Fellow managers:
Sorry on the delay on this and the following summary...but life has been
very hectic here in sjs-land of late.
First the kudoos...thanx alot to the following for responding:
kevin@anymore.more.com Kevin Sheehan {Consulting Poster Child}
war@wetware.com Andy R.
mprice@cch.com.au Michael Price
For lack of time today (I'm guilty about not getting this out earlier
but still very busy...), I'm just going to do a dump of the original query
and some edited responses (including a back-and-forth dialog with kevin) of
what came in.
At the end of this document, you will find a (c) 1993 list from Sun
which came attached to Michael Price's response on hardware which is known
to be compatable with the Intel variant of Solaris...If someone could send
me a more recent listing (especially heavy on notebooks) I will post a second
summary.
thanx,
b c++'ing u,
%-) sjs
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> Fellow managers:
>
> I'm looking for any information, speculation, advise, and warnings on
> running Solaris 2.4-x86 on Pentium / DX4 Notebook computers. I have already
> read a number of review / configuration articles in the trades about this
> subject and am now interested in real-world experiences.
>
> Additionally, any experiences w/ pcmcia cellular modems (both analog
> and digital) running PPP or C/SLIP in an environment such as that above would
> also be helpful.
>
> Both my clients and my own consulting practice are looking at this as
> an alternative to SparcBook technology which is still out of the reach of
> most organizations budgets (by the time you get it configured w/ enough disk
> and memory...).
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From: kevin@anymore.more.com (Kevin Sheehan {Consulting Poster Child})
did you attend the Solaris DevConf last week? There was a pretty good booth
there showing a lot of the notebook systems running 2.4.
I'm heading down to Fry's later this week to do my shopping for a PC
notebook too, with 2.4 CD in hand to try it out.
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>From sjs Thu Jun 1 14:36:17 1995
To: kevin@more.com
Subject: Re: Solaris 2.4-x86 on Pentium / DX4 Notebooks
Kevin:
>
> did you attend the Solaris DevConf last week? There was a pretty good booth
> there showing a lot of the notebook systems running 2.4.
>
Yes, I did attend the conference and saw a number of notebook machines.
___BUT___ none of the sales rep's who were there on the day I walked the show
floor were particularly astutue as to the technical capabilities of the machines
that they were displaying. And as for questions on cellular modem capabilities,
I got nothing but a bunch of blank stares...
It is my understanding (3rd party relating of an article that a friend
thinks he read in Sun Expert) that the mixing and matching of components to
produce a robust notebook capable of running Solaris is very difficult. There
is also a great deal of tweaking that has to be done to make certain software
run properly. And, as of yet, I have not seen anything close to the virtual,
scrolling, openwindows/X11.R5 implementation that Tadpole has running on the
SparcBook.
> I'm heading down to Fry's later this week to do my shopping for a PC
> notebook too, with 2.4 CD in hand to try it out.
>
Let me know your experiences...I will add them to the summary so that
they can be added to the cloud-level archives...
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From: war@wetware.com
Well, you just so happen to have hit on something that I've
recently been through myself for exactly the same reason
(i.e. the sparcbook price). After doing some testing et
al I settled on a 90mhz pentium with 24M memory and 810M
disk. Been working very well for me. I'd say that 24M is
the minimum on the memory side. I'd rather have 32, but
24 is working just fine for both general use as well as
C development while away. The one word of caution that I
have is to get a machine that is in the supported configuration
list from Sun. I ended up with an OEM machine that I could
not refuse the price on and as a result have had to invest
several hours to get all the components to work correctly.
Andy R.
war@wetware.com
ps - For b/w hardcopy (which I find I still need) I highly recommend
the new pentax thermal printer. At just over 17oz weight, and about
the size of a carton of cig's its the smallest and lightest printer
on the market and the new thermal paper works really well. Plus
the printer emulates an HP IIP, so for me using the portable BSD
LP package (PLP) plus ghostscript I got a good, light, postscript
printer that I can easily carry.
pps - While the 810 M disk is more than you'll probably need, Solaris
comes with a secondary boot manager. I have both dos/windows as well
as solaris installed on seperate partitions of the disk and can mount
the dos partition from solaris and thus use WABI for the supported windows
apps and for non-supported ones actually boot dos. This too works very
well.
-- Cognito Ergo Zoom (I understand therefore I run away)++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
From: kevin@anymore.more.com (Kevin Sheehan {Consulting Poster Child})
[ Regarding "Re: Solaris 2.4-x86 on Pentium / DX4 Notebooks", sjs@sunthing.sjsinc.com writes on Jun 1: ]
> that they were displaying. And as for questions on cellular modem capabilities, > I got nothing but a bunch of blank stares...
Fair enough - we took a look at some of them last night - they weren't terribly knowledgable about the PC side of things, but we did get some info. In my case, I need to shop again, because Oz has a whole different way of doing this stuff. > > It is my understanding (3rd party relating of an article that a friend > thinks he read in Sun Expert) that the mixing and matching of components to > produce a robust notebook capable of running Solaris is very difficult. There
That would be an accurate statement. Hal Stern's comment was "you want it to work, buy a Compaq".
