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Solaris 9 x86 Review

Posted by CowboyNeal on Saturday December 13, 2003 @03:19AM from the kicking-the-tires dept.

ValourX writes "Here is a review of Solaris 9 x86, 08/03 edition. Now that the single-CPU edition is free to download for non-commercial use, people will be compelled to write a Solaris CD and try it out. Read this first -- there are a lot of things you should know before you begin. You might want to check out the documentation or explore other resources like the hardware compatibility list as well."

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Re:compelled? by Jim+Hall · 2003-12-13 04:42 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Now that the single-CPU edition is free to download for non-commercial use, people will be compelled to write a Solaris CD and try it out.
Single CPU only? What about my almost-year-old PC with hyperthreading enabled? That essentially makes my machine dual-CPU. Looks like I don't get any benefit to using this single-CPU Solaris x86.