Re: Very large database - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Doug McNaught
Subject Re: Very large database
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Msg-id m3elks1hmg.fsf@varsoon.denali.to
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In response to Re: Very large database  (Chris Albertson <chrisalbertson90278@yahoo.com>)
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Justin Clift <justin@postgresql.org> writes:

> Hi Chris,
>
> Chris Albertson wrote:
> >
> <snip>
> > Solaris has very good RAID support built in.  I think better
> > than Linux's.  Both OSes are free although Solaris 8 will be the
> > last PC version.
>
> Where did you hear that Solaris 8 will be the last PC version?  By "PC",
> do you mean "Intel Platform" version?

Yes.  Sun dropped all support for x86.  Slashdot covered it a few days
ago.

> I half downloaded the "Intel Platform" cd's for the Solaris 9 Early
> Access program about a month ago, and now when I go to the Sun site the
> rest are not available.
>
> This makes me greatly concerned.  :(

Good reason to use Free operating systems.  ;)

-Doug
--
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   --T. J. Jackson, 1863

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