Subject: Re: Sparcstation Voyager
To: None <port-sparc@netbsd.org>
From: linc <linc@thelinuxlink.net>
List: port-sparc
Date: 09/26/2001 10:05:07
On Wed, 26 Sep 2001, linc wrote:

> On Wed, 26 Sep 2001, DP wrote:
> 
> > NetBSD runs just fine on the Voyager, although the stock mouse it came with
> > doesn't work very well -- replace it with a newer Compact 1 mouse and it'll
> > be fine.
> > 
> > Other than that, the ISDN and sound aren't supported, and the PCMCIA has a
> > driver that at least attaches but I don't think is very robust beyond that.
> 
> <Eeeek!>  Maybe this is not the machine to be running NetBSD on after
> all.  I think I heard that Solaris 7 is the last to support this
> particular machine?  I wouldn't want to run that on it - 7 stinks
> afaiac.  Maybe Linux?  Anyone have any ideas?
> 
> -Linc.

I should probably qualify this a bit...  This machine is the Color version
with 32 megs of ram and an 811meg HDD.  I will most likely be using a full
size standard type 5 KB and mouse since that's all I have.

-Linc.


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