SUMMARY: Sun sparc classic.

From: Tony C. Wu (tonywu@cyberhouse.com.tw)
Date: Fri Mar 14 1997 - 12:08:18 CST


The answer is yes, you can install solaris 2.x on a sparc classic with
16mb ram but don't expect too much on the performance.
Here is what I am suggested:

16-24MB/32MB swap: for tty only
32-48MB/32MB swap or more: for X, CDE.

Thanks to the following ppl who replied.

From: Fabrice Cuq <fabrice@CS.UCLA.EDU>
From: Benjamin Cline <benji@hnt.com>
From: Mike Frisch <mfrisch@saturn.tlug.org>
From: Russell A Weeks <rweeks@math.usu.edu>
From: Justin Young <justiny@cluster.engr.subr.edu>
From: Ann Rautenbach 3267 Systems_Administrator <annr@ref.collins.co.uk>
From: Chad Smith <chad@sequana.com>
From: "Plesha, Thomas A. (NSLC Pacific)" <TPlesha@seacosd.navy.mil>
From: Chris Murphy <murphycm@aston.ac.uk>
From: Larry Williamson <larry@mitra.com>
From: "Bert N. Shure" <bert@virtual.com>
From: Mr Rene Occelli <rene@iusti.univ-mrs.fr>
From: "Edward C. Zimmermann" <edz@bsn.com>
.... and more on the way, I believe. Thank you.

Best regards,
Tony Wu

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