Hi Rick,
> Actually, Solaris was written for 32-bit SPARC chips then ported to 32-bit
> Intel and 64-bit SPARC. SunOS 5.x (the actual OS component of Solaris) is
> about 7-8 years old, the first 64-bit SPARC chips started shipping a bit
> over 4 years ago, and the first 64-bit SunOS (5.7) came out less than 2
> years ago.
>
Thanks for pointing that out for me. My knowledge of Solaris briefly covers
the 7 and now 8 versions.
> But you are correct that selecting the correct OS for the job is both a
> technical and political battle. It is made even worse when you have to
> deal with a lot of folks who have deep prejudices one way or the
> other. My ploy is that I have them give me the requirements then I decide
> on the architecture. No one has balked too much, yet, except for the
> WinTel camp that wants to put everything on MS OS's.
>
You're a lucky man!!
Kevin
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