Free Solaris 10 DVD from Solaris

Sleepy_Sentry · 14-January-07, 05:49 PM

Solaris is giving away a free copy of their Solaris 10 OS on DVD.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sun


	"For a limited time, Sun is offering a free DVD media kit which includes the Solaris 10 Operating System for both SPARC and x86 platforms as well as Sun Studio 11 software. Take this opportunity to get familiar with the most advanced operating system on the planet and the tools which enable the highest optimizations and best runtime performance on the Solaris Operating System, bar-none. Sun Studio software provides optimizing C, C++ and Fortan compilers, visual performance tools, and high performance libraries to enhance your Solaris development environment. "

I just got mine and Solaris told me to expect my copy within 10 business days.

ratchetfps · 14-January-07, 06:29 PM

Sick!! Good find, just ordered mine too.

godfoot · 14-January-07, 07:03 PM

If Futuremark's benches (as well as the other hwbot benches) would run on it I would be on ot in a flash. Great deal for those that want/need it though.

Fred_G · 14-January-07, 07:27 PM

Hey if it is free, I usually will try it. But what the heck is it?

Now before you roll your eyes, I did a quick google on it. Solaris, made by Sun, the Unix folks right? So this is another Unix/Linux OS right. Cool, I got a borg on a legit WinXP, if it will fold, I will try it out and free up a Win CD key. I need to get back into trying to learn some more Linux or Unix stuff.

If you are familiar with it, will folding run on it, and will it dual boot with XP?

Thanks for the link, and thanks in advance for the help.

E

PHLAK · 14-January-07, 09:25 PM

Thanks for the linkage!!!! Just signed up!

Sleepy_Sentry · 06-February-07, 10:02 PM

My CD hasn't arrived yet. Has anyone else's?

darkboricua · 06-February-07, 10:19 PM

nope nothings arrived at my place yet.

Fred_G · 07-February-07, 06:30 PM

I got an email confirmation that I would get them in 10 days or so, on Jan 7th. I had forgotten about them. Still no disk...

E

killert · 07-February-07, 06:44 PM

Didn't get mine either

project vegas · 12-February-07, 03:41 PM

Havent gotten my disk either

ratchetfps · 12-February-07, 04:29 PM

I forgot I did this

....nothing yet. I did get my free Ubuntu regular, 64bit, and mac version 10 days after I requested it though....

Dex · 23-March-07, 05:45 AM

Got mine in the mail this morning

Shipped from Germany, so maybe you US pimps are just gonna have to wait a bit longer.

s1ugh34d · 23-March-07, 03:50 PM

Fred_g Unix will run F@H actually more effeciently than Windows (it uses much less resources). I thnk alpha has Solaris running 8 instances of F@H.

Otherwise Solaris is a great solution. You can download it for free from there site, so the disk in the mail is just an advantage. I would suggest it if you want to learn UNIX, solaris is the way to go with UNIX (IMO, BSD is also very good).

Ordered mine and haven't received it either, lol, i never even saw this thread....

dannylill1981 · 23-March-07, 04:17 PM

just ordered mine, am learning linux at mo so might as well learn unix as well..................

Bane · 23-March-07, 05:11 PM

Hey Guys,
Out of curiosity, which do you reccomend, the DVD Software Kit? Or the Developer Editition DVD Software Kit?

RBIