In 2 hrs, I will have a legal copy of Solaris to play with

Then go here:

http://www.sunfreeware.com/

Brad:

Yes I know, if you want to use MacOS ...get yourself a Mac but I cant afford it and some clients are starting to use Mac and want me to support.
Exactly.................. get a Mac or restrict yourself to user & applications support.

I don't know about your area, but over here "Mac support" = starvation