> is also a great deal of tweaking that has to be done to make certain software > run properly. And, as of yet, I have not seen anything close to the virtual, > scrolling, openwindows/X11.R5 implementation that Tadpole has running on the > SparcBook.
I haven't looked at a Tadpole for a while, but I run vtwm anyway, so I am planning on using that for the virtual manager. > > Let me know your experiences...I will add them to the summary so that > they can be added to the cloud-level archives...
will do if we get down there - panic from Oz at work supercedes the shopping trip unfortunately.
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From: mprice@cch.com.au (Michael Price)
Here is a list from Sun on tried and true platforms for Solaris 2.4-x86. Hope it helps.
Document ID: 1056
SYNOPSIS: Hardware Compatibility List for Solaris x86 2.1
DETAIL DESCRIPTION:
Hardware tested by SunSoft or certified by the vendors for compatibility with Solaris 2.1 for x86.
SOLUTION SUMMARY:
Section I: Hardware products that have been tested by SunSoft in development and testing of Solaris. 2.1 for x86. Systems 100 percent compatible with these systems configured with the proper peripherals are expected to run this release.
x86 Computer Systems
Manufacturer Model Description _____________________________________________________________ Acer America ACERFrame 1000 Model 1750 Apricot FTe Tower AST Power Premium 4/33 486/33 AST Premium SE 4/66D 486DX2/66 Compaq Deskpro 4/33 i 486/33 Compaq Prolinea 4/33 486/33 Compaq LTE Lite 4/25C Laptop* Compaq LTE Lite 4/33C Laptop* CompuAdd 433E Tower EISA CompuAdd 450 Desktop CompuAdd) 466EDX2 486DX2/66 CompuAdd) MC 466EDX2 486DX2/66 Dell 450SE 486/50 Dell 450DE 486DX/50 Dell 433DE 486DX/33 Dell 466/T 486DX2/66 Dell 466/ME 486DX2/66 Gateway 2000 486/33E Tower Gateway 2000 4DX2-66V Tower Grid MFP/450+ 486/50 IBM PS/2 Model 57 MCA Bus IBM PS/2 Model 77 MCA Bus IBM PS/2 Model 95 MCA Bus ICL DRS 3000 LEO 486DX2-66 Tower NEC) Powermate 466 486DX2/66 NEC Powermate DX2/66Te 486DX2/66 NCR)T System 3000 Model 3350 Tatung) TCS9650E Desktop Toshiba T4400C Laptop* Toshiba T4600C Laptop* Wyse) Decision 486se Zenith) Z-Server 433DE 486DX/33 Zenith) Z-Server LT 466XE 486DX/66
Configuration tested with add-in video adapter; vendor's standard video controller may not be supported. When add-in adapter is used, controller must be disabled.
Configuration tested with add-in SCSI adapter; vendor's standard SCSI host adapter may not be supported. When add-in adapter is used, integrated controller must be disabled.
* Laptop systems require the following:
(1) a minimum of 12Mb of memory, preferably 20Mb (2) a minimum of 180Mb of disk (3) a docking bay must be used for the installation (4) PMI file must be obtained from tech support
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Video Display Cards
The following adapters have been tested. (1024x768, 256 colors)
Manufacturer Model Description _____________________________________________________________ ATI Graphics Ultra ATI Mach 8 ATI 8514 Ultra ATI Mach 8 ATI VGA Wonder XL ATI Mach 8 ATI Ultra Pro ATI Mach 32 ATI Ultra Plus ATI Mach 32 Compaq QVision 1024 Compaq QVision CompuAdd Hi-Res Tseng Labs ET-4000 Dell SE/DE Series Tseng Labs ET-4000 Dell L/M/ME/T S386C805 Genoa Super VGA 7000 Tseng Labs ET-4000 IBM XGA, XGA-2 IBM XGA Orchid ProDesigner IIs Tseng Labs ET-4000 Orchid Fahrenheit 1280 S386C911 Orchid Fahrenheit VA S386C801 Paradise Accelerator for Windows WD90C31 STB PowerGraph Ergo Tseng Labs ET-4000
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SCSI HBA
The following SCSI adapters have been tested.
Manufacturer Model Description _____________________________________________________________ Adaptec 1540B/ 1542B ISA SCSI Controller Adaptec 1540C/1542C ISA SCSI Controller Adaptec 1640/1642 SCSI Controller Adaptec 1740A/1742 EISA SCSI Controller Buslogic BT-542B ISA SCSI Controller Buslogic BT-545S ISA SCSI Controller Buslogic BT-742A EISA SCSI Controller Buslogic BT-747S EISA SCSI Controller DPT PM2011 ISA caching SCSIController DPT PM2012B (BIOS Rev. J or higher) IBM PS/2 SCSI MCA SCSI Controller
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Network Cards
The following network cards have been tested.
Manufacturer Model Description _____________________________________________________________ SMC EtherCard Plus Elite (WD 8003) SMC EtherCard Plus Elite16 (WD 8013) 3Com Etherlink II (3C503) ISA Ethernet Controller 3Com Etherlink III (3C509) ISA Ethernet Controller 3Com Etherlink III (3C529) MCA Ethernet Controller 3Com Etherlink III (3C579) EISA EthernetController 3Com TokenLink III 16/4 (3C619,3C629,3C679) IBM Token Ring 4/16 MCA, ISA
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Audio Cards
The following audio card was tested.
