On 12/29/2009 11:28 PM, Slack-Moehrle wrote: > Timo, > >> I have an old ultra sparc 5. Are there any CentOS versions that >> support Sparc? > > IIRC there was CentOS 4.6, but I'm not sure. Is it a 'Sun Ultra 5' or a > 'SPARCstation 5'? > > It is a Sun Ultra 5 > >> He also says that ZFS rules all > > Yap, it's nice. If he wants ZFS and maybe wants to become a great > hacker, he may want to have a look at FreeBSD for sparc64; it's not a > first tier architecture, so there maybe some adventures during > installation/use, but it could be worth a try... ;) > > Ah, I forgot about FreeBSD. FreeBSD has got the most mature ZFS implementation of the BSDs; however, NetBSD also got ZFS now (you have to use -current for this), and is the 'more geeky' BSD, if I may say so. I like it most of the BSDs. Also, their sparc64 port is very good. I ran it on the U10 I had. >> and is pissed Apple did not adopt it. > > Nah, they didn't need it for their iPods. Or do they still build > computers (or, 'Mac'-labeled PeeCee hardware)? SCNR. > > I think I saw that my local Apple Store did have one computer for sale..maybe more :) Just kidding. > -Jason Timo