Re: OpenSolaris Release is NEXT WEEK!

From: JEDIDIAH (jedi_at_nomad.mishnet)
Date: 06/15/05 

Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 15:09:07 -0500

On 2005-06-15, UNIX admin <tripivceta@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Martin Etteldorf wrote:
>> Maybe you should stay with your 32 bit machine instead if it is
>> sufficient for your needs.
>
> Hello! It's not about what I *need* (I don't *need* AIX, I have
> IRIX/IRIX64, HP-UX and Solaris for that). It's about what I *want*, and
> I *want* to learn AIX much deeper, but I'm not prepared to pay with my
> liver and kidneys just to be able to get an aging 32-bit pSeries rack
> mountable server.

        More clueless misinformation from McNealy's fanboy.

>
>> A B50 for $3000? You're joking. They're selling for less than
>> 500$ (or 400 Euros, for that matter) these days on ebay.
>
> Did you happen to look on ebay for a B50? Interestingly enough, good
> luck finding one.
>
        
        I found a number of pseries machines actually.
         

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