Manufacturer Model Description _____________________________________________________________
Creative Sound Labs SoundBlaster PRO Audio Card
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Tape Sub-Systems
The following SCSI tape drives have been tested.
Manufacturer Model Description _____________________________________________________________ Archive Viper 2525S 525 MB QIC Archive Viper 2150S/ES 150 MB QIC Sun Microsystems x660A 150MB QIC Sun Microsystems x814a 1.3GB 8mm Tanberg Panther 525S 525 MB QUI Wangtek 5525ES 525 MB QUI
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Pointing Devices
The following mice are supported.
Manufacturer Model Description _____________________________________________________________ Appoint Thumbelina Dyna Point DynaTrak Interlink PortaPoint Kraft Systems MicroTrack Logitech MouseMan Serial/Bus 3 Button Logitech C7 Serial/Bus 3 Button Logitech C9 Serial/Bus 3 Button Logitech Trackman Serial/Bus Mice Microsoft Serial Mouse Three Button Microsoft Bus Mouse Three Button Microsoft PS/2 Mouse Three Button Mouse Systems New Point MicroSpeed Microtrac
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CD-ROM Drives
The following SCSI CD-ROM drives have been tested.
Manufacturer Model ____________ _______________ Chinon CDX-435 LMS CM214 NEC Intersect CDR-74 NEC Intersect CDR-84 Sony CDU-7211 Sony CDU-6211 Sun Microsystems Inc. SunCD Texel DM-5021 Texel DM-5024 Toshiba TXM-3201 Toshiba TXM-3301 Toshiba TXM-3401
_____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ Section II:
Hardware products that have been self certified by vendors using SunSoft certification test suites. All systems were tested using peripheral devices that are certified as Solaris compatible listed above. In many cases system factory configurations had to be changed in order to successfully install and run Solaris. For complete system configuration information call (310) 348-6070.
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Manufacturer Model Description _____________________________________________________________ Advanced Digital Sys. LDB 486 Visa Upgradable 486DX2/66 Advanced Digital Sys. LDB 486 Visa Upgradable 486DX2/50 Advanced Digital Sys. ADS 3486 Upgradable 486DX2/66 Advanced Digital Sys. 486Upgradable ISA/VISA 486DX2/66 Advanced Digital Sys. 486Upgradable EISA/VISA 486DX2/66 Advanced Digital Sys. ADS EISA 486DX2/66
Manufacturer Model Description _____________________________________________________________ ACER ACROS 486/33 486DX/33 Desktop ISA ACER 3000/50 486DX/50 EISA Tower ACER 3000/33 486DX/33 EISA Tower ACER Power 486E 486DX/33 EISA Tower ACER Power 486E 486DX/33 EISA Desktop
Manufacturer Model Description _____________________________________________________________ ALR Evolution IVe 486DX2/66 - EISA Bus ALR Evolution IV 486 DX/33- ISA Bus ALR Evolution IV Pentium Pentium /60 - ISA ALR Evolution V Pentium Pentium/66, Tower ALR Evolution V Desktop 486DX2/66 - EISA ALR Evolution Ve 486DX2/66 - EISA ALR Power Business/VEISA 486DX/33 Desktop ALR Power Business/VEISA 486DX2/66 - EISA ALR ProVEISA 486DX2/66 EISA Bus ALR ProVEISA w/Pentium Pentium/60 Upgrade ALR Flyer 32 DT 486DX/33 - ISA
Manufacturer Model Description _____________________________________________________________ ALTOS 900 486DX/33 Desk Top ISA ALTOS 15000 486DX/50 EISA Tower ALTOS 10000 486DX/33 EISA Tower ALTOS 1700 486DX/33 EISA Desktop
Manufacturer Model Description _____________________________________________________________ (Aquarius Systems) ASI GigaLine 486DX2/66Tower ISA w/3xVLB WDC31 ASI GigaLine 486DX2/66Tower ISAw/3xVLB Cirrus GDL-5426 ASI GigaLine 486DX2/66Tower ISA w/3xVLB ATI MACH32 ASI GigaLine 486DX2/66Tower EISA w/3xVLB WDC31
Manufacturer Model Description _____________________________________________________________ AST Premium SE 4/66D Model 1003 AST Premium SE 4/50D Model 1003 AST Premium SE 4/50D Model 503 AST Premium SE 4/66D Model 503 AST Power Premium 4/66D Model 213W AST Power Premium 4/33 Model 213W AST Premmia 4/66D Model 373W AST Premmia 4/33 Model 373W AST Bravo 4/66D Model 213W AST Bravo 4/50D Model 213W AST Bravo 4/33 Model 213W Manufacturer Model Description _____________________________________________________________ Austin Computer Patriot 486DX/33 EISA Tower Austin Computer Patriot 486DX2/50 EISATower Austin Computer Patriot 486DX2/66 EISATower Austin Computer Green PC 486DX/33 ISA DeskTop Austin Computer Green PC 486DX2/50 ISA DeskTop Austin Computer Green PC 486DX2/66 ISA DeskTop
