Bryan J. Smith wrote:
On Thu, 2006-06-08 at 16:31 -0400, Hipolito A. Gonzalez M. wrote:
Is any linux distribution available for the computer? Is 4 proccesador computer RISC What king of processor is?
Calling it a RISC is like calling Intel a CISC, even though the lines aren't very well defined anyway. I.e., the terms are rather abstract/academic.
Sun uses SPARC, SPARCv9 or UltraSPARC to be exact since the mid-'90s. SPARCv9 is a 64-bit implementation. SPARC's heritage goes back to the original Berkeley RISC -- the first of two early RISC designs, the other being Stanford MIPS.
[ A bit of irony, the company named after the "Stanford University Network" (SUN) promotes SPARC, descended from Berkeley RISC, not Stanford MIPS. Although Sun, like everyone else, used MIPS -- and almost standardized on it -- until the early '90s (which the "great split" occurred -- Digital and Intel to Alpha, IBM and Motorola to Power and PowerPC, Sun continued with SPARC, etc... ]
The UE220R is an UltraSPARC II platform, using a 100-120MHz UPA interconnect -- processors running at either 360MHz (120MHz UPA) or 450MHz (112.5MHz UPA). Since it's only 2-way, it's a bus, not a full crossbar UPA. But it does have 64-bit PCI slots spread over multiple PCI busses (including one at 66MHz), so it does make a nice server with some serious I/O that still smacks 99% of PCs silly in the I/O realm.
As much as your initial preference might be to run to Linux, Solaris does have many advantages -- especially on SPARC platforms. GNU/Linux is much like Solaris in many ways, so it's not difficult to learn.
Ok, the problem is that in Venezuela the goverment said: All public institution must use LINUX. Is not my problem is you have development in closed plataform, you will use linux. Some institutions are migrating, the IVIC (cientific Venezuelan Institute) has a Sun Enterprise 420R. UltraSparc II. They need to move to linux or put in the trash the computer. What can i do? I only help them. Is any linux distribution suitable? Thank you -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq@suse.com