Re: sun386i

From: Rich Teer (rich.teer_at_rite-group.com)
Date: 01/26/05


Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 18:09:24 GMT

On Wed, 26 Jan 2005, Sebastian Miele wrote:

> After quite a bit searching on the internet I found some old FAQ and
> mailing list archive. From those I conclude that the problem may be a
> dead battery of the NVRAM. I will try a new one this weekend.

Probably a good idea.

> However, in the future it would be more secure to run the application on
> an newer computer. The company is not able to buy an entirely new sleep
> laboratory system, so the current application which is only available in
> binary format would have to run on a newer PC.
>
> Therefore my question: Do Sun386i binaries run on any newer hardware,
> with an OS like Solaris, Linux, ...BSD on it? I found that Solaris has
> a binary compatibility package, but that seems to work only for binaries
> compiled for SunOS4.1. The Sun386i runs 4.0.2.

Hmmm. I very much doubt it, to be honest, but it is worth a try.
I imagine trying Solaris x86 would be your best bet, running the
app in binary compatibility mode.

Is the SW vendor still in business? If so, perhaps they could
generate a new binary for you?

Best of luck,

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