Re: Some problems with Xfree86/sunffb driver

[Martin <inkubus@interalpha.co.uk>]

> > > I wouldn't use an ultra10 as a workstation, personally :-)
> > 
> > OK, you can't just make a drive-by comment like like that.  :-)  Would
> > you elaborate, please?  
> 
> Too slow, the PCI bus lacks a streaming cache for DMA transfers
> and the IDE chip it uses is really slow.
> 
> I'd go for a SB100, Ultra60, or an SB1000.  These are the three
> machine types I switch around on as a workstation.
Wow - nice if you can afford them.  Which make me think - where do
people buy Sun kit from?  Are there any really cheap places online (IE
better than eBay).

Cheers,
 - Martin	
 
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Martin
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