, but kind of is. (And I know
> nothing about solaris boxes).  A couple of questions, how does  a sun
> box running solaris/linux compare to a pc running linux?  Say the sun is
> a Ultra 5 333mhz, is that the same as an intel 333? or way different,
> and how do they compare speedwise?   I run linux at home and work, but
> am thinking of getting a solaris box for fun at home(i have a sparc 1+,
> but don't know what to do with it becuase it has no floppy or cdrom and
> i don't know how to reach it on my intranet because i don't know it's
> name nor ip, any ideas are also apprceciated).  What models of solaris
> boxes would someone recommend?I was looking at a Sparc 4, or is that
> going to be slow as molassis?  ( I am looking for just a workstation for
> home use, maybe doing some development in java on it.) Thanks.

If you are looking for non-intel machines, I'd recommend Alpha, they are
blazingly fast and very cheap.

From what I can tell, intel Redhat trounces sparc Redhat. A dual P3 500Mhz
Xeon VA box kicks all over a dual 200Mhz UltraSparc2. Likewise on single P3
VA Box.

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