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Geekbench results for iMac 24
I’ve just completed running Geekbench results for my 24″ iMac (3GB, Intel T7600, 2.33GHz) and the Sun Ultra 20M2 I have on test (4GB, AMD Opteron 1200 2.8GHz). The overall rates are interesting: iMac: 246* U20M2: 273.5* The U20M2 is slightly faste…
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Sun announces new servers and workstations
Sun have announced a series of new servers and workstations, just as I finish up testing of the T1000 and begin testing of the Ultra 20M2. The key elements are: An updated version of the T2000 servers under the Netra brand, designed for the needs …
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PCI Device list for Solaris x86
Sun have released an updated list of PCI devices for Solaris x86; check this if you plan to run Solaris on your PC. PCI Device Support for Solaris OS on x86 Platforms
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Ultra 20M2 Arrived
Sun have very kindly me a sun Ultra 20M2 to test. I’ve only had it a few days, and already I’m hooked. The spec of the unit they have sent me is: 1 AMD Opteron Model 1218 Processor (Dual Core) 4GB RAM 250GB SATA HD NVIDIA Quadra FX 3500 Graphics C…
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Video guide to setting up the X4200
A Sun engineer provides a detailed (and occasionally light-hearted) look at how to set up an X4200 server through a series of video guides on YouTube. Step 1: Anti-Static Setup Step 2: Hard Drive Install Step 3: PCI Card Install Step 4: DVD Instal…
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Cool tools for hot laptops
Belkin have announced two cool tools for using your hot laptop – and I’m talking about the temperature here. You can see them at Gizmodo: Belkin Releases Lap-Friendly CushTop, PocketTop Laptop Accessories. The CushTop is the one I’m most intereste…
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ATA-over-Ethernet for Solaris
I noticed for the first time recently the ATA over Ethernet product from Coraid. There’s a Solaris driver available (impressively in both SPARC binary, Solaris 7+ (direct download) and source (direct download), under a BSD-like license. The releas…
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T1000 ALOM rocks
I love the Advanced Lights Out Management (ALOM) module in the T1000. The T1000 is kept downstairs, and the noise can be uncomfortable, but the ability to power up and down the T1000 remotely over the network makes using it and testing it so much …
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Niagara II
The Niagara II architecture is on the way, and it promises to double the throughput of the original T1 (Niagara) CPU and provide a host of other benefits. The Niagara CPU (T1) as provided in the T1000 (read my T1000 in more detail review) and T200…
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Photo blogging with the K800i
As planned, I got a K800i earlier this week, and it’s taken me the best part of the week to try and sort out all of the different elements. I already did a quick post on Convergence in mobile phones with the SE K800i at ComputerWorld, but I though…