Manufacturer Model Description _____________________________________________________________ Centrex CX486 ISA 486DX2/66 ISA Bus Desktop Centrex CX486 VESA 486DX2/66 ISA/VL BusTower
Manufacturer Model Description _____________________________________________________________ C.M.S EISA Mirage 486DX50 EISA w/ATI Mach32 ISA video C.M.S ISA Mirage 486DX33 ISA w/ATI 8514 ISA video
Manufacturer Model Description _____________________________________________________________ Compaq Deskpro 5/60 Pentium 60Mhz Compaq Deskpro 50M 486DX2/50 Compaq Deskpro 66M 486DX2/66 Compaq Prolina 4/50 486DX2/50 Compaq Prolina 4/66i 486DX2/66
Manufacturer Model Description _____________________________________________________________ Compuadd C433D Low profile 486DX/33 ISA Compuadd C450D Low Profile 486DX2/50 ISA Compuadd C466D Low Profile 486DX2/66 ISA Compuadd C433D Desktop 486DX/33 ISA Compuadd C450D Desktop 486DX2/50 ISA Compuadd C466D Desktop 486DX2/66 ISA Compuadd C433D Mini Tower 486DX/33 ISA Compuadd C450D Mini Tower 486DX2/50 ISA Compuadd C466D Mini Tower 486DX2/66 ISA Compuadd C433D Tower 486DX/33 ISA Compuadd C450D Tower 486DX2/50 ISA Compuadd C466D Tower 486DX2/66 ISA
Manufacturer Model Description _____________________________________________________________ DELL 433/ME 486DX EISA Desktop DELL 450/ME 486DX2/50 EISA Desktop DELL 466/ME 486DX2/66 EISA DEsktop DELL 433/L 486DX Slimline Desktop DELL 450/L 486DX2/50 Slimline Desktop DELL 466/L 486DX2/66 Slimline Desktop DELL 433/M 486DX EISA Desktop DELL 450/M 486DX2/50 Desktop DELL 466/M 486DX2/66 DEsktop DELL 433/SE 486DX/33 EISA Tower DELL 450/SE 486DX2/50 EISA Tower DELL 466/SE 486DX2/66 EISA Tower DELL 433/T 486DX/33 Tower DELL 433/T 486DX Tower DELL 450/T 486DX2/50 Tower DELL 466/T 486DX2/66 Tower DELL 4033/XE 486DX/33 EISA Desk Top DELL 4050/XE 486DX2/50 EISA Desk Top DELL 4066/XE 486DX2/66 EISA Desk Top DELL 4560/XE Pentium 60Mhz EISA DeskTop DELL Deimension 486/33 486DX/33 ISA Desk Top DELL Deimension 486/50 486dx2/50 ISA Desk Top DELL Deimension 486/66 486dx2/66 ISA Desk Top DELL Netplex 433/P 486DX/33 ISA DELL Netplex 450/P 486DX2/50 ISA DELL Netplex 466/P 486DX2/66 ISA DELL Optiplex 433/L 486DX/33 ISA DELL Optiplex 450/L 486DX2/50 ISA DELL Optiplex 466/L 486DX2/66 ISA DELL Optiplex 433/LV 486DX/33 ISA DELL Optiplex 450/LV 486DX2/50 ISA DELL Optiplex 466/LV 486DX2/66 ISA DELL Optiplex 433/MX 486DX/33 ISA DELL Optiplex 450/MX 486DX2/50 ISA DELL Optiplex 466/MX 486DX2/66 ISA DELL Optiplex 433/MXV 486DX/33 ISA DELL Optiplex 450/MXV 486DX2/50 ISA DELL Optiplex 466/MXV 486DX2/66 ISA
Manufacturer Model Description _____________________________________________________________ DTK Grafika 4A FEAT31-D33 486DX/33 ISA Tower DTK Grafika 4C FEAT01-D33 486DX/33 ISA Desktop DTK Grafika 4D FEAT31-D50 486DX/50 ISA Tower DTK Grafika 4F FEAT01-D5 486DX/50 ISA Desktop DTK Grafika 4I FEAT31-T66 486DX2/66 ISA Tower DTK Grafika 4J FEAT01-T66 486DX2/66 ISA Desktop DTK Grafika SPAN31-D33 486DX/33 EISA Tower DTK Grafika SPAN01-D33 486DX/33 EISA Desktop DTK Grafika 4E SPAN31-D50 486DX/50 EISA Tower DTK Grafika 4G SPAN01-D50 486DX/50 EISA Desktop DTK Grafika SPAN31-T66 486DX2/66 EISA Tower DTK GRafika SPAN01-T66 486DX2/66 EISADesktop DTK Grafika 4V2D-D3 FEAT03-D33 486DX/33 VESA Desktop DTK Grafika FEAT33-D33 486DX/33VESAMinitower DTK Grafika 4V2T-D3 FEAT34-D33 486DX/33 VESA Tower DTK Grafika 4V2D-D5 FEAT03-D50 486DX/50 VESA Desktop DTK Grafika FEAT33-D50 486DX/50VESAMinitower DTK Grafika 4V2T-D5 FEAT34-D50 486DX/33 VESA Tower DTK Grafika 4V2D-T6 FEAT03-T66 486DX2/66 VESADesktop DTK Grafika FEAT33-T66 486DX/66VESAMinitower DTK Grafika 4V2T-T6 FEAT34-T66 486DX/66 VESA Tower DTK Grafika 4V1D-D3 DTK486VL 486DX/33 Desktop DTK Grafika 4V1D-T6 DTK486VL-66 486DX/66 Desktop DTK Grafika GEMMA4L-33 486DX/33 Desktop DTK Grafika GEMMA4L-50 486DX/50 Desktop DTK Grafika GEMMA4L-66 486DX2/66 Desktop Manufacturer Model Description _____________________________________________________________ Elonex PC-466/VL Desktop 486DX2-66 ISA/VLBus Elonex PC-450F Tower 486DX50 EISA Elonex PC-450 Desktop ISALocalBusGraphics
