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- From: casper@fwi.uva.nl (Casper H.S. Dik)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun.hardware
- Subject: Re: SPARCClassic
- Message-ID: <1992Nov13.003657.3035@fwi.uva.nl>
- Date: 13 Nov 92 00:36:57 GMT
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- astewart@megatek.com (Al Stewart) writes:
-
- >>Both the classic and the LX REQUIRE solaris 2.1. If you
- >>want to run 4.1.X you still gotta buy the old machines.
- >>ALl the older machines remain in the line for the time
- >>being. I got the impression this was to accomodate those
- >>who don't want to move to 2.1.
-
- >Wait a minute! WHAT! I must be misunderstanding something here. What
- >happened to binary compatibility? I'm not committed to Solaris 2 (yet).
- >One of the reasons I want a SUN is to have the option of 4.1.x or
- >try the new Solaris 2.x. Someone please explain/verify.
- >The LX won't run 4.1.x (solaris 1.0)?
-
- It's not uncommon for a company to bring out new systems that only run
- their new operating system. The LC, LX, 10/5x and Sparc??? 2000 only
- run Solaris 2.x. Not very surprising.
-
- Those people that don't want to port ther SW to Solaris 2.x,
- make me wonder. Don't they have to port to other vendor's Sys V.4
- too? Sys V.4 is becoming an industry standard, like it or not.
-
- Casper
-