[ale] Sparc 5 questions

[rob hoppe]

Chris Fowler wrote:

> I've been able to install Debian on those.  Make sure you have disk.
>
> I only had 100Mb so I could only install the base package and then I had to
> kill the install.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Wells [mailto:jbwellsiv at yahoo.com]
> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 1:09 PM
> To: ale at ale.org
> Subject: [ale] Sparc 5 questions
>
> I have the option of purchasing (cheaply) a Sparc 5
> workstation...either the 70 mhz or 170 mhz.
>
> I've read of some problems installing linux on the
> 170.  Has anyone successfully done this?  I'd really
> like to get that extra 100 mhz ;-).
>
> Also, what are these equivalent to in the intel world?
>  I have no experience with Sun boxes....
>
> Thanks,
> John

I have 2 sparc5, 10, 20s that we want to load with linux for fun and joy.
Install fest???  March 9

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