Manufacturer Model Description _____________________________________________________________ Epson Power Span DX/66 496DX2/66 EISA
Manufacturer Model Description _____________________________________________________________ Escom ISA/VLB 486DX2/66 ISA/VLB w/V7 S3 Mirage ISA Escom ISA/PCI Pentium
Manufacturer Model Description _____________________________________________________________ Everex Step 486DX/33 ISA Tower Chassis Everex Step 486DX/33 ISA Large Chassis Everex Step 486DX/33 ISA Small Chassis Everex Step 486DX2/50 ISA Tower Chassis Everex Step 486DX2/50 ISA Large Chassis Everex Step 486DX2/50 ISA Small Chassis Everex Step 486DX2/66 ISA Tower Chassis Everex Step 486DX2/66 ISA Large Chassis Everex Step 486DX2/66 ISA Small Chassis Everex Step 486DX/33 EISA (12 Slot) CUBE Chassis Everex Step 486DX2/50 EISA (12 Slot) CUBE Chassis Everex Step 486DX2/66 EISA (12 Slot) CUBE Chassis Everex Step 486DX/33 EISA (8 Slot) Tower Chassis Everex Step 486DX2/50 EISA (8 Slot) Tower Chassis Everex Step 486DX2/66 EISA (8 Slot) Tower Chassis Everex Step 486DX/33 EISA (8 Slot) Large Chassis Everex Step 486DX2/50 EISA (8 Slot) Large Chassis Everex Step 486DX2/66 EISA (8 Slot) Large Chassis Everex Step VL EISA 486DX/33 Tower Chassis Everex Step VL EISA 486DX2/50 Tower Chassis Everex Step VL EISA 486DX2/66 Tower Chassis Everex Step VL EISA 486DX/33 Baby Chassis Everex Step VL EISA 486DX2/50 Baby Chassis Everex Step VL EISA 486DX2/66 Baby Chassis Everex Step VL ISA 486DX/33 Tower Chassis Everex Step VL ISA 486DX2/50 Tower Chassis Everex Step VL ISA 486DX2/66 Tower Chassis Everex Step VL ISA 486DX/33 SLIMLINE Chassis Everex Step VL ISA 486DX2/50 SLIMLINE Chassis Everex Step VL ISA 486DX2/66 SLIMLINE Chassis Everex Step VL ISA 486DX/33 Baby Chassis Everex Step VL ISA 486DX2/50 Baby Chassis Everex Step VL ISA 486DX2/66 Baby Chassis
Manufacturer Model Description _____________________________________________________________ Future Tech System 425eV-i 486DX/25 EISA ISA Tower Future Tech System 433eV-i 486DX/33 EISA ISA Tower Future Tech System 452eV-i 486DX2/50 EISA ISA Tower Future Tech System 462eV-i 486DX2/60 EISA ISA Tower Future Tech System 425eV-s 486DX/25 EISA ISA Tower Future Tech System 433eV-s 486DX/33 EISA ISA Tower Future Tech System 452eV-s 486DX2/50 EISA ISA Tower Future Tech System 462eV-s 486DX2/60 EISA ISA Tower
Manufacturer Model Description _____________________________________________________________ Gateway 2000 4DX-33 486DX/33 Slimline Gateway 2000 4DX-33V 486DX/33 Desktop ISA VL Gateway 2000 4DX-33V 486DX/33 Tower ISA VL Gateway 2000 4DX2-5V 486DX2/50 Desktop ISA VL Gateway 2000 4DX2-5V 486DX2/50 Tower ISA VL Gateway 2000 4DX2/66V 486DX2/66 Desktop ISA VL Gateway 2000 4DX2/66V 486DX2/66 Tower ISA VL Gateway 2000 4DX2/66E 486DX2/66 Desktop EISA Gateway 2000 4DX2/66E 486DX2/66 Tower EISA
Manufacturer Model Description _____________________________________________________________ Intel Professional GX 486DX2/66 Standard Resolution
Intel L486 Series 486DX2/66 Standard Resolution
Intel Xpress Deskside Server 486DX2/66 Intel Xpress Deskside Server 486DX2/50 Intel Xpress Deskside Server Pentium 60Mhz Intel Classic R-series 486/33
Manufacturer Model Description _____________________________________________________________ IPI Super Voyager VLB 486DX/33 ISA IPI Super Voyager VLB 486DX2/66 ISA IPI Predator I 486DX/33 ISA IPI Predator I 486DX2/66 ISA
Manufacturer Model Description _____________________________________________________________ Leading Edge D4/MTDX-33 Mini-Tower 486DX/33 ISA Leading Edge D4/DX-33 486DX/33 ISA Leading Edge D4/Dx33 Plus 486DX/33 ISA Leading Edge Winpro 486e /DX33 486DX/33 ISA
Manufacturer Model Description _____________________________________________________________ Metrologie Desktop EISA DX2/66 Desktop w/ATI8514
Manufacturer Model Description _____________________________________________________________ Micro Access Omaha 486DX/33 ISA Micro Access Omaha 486DX/66 ISA Micro Access Savannah 486DX/33 ISA Micro Access Savannah 486DX/66 ISA Micro Access New Orleans 486DX/33 EISA Micro Access New Orleans 486DX/66 EISA Micro Access San Francisco 486DX/33 EISA Micro Access San Francisco 486DX/66 EISA
