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  1. March 15th, 2003, 10:39 PM #1
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    can someone tell me what solaris sparc is? Could I install it on intel/amd?
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  2. March 15th, 2003, 10:39 PM #2
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    Sparc

    can someone tell me what solaris sparc is? Could I install it on intel/amd?
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  3. March 15th, 2003, 10:41 PM #3
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    Ummm. No. Solaris sparc is a type of Chip/OS. Sparc is a type of processor and Solaris Sparc is a version of Solaris that runs on that processor.

    http://www.sun.com/processors/
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    Ummm. No. Solaris sparc is a type of Chip/OS. Sparc is a type of processor and Solaris Sparc is a version of Solaris that runs on that processor.

    http://www.sun.com/processors/
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    is there a Solaris OS that runs on intel/amd platform?

    Thanks for the reply Msmittens!
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    is there a Solaris OS that runs on intel/amd platform?

    Thanks for the reply Msmittens!
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  8. March 15th, 2003, 10:51 PM #7
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    E-Yup!

    http://wwws.sun.com/software/solaris/x86/index.html
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  11. March 16th, 2003, 01:01 AM #9
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    I can see why you want the sparc edition...
    Download Solaris 9 Operating System, SPARC Platform Edition - FREE
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    I can see why you want the sparc edition...
    Download Solaris 9 Operating System, SPARC Platform Edition - FREE
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