This is actually a verynice machine. I see many people who say they'd prefer an x86 machine with freebsd, or linux, or whatever. That's great. The problem is not the software exactly, I just don't think you all have used a true 64bit OS on 64bit hardware. For the kinds of projects this machine is positioned against (Engineering firms, aerospace industry, graphics industry, etc) this is an awesome deal. Even for us home users,.. a 500 mhz 64bit Ultrasparc processor isn't comparable to any intel hardware,.. it is far superior, when it comes to handling large applications, industrial purposes, you know. Really,. I am surprised that such sweet hardware gets such treatment here. And at a great price. Read the specs on Sun hardware vs Intel based hardware. Remember that this is true 64bit performance. Then post on how you'd like to see BSD or linux running on it. I've already inquired. Linux usb would be needed for the keyboard and mouse,. those patches are not complete yet, linux ohci drivers don't work on the sparcs yet. A matter of time until they do. Xfree drivers for the elite3d card would be very nice to see though, esp if they could be made to work with the DRI/DRM. The other onboard card is basically an 8mb ATI Rage XL, drivers for which are most certainly already in xfree. I can oonly speak for linux, as thats what I checked into. Anyone to speak for BSD? What about asking sun to help with drivers for their hardware?
Odd to see the respnse to the racial content of 'Down to Earth'. You mean to say that noone notices this kind of content on television daily anyway? By the way LordToppingham, American Apartheid ended legally in the 1960's, not the 1930's, and socially, there is still a great rift. However they are all still american, for what that is worth, and work together in many ways, quite peacefully. Social acceptance ofminorities within the majority has yet to seep throughout the nation, and vice versa, social acceptance of the majority has yet to spread throughout minorities ( black and otherwise). We struggle with terms like 'Caucasian' 'African-American' 'Latin-American' 'Native-American' and 'insertyour-American'. One of these days people will start concentrating on the last word in these terms,. instead of the first. There are still battles to be fought. Makes life interesting. On another note, these movies are from hollywood, which still can't grasp or accept the real world, and seeks only to make broad generalisations anyway. The news media and the movie industry sensationalise most everything, at least where I live (Philadelphia, PA, USA). They are about what sells. Chris Rock, being a part of that, doesn't care if you agree with him, heck, he may not even totally agree with his own role (although it makes you wonder why he'd want to so negatively portray both his own culture, and others). In the end, he looks at his paycheck. If you don't like his 'comedy' reduce his next paycheck by not watching his movie. Then again,. it is comedy,.. and are we all too stiff to take a laugh at ourselves once in a while. I eally don't think it was supposed to be a serious portrayal of real life situations, only to poke fun at popular perceptions. So change the popular perceptions in your own way, in your own part of the world. Many of the above posts disliked the stereotypes. Don't share them, encourage them, or otherwise, instead speak out against them if you dislike them so. Evil persists when good people do nothing.
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This is actually a verynice machine. I see many people who say they'd prefer an x86 machine with freebsd, or linux, or whatever. That's great. The problem is not the software exactly, I just don't think you all have used a true 64bit OS on 64bit hardware. For the kinds of projects this machine is positioned against (Engineering firms, aerospace industry, graphics industry, etc) this is an awesome deal. Even for us home users,.. a 500 mhz 64bit Ultrasparc processor isn't comparable to any intel hardware,.. it is far superior, when it comes to handling large applications, industrial purposes, you know. Really,. I am surprised that such sweet hardware gets such treatment here. And at a great price. Read the specs on Sun hardware vs Intel based hardware. Remember that this is true 64bit performance. Then post on how you'd like to see BSD or linux running on it. I've already inquired. Linux usb would be needed for the keyboard and mouse,. those patches are not complete yet, linux ohci drivers don't work on the sparcs yet. A matter of time until they do. Xfree drivers for the elite3d card would be very nice to see though, esp if they could be made to work with the DRI/DRM. The other onboard card is basically an 8mb ATI Rage XL, drivers for which are most certainly already in xfree. I can oonly speak for linux, as thats what I checked into. Anyone to speak for BSD? What about asking sun to help with drivers for their hardware?
Odd to see the respnse to the racial content of 'Down to Earth'. You mean to say that noone notices this kind of content on television daily anyway? By the way LordToppingham, American Apartheid ended legally in the 1960's, not the 1930's, and socially, there is still a great rift. However they are all still american, for what that is worth, and work together in many ways, quite peacefully. Social acceptance ofminorities within the majority has yet to seep throughout the nation, and vice versa, social acceptance of the majority has yet to spread throughout minorities ( black and otherwise). We struggle with terms like 'Caucasian' 'African-American' 'Latin-American' 'Native-American' and 'insertyour-American'. One of these days people will start concentrating on the last word in these terms,. instead of the first. There are still battles to be fought. Makes life interesting. On another note, these movies are from hollywood, which still can't grasp or accept the real world, and seeks only to make broad generalisations anyway. The news media and the movie industry sensationalise most everything, at least where I live (Philadelphia, PA, USA). They are about what sells. Chris Rock, being a part of that, doesn't care if you agree with him, heck, he may not even totally agree with his own role (although it makes you wonder why he'd want to so negatively portray both his own culture, and others). In the end, he looks at his paycheck. If you don't like his 'comedy' reduce his next paycheck by not watching his movie. Then again,. it is comedy,.. and are we all too stiff to take a laugh at ourselves once in a while. I eally don't think it was supposed to be a serious portrayal of real life situations, only to poke fun at popular perceptions. So change the popular perceptions in your own way, in your own part of the world. Many of the above posts disliked the stereotypes. Don't share them, encourage them, or otherwise, instead speak out against them if you dislike them so. Evil persists when good people do nothing.