Manufacturer Model Description _____________________________________________________________
NCR System 3333 486DX/25 ISA Desk Top NCR System 3333 486DX/33 ISA Desk Top NCR System 3333 486DX/50 ISA Desk Top NCR System 3333 486DX2/66 ISA DeskTop NCR System 3230 486DX/25 ISA Desk Top NCR System 3230 486DX/33 ISA Desk Top NCR System 3230 486DX/50 ISA Desk Top Manufacturer Model Description _____________________________________________________________ NEC PowerMate 466 486DX2/66 ISA NEC PowerMate 486/50Te 486DX2/50 EISA NEC PowerMate 486/66Te 486DX2/66 EISA
NEC Express/II p601 LT Pentium 60
Manufacturer Model Description _____________________________________________________________ NorthGate Elegance ZXP 486DX2/66 DesktopISA NorthGate Elegance ZXP 486DX/33 Desktop ISA NorthGate ZXP Eisa Vesa Server 486DX/25 EISA NorthGate ZXP Eisa Vesa Server 486DX/33 EISA NorthGate ZXP Eisa Vesa Server 486DX2/50 EISA NorthGate ZXP Eisa Vesa Server 486DX2/66 EISA
Manufacturer Model Description _____________________________________________________________ Olivetti LSX 5020 486DX/33 Tower Olivetti LSX 5010 486DX/25 Tower
Manufacturer Model Description _____________________________________________________________ Research Machines Centra Desktop 486DX2-66 ISA/VL Research Machines SystemBase Tower 486DX33 EISA
Manufacturer Model Description _____________________________________________________________ Siemens ANL SiiX Server 1 Tower EISA 486DX50 w/WDC31video Siemens ANL SiiX Station 1 Desktop EISA DX2/66w/Mach32 video
Manufacturer Model Description _____________________________________________________________ Siemens Nixdorf PCE-4T EISA DUAL DX50 w/WDC31 ISA video Siemens Nixdorf PCE-5S EISA Pentium/60 w/WDC31 ISA video Siemens Nixdorf PCD-4H DesktopISA DX2/66 w/Cirrus GLD-5426VLB Siemens Nixdorf PCD-4H/VL ISA/VLB 486DX2/66 w/S3 VLB video Siemens Nixdorf PCD-4C PGX EISA 486DX2/66
Manufacturer Model Description _____________________________________________________________ Tatung 9800T Tower System Tatung 900T Desk Top
Manufacturer Model Description _____________________________________________________________ Viglen Contender Exec Small desktop ISA 486DX33 Viglen Genie Exec Desktop 486DX2-66 ISA Viglen EX Desktop/Tower Pentium EISA
Manufacturer Model Description _____________________________________________________________ Wyse Decision 486se/66 486DX2/66 Desktop Wyse Decision 486se/33 486DX/33 Desktop Wyse Decision 486se/66 486DX2/66 Tower Wyse Decision 486se/33 486DX/33 Tower Wyse Decision 486si/33 486DX/33 Tower Wyse Decision 486si/66 486DX2/66 Tower Wyse 7000i, Model 760mp 486DX2/66 Tower*
* Single processor only Manufacturer Model Description _____________________________________________________________ Zenith Data Z-Server LT433DX 486DX/33 EISA Tower Zenith Data Z-Server LT466XE 486DX2/66 EISATower Zenith Data Z-Server LTP60E Pentium EISA Tower Zenith Data Z-Server EX433DE 486DX/33 EISA Tower Zenith Data Z-Server EX450DE 486DX2/50 EISATower
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x86 Multi-Processor Computer Systems Manufacturer Model Description _____________________________________________________________ AST Manhattan SMP Multiprocessor Sys Wyse Series 7000i 486DX Processors
_____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ x86 Motherboards tested
Manufacturer Model Description _____________________________________________________________ AMI Super Voyager VLB II 486DX/33 AMI Super Voyager VLB II 486DX/50 AMI Enterprise III 486DX2/60
Manufacturer Model Description _____________________________________________________________
Micronics EISA-VL 486DX/33 Micronics EISA-VL 486DX2/66 Micronics EISA-3 486DX/33 Micronics EISA-3 486DX2/66 Micronics JX30/66 486DX/33 Micronics JX30/66 486DX2/66 Micronics ISA VBL 486DX/33 Micronics ISA VBL 486DX2/66
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Section III:
The following hardware products are scheduled to support Solaris for x86 in the second half of 1993. Please contact the manufacturers directly for more information.
