Re: Solaris 8,9 or 10 on Ultra 5

From: James Carlson (james.d.carlson_at_sun.com)
Date: 06/29/05 

Date: 29 Jun 2005 16:54:50 -0400

Julian Holley <julian@holley.uklinux.net> writes:
> Hi - I'm about to install Solaris on an Ultra 5 with 256Mb of memory -
> but I have no experience with this OS - which is best suited to this
> machine - many thanks, J

It depends on what you're planning to do; all will run there.

If you're planning to build software to ship to others as binaries,
then Solaris 8 is a good choice, as we guarantee forward compatibility
(being able to run old binaries on new systems) as long as you stick
to the ABI/DDI.

If you're looking to have a system with all the latest features,
highest performance, and the longest possible support tail, then
Solaris 10 is a better choice. 

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