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- From: fwp@CC.MsState.Edu (Frank Peters)
- Subject: Re: SPARCclassic and SunOS 4.1.x
- Message-ID: <1992Dec14.194551.6705@ra.msstate.edu>
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- Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 19:45:51 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec14.173431.29530@sjsumcs.sjsu.edu> rick@sjsumcs.sjsu.edu (Richard Warner) says:
- : >The SPARCclassic is really cheap but most of us in the real
- : >world are still running 4.1.x applications. (and many real apps just
- : >don't work in BCP mode)
- :
- : You win the prize! You have, sub-consciously, hit upon the reason that
- : the Classic only runs Solaris 2.x -> Sun wants to create a critical mass
- : so that the applications migration moves a bit faster. By increasing
- : the installed base with inexpensive machines that can only run 2.x,
- : Sun puts pressure on developers to get the 2.x apps done.
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- That may be one reason. It certainly isn't the only reason and is very
- probably not the main reason.
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