x86 Computer Systems
Manufacturer Model Description _____________________________________________________________
Acer America ACERFrame 3000MP 33 Multiprocessor System Acer America ACERFrame 3000MP 50 Multiprocessor System Corollary 486/Snap XM Symmetric MP Board Set Compaq Deskpro/M Desktop Compaq Prosignia Server Compaq Systempro Dual 386/25 Multiprocessor System Compaq Systempro Dual 486/33 Multiprocessor System Compaq Systempro Dual 486/50 XL Multiprocessor System Compaq Systempro Dual 486DX2/6 Multiprocessor System CSS - Maxsys Desktop 486/33 NEC Tower 486/33
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Disk Arrays
Manufacturer Model Description _____________________________________________________________ Chantal Paragon Disk Array Software Compaq IDA-2 Dell Dell SCSI Array (DSA) Mylex DAC960 _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________
Disk Sub-Systems
Manufacturer Model Description _____________________________________________________________ U&X Technology IDS Removable Disk System U&X Technology EDS External Removable Disk
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Graphics Cards
Manufacturer Model Description _____________________________________________________________ Trident TVGA 9200 CXR Video Controller Western Digital Paradise Video Accelerator
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Multiport Cards
Manufacturer Model Description _____________________________________________________________ Arnet COMStax Intelligent comm controller Arnet ArnetFAX UNIX-Based FAX comm Arnet ClusterProt/ 128 port cluster controller Corollary CNS-1600 16-serial port, 2 parallel DigiBoard PC/Xem 16-32 port solution Risc DigiBoard C/XSystem 16-128 port solution 80186 DigiBoard EPC/XSystem 16-224 port solution Risc DigiBoard PC/XS 4-16 port solution 80186 DigiBoard PC/X1 8-16 port solution 80186 Equinox Megaport 8CS 8 port serial card Equinox Megaport 12CS 12 port serial card Equinox Megaport 24CS 24 port serial card Equinox Megaport 12LD 12 port serial card Equinox Megaport 24LD 24 port serial card Equinox Megaport 12LD+ 12 port serial card Equinox Megaplex 96 24 kit Equinox CMX-24 Cluster Multiplexer Specialix Modular Terminal TCP/IP Terminal Server Specialix I/08+ Intelligent 8 port card Specialix SI 32 port intelligent card Specialix XIO High performance 32 port intelligent card Specialix RIO Cluster cntrlr,128 ports/card _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________
Network Cards Manufacturer Model Description _____________________________________________________________ Madge Networks Smart 16/4 PC Token Ring Madge Networks Smart 16/4 AT AT Bus Token Ring Madge Networks Smart 16/4 EISA EISA Bus TokenRing Racores Token Ring EISA Bus Racore Token Ring ISA Bus Racore Token Ring MCA Bus SysKonnect SK-5141 NIC FDDI/ISA/MIC SAS SysKonnect SK-5142 NIC FDDI/ISA/MIC DAS SysKonnect SK-5151 NIC FDDI/ISA/STP SAS SysKonnect SK-5161 NIC FDDI/ISA/MIC SAS SysKonnect SK-5162 NIC FDDI/ISA/SDDI DAS SysKonnect SK-5241 NIC FDDI/MCA/MIC SAS SysKonnect SK-5242 NIC FDDI/MCA/MIC DAS SysKonnect SK-5251 NIC FDDI/MCA/STP SAS SysKonnect SK-5261 NIC FDDI/MCA/SDDI SAS SysKonnect SK-5262 NIC FDDI/MCA/SDDI DAS SysKonnect SK-5341 NIC FDDI/EISA/MIC SAS SysKonnect SK-5342 NIC FDDI/EISA/MIC DAS SysKonnect SK-5351 NIC FDDI/EISA/STP SAS SysKonnect SK-5361 NIC FDDI/EISA/SDDI SAS SysKonnect SK-5362 NIC FDDI/EISA/SDDI DAS Xircom PE2-10B Pocket Ethernet Adapter
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Manufacturer Model Description _____________________________________________________________ Adaptec 1542C SCSI for EISA Adaptec 1742C SCSI for EISA BusLogic BT-757S SCSI for EISA BusLogic BT-757D SCSI for EISA BusLogic BT-445S Fast SCSI for VL-Bus BusLogic BT-542D SCSI for PC-AT BusLogic BT-747D SCSI for EISA BusLogic BT-640A SCSI for Micro Channel BusLogic BT-646S SCSI for Micro Channel Procomp Pro-Val SCSI for ISA Procomp PRO-Master SCSI for EISA Ultrastor Ultra 14F/FB ISA SCSI Controller Ultrastor Ultra 34F VESA SCSI Controller Ultrastor Ultra 24F EISA SCSI Controller Ultrastor Ultra 124F EISA SCSI Disk ArrayCntrl
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Tape Sub-Systems
