[ale] OT: Solaris 9/x86

Bob Toxen bob at verysecurelinux.com
Thu Nov 13 09:31:17 EST 2003


On Wed, Nov 05, 2003 at 09:28:27PM -0500, Christopher Fowler wrote:
> I would like to purchase a standard cheap computer from Ginstar
> to run Solaris 9 on.  Has anyone attempted to run Solaris 9 on x86?  My
> biggest concern would be with video support.  Did they remove CDE?
I've had nothing but bad experiences with Ginstar: systems with defects
such as power lights that didn't work because the cable had a defective
connector, systems that failed to meet very specific requirements and no
refund on them, etc.  Good luck.

> Chris
Bob



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