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On Fri, 6 Aug 1999, Tony Moran wrote:
>
> >Subject: Solaris in intel
> >
> ....since i use both myself if you have been
> >using linux for "any " amount of time you will be disappointed with
> >what is available for you on the Solaris x86 platform. @ least i
> >was when i installed it and since then. also ever try to locate drivers
> >for something you presumed would be usable since you use linux?
> >scan what is available and i am sure that you will conclude that
> >SUN is ! too serious about there support of x86;-( after all is
> >it in "their" best interest? appears not to be..
I think this gets it right. Sun is in the Intel market now in
anticipation of Merced/IA-64. All the current work is just to get their
foot in the door for the real game, which starts when Intel 64-bit can
pose a serious threat to the cost viability of the latest SPARC. I think
Scott McNealy said of the latest SPARC chips that Sun wasn't sure if they
would ever turn a profit on the chip part of the business.
The most substantial shortcoming I have noted in Solaris x86 is lack of
SMP support, and this would be a key consideration in determining the
viability of Solaris for Intel as a firewall platform for certain kinds
of operations in certain kinds of environments (yes, that's a lot of
qualifications). If you are considering porting a firewall to Solaris
x86, you would probably want to look at your CPU requirements on SPARC and
take it from there...
-Bayard Bell
Emory University
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