Re: 400-480MHz upgrade?

From: Rich Teer (rich.teer_at_rite-group.com)
Date: 02/24/04 

Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 20:35:42 GMT

On Tue, 24 Feb 2004, Andy Lennard wrote:

> Regrettably this machine uses some software that has not been (and never
> will be) ported to anything later than Solaris2.6. In this case I'm stuck
> with getting the best I can from what I've got...

Provided the software sticks to published interfaces, running it
on newer versions of Solaris shouldn't be a problem. Solaris'
backwards compatibility is a big part of its value proposition
(ugh, I sound like a manager - or worse, a marketroid!).

It might be worth finding a spare machine, installing a newer
version of Solaris, and then seeing if your app runs. 

-- 
Rich Teer, SCNA, SCSA
President,
Rite Online Inc.
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