Re: FS: Sparc Classic/32M/2G

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From: mustang
Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2001 04:13

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In aus.ads.forsale.computers.used Paul Day <bonfire@bur.st> wrote:
: In aus.computers.sun rarsin <rarsin@hotmail.com> probably wrote:
:> I have a Sparc Classic to dispose.
:> It has 32M RAM, 2.0G HD and all the
:>
:> It can also run current Solaris 8
:> (but would benefit from more RAM).

: The Sol8 installer exits if it doesn't find 64MB of RAM on i86 hardware.
: Never installed it on low-end Sparc hardware but I'd assume it did the same?

That'd be the evil graphical installer.
You can most certainly install Sol8 on 32MB machines.

D.
-- 
I don't get mad.... I get stabby.

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