Solaris x86 on a 486DLC?

Solaris x86 on a 486DLC?

Post by David Beckemey » Sat, 18 Sep 1993 16:21:58



Has anyone tried running Solaris for x86 on a 486DLC system board?
Does anyone have good reason to believe that it wouldn't work?
What about the IBM SLC2?

Which 486 chipsets (Opti, SIS, Forex, etc.) have given the best
results with Solaris, in general?  
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Solaris x86 on a 486DLC?

Post by Raymond Shwa » Thu, 23 Sep 1993 04:42:49



>Has anyone tried running Solaris for x86 on a 486DLC system board?
>Does anyone have good reason to believe that it wouldn't work?
>What about the IBM SLC2?

        It's my understanding that this version of Solaris *requires* a
floating point processor, which the SLC and DLC products lack. It will
*probably* work with an external FP processor, like the DX387 or its
compatible counterparts, but don't know for sure.
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1. Evaluation pointers: x86-Solaris vs x86-NT vs SPARC-Solaris

We are trying to come up with a division-wide standard for workstations
(a mix of engineering applications as well as office-productivity apps).
We realize that we will always need high-end UNIX workstations for
visualization, CFD, CAE, etc....this standard is for the middle-of-the
road requirements.  The choice has boiled down to that specified in
the subject line.

Can anybody point me to web pages, ftp-sites, etc where I can find
info  (honest-to-god evaluations, opinions, reports, benchmark results)
on the above subject?  

If you have experiences (maybe opinions as well) please let me know.  This
has the potential of quickly degenerating into a long UNIX-machine vs PC
battle (I'm a long time Sun fan)....BUT I'D LIKE TO FOCUS ON ISSUES LIKE
performance, capability, drawbacks, cost. etc.

Thanks,
Shash

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