Sources for non-intel hardware

[Aaron]

Used sun Sparc Stations can be had pretty cheap.  My SPARCstation 5 with
32MB RAM, 1.6GB HD, 110mhz CPU, CD-ROM, Floppy, type-4 keyboard and mouse
and a 20" Monitor ran me about $400.  Sparc 2's can be had (complete with
19" monitors) for under $250.  Check out e-bay. :)

michael d hoskins wrote:

> Now I've read that Sparc's running Linux have REALLY fast ethernet
> speeds -- very close to 100% of theoretical.
>
> Where/what price can one pick up a used Sparc (or Alpha or RS/6000,)
> these days?
>
> You know, now that they've fixed piranha (cross your fingers,) RedHat
> (or any distro that you want) can cluster (load balance, in this case)
> many of your vital services....  Since they have source, it should be
> easy to recompile for Sparc, Alpha, whatever.
>