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Can I run a virtual Unix server on a Windows desktop?
I know that VMWare have a Solaris x86 facility, but is there a method of having a desktop virtual server for other Unix servers like the V490?
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If "all" my customers are doing is developing (mainly configuring) web based applications, would it matter? Also, what is the difference to an app developer re x86 or SPARC?
All kind of users will usually not notice any difference running Solaris on SPARC systems compared to i86/x64 systems.
If you do development (not hardware-related stuff like driver devolpment) it's also the same.
Although, you could use gcc (Gnu C Compiler) on both platforms, you should really use Sun's compiler suite "Sun Studio 12" instead. It produces much better code -- especially for 64 bit code on AMD and SPARC processors.
Sun Studio 12 can be downloaded free -- as well as Solaris 10 -- from Sun's web site.
Also, all general PD software (apache, tomcat, JBoss, Perl, etc.) is available for Solaris 10; most of it is already included in Sun's package.
If you are missing anything, it can either be download from Sun's web site or (as precompiled "ready-to-install" package) from www.sunfreeware.com
If you do development (not hardware-related stuff like driver devolpment) it's also the same.
Although, you could use gcc (Gnu C Compiler) on both platforms, you should really use Sun's compiler suite "Sun Studio 12" instead. It produces much better code -- especially for 64 bit code on AMD and SPARC processors.
Sun Studio 12 can be downloaded free -- as well as Solaris 10 -- from Sun's web site.
Also, all general PD software (apache, tomcat, JBoss, Perl, etc.) is available for Solaris 10; most of it is already included in Sun's package.
If you are missing anything, it can either be download from Sun's web site or (as precompiled "ready-to-install" package) from www.sunfreeware.com
BTW: Why are people still using old and aged OS environments like SCO and Unixware?
I really don't understand it. Can anybody tell me a reason for this?
I really don't understand it. Can anybody tell me a reason for this?
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