Manufacturer Model Description _____________________________________________________________ Maynard Tape tape subsystem Mountain Computer File Safe 1200SA 4mm DAT SCSI Mountain Computer File Safe 2100SA 8mm DAT SCSI Mountain Computer File Safe 7250SA DC6150/250 SCSI Mountain Computer File Safe 7500SA DC6320/525 SCSI Overland Data OD3610 9-Track 1/2" 6250- 1600 BPI Overland Data OD3210 9-Track 1/2" 3200,1600 BPI Wangtek 875SL Mini CartridgeTape Drive Wangtek 875SLC Mini CartridgeTape Drive Wangtek 9500 5.0 GB Streaming Tape Wangtek 9500C 10.0 GB Streaming Tape Wangtek 9200 2.2 GB Streaming Tape Wangtek 9200C 4.4 GB Streaming Tape Wangtek 5150ES 250 MB Streaming Tape Wangtek 5150EQ 250 MB Streaming Tape Wangtek 51000ES 1 GB StreamingTape
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Video
Manufacturer Model Description _____________________________________________________________ U&X Technology X Terminal 4 Monitor X Terminal U&X Technology Medussa 16 Monitor W/S for X U&X Technology 4X Video W/S Video Station- NTSC Feed U&X Technology Video Wall Station Live TV Video Wall
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Section IV: General Hardware Requirements
CPU
Intel 386DX/33 Mhz with 387 co-processor
Intel 486DX, 486DX2, 486SX w/ 487SX co-processor
Intel Pentium
For best performance a 486DX, 486DX2 or Pentium is recommended
Bus
ISA, EISA and MCA systems are supported
Memory
12Mb minimum; 16Mb recommended
Disk Capacity
200Mb minimum; 300Mb recommended
Distribution Media
CD-ROM with a single boot diskette
Disk Interface
IDE and SCSI disks are supported
Printers
Any Postscript compatible printer connected via a serial or parallel port is supported.
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Partial List of Hardware Manufacturers:
3Com (408) 764-5000
Acer America (408) 922-2517
Adaptec (408) 945-8600
Advance Digital Systems (617) 890-0330
ALR (714) 581-6770
AMI (404) 581-6770
Arnet (800) 366-8844
AST (714) 727-4141
ATI (416) 756-0718
Avnet Works (813) 573-5967
Buslogic (408) 492-9090
Chantal (619) 621-2810
CompuAdd (800) 627-1967
Compaq (800) 345-1518
Corollary (714) 250-4040
Dell (800) 626-9530
DigiBoard (612) 943-9020
DPT (407) 830-5522
DTK (818) 810-8880
Everex Systems, Inc (510) 683-3695
Epson (408) 986-0115
Equinox (305) 255-3500
Future tech System (201) 488-4414
Gateway 2000 (605) 232-2000
Grid (510) 226-5050
IBM (800) 426-3333 Intel (408) 765-8080
Leading Edge (508) 836 4800
Madge Networks (408) 441-1300
Maynard (407) 263-3500 Micronics Computers (510)-651-2300
Mobius (510) 460-5252
Mountain Computer (408) 379-4300
Mylex (510) 796-6100
NCR (800) 832 1627
NEC (800) 388-8888 North Gate (612) 943-6000
Olivetti (408) 366-3000
Orchid (510) 683-0300
Philips (800) 835-3506
Procomp (216) 234-2233
Racore Computer (801) 979-9779
SMC (800) 833-4762
Specialix (408) 378-7919
Sun Microsystems (800) 873-7869
SysKonnect (408) 725-4650
Tatung (310) 637-2105 Trident (415) 691-9211
U&X Technology (714) 248-9597
UltraStor (510) 623-8955
Wangtek (805) 583-5233
WYSE (800) 438-9973
Zenith (800) 582-0524
Copyright 1993 Sun Microsystems, Inc. Sun, Sun Microsystems, SunSoft, the Sunsoft Logo, and Solaris are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc., licensed to SunSoft, a Sun Microsystems, Inc., business. UNIX is a registered trademark of UNIX System Laboratories, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Intel is a registered trademark and 386 and 486 are trademarks of Intel Corporation. All other products or services referred to herein are identified by the trademarks as designated by the companies who market those products. Inquiries concerning such trademarks should be made directly to those companies.
The information contained in this listing is intended to help customers determine which hardware products support Solaris for x86. This information is designed to serve as a guideline when selecting hardware systems and devices to run with Solaris for x86. The products listed here are not necessarily Solaris certified, and they are not warranted or endorsed by SunSoft. This is a partial listing of products, and is not meant to be considered comprehensive. Please contact the manufacturers directly for more information about their products.
KEYWORDS: hardware, comaptibility
PRODUCT: Hardware
OS RELEASE: Solaris x86
HARDWARE RELEASE: Intel
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