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On Sun, Feb 12 2006 - 02:32, segv@netctl.net wrote:
> On Sat, 11 Feb 2006 21:17:19 +0100
> Joel CARNAT <joel@carnat.net> wrote:
>=20
> > Hi,
> >=20
> > to be used as a remote workstation (I mean the machine will be headless,
> > serial console and I will connect to it via xdm), what is worth :
> >=20
> > * sunblade 150 / 650 MHz / 1Go RAM
> > * sunblade 100 / 500 MHz / 512Mo RAM
> >=20
> > the machine would be a "standard" workstation - xfce4 or fvwm2 / firefox
> > or links / thunderbird or mutt / a bit of gimp / much of gqview, rox,
> > album.
> >=20
> > the blade 150 is more than twice the price the blade 100.
> > that's why I'd like to know if the 150Mhz CPU diff and 512Mo of more RA=
M would
> > make a real difference ; especially because I am not sure about how CPU
> > acts when the machin is a XDM server.
> >=20
> > TIA,
> > 	Jo
> >=20
>=20
> Which OS are you going to run on it? I think you'll struggle to turn NetB=
SD
> sparc64 into a reliable desktop system:
>=20

Of course, I'd like NetBSD :)

> 1. Threading bugs are still present (I think)

On the U10 I have at work - I didn't see any thread related bug since 3.0_B=
ETA.
The only sad news is with firefox that is really unstable.
I remember running XFCE, xmms, rox, samba qui nicely (on a external U160 SC=
SI card though :)

> 2. 32-bit emulation is not complete (threading is not supported) and ther=
e is
> too much software that is not 64-bit clean

I think I was answered you can run Solaris binaries on netbsd/sparc64.
Maybe I'd try firefox/solaris.

> 3. No SMP :-(

don't need this :)

>=20
> If you decide to go with Solaris, don't get Ultra5/10 or Blade 100/150 fo=
r that
> matter. Ultra5/10 machines have really crap onboard IDE controller, they'=
re too
> slow and you'll end up buying SCSI PCI cards.
>=20
> Better choice would be a quod E450 with 4x400MHz CPUs (go for USII CPUs w=
ith
> 4MB cache) or something like Blade 1000 or 2000. These machine will cost =
you a
> bit more, but in my view are much better investment.

another important points (for me) are :
- not a big machine (because my appartement is small)
- quite silent (same point as above :)

On machine like U5 or Blade 100/150, I can install "silent PC PSU", replace=
 the CPU fan and new
silent IDE disk than makes them really silent.


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