>Sun is also getting bitten in the butt on it software. Solaris has been hurt by cheap Linux that is really catching on and gobbling up market. Also, its Java language is getting it from Dot Net and mono, so Sun has taken a beating from all sides.
Right now, they are benefitting from Linux, too! From the UT headlines:
http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/7285339.htm>Sun finally saw the light an reinstated Solaris on X86 computers, and seem to be getting back on the right track. Java on Solaris may be the next thing, but who knows?
Solaris on Intel was a real pain in the acronym for us. It wouldn't accept the newer computers; apparently some incompatibility with the (integrated) video driver. We (that is, mainly the other instructor; I wasn't personally involved at that time) finally got it installed on one machine (with a special motherboard), which we used as a server (accessing through Telnet, and VNC for the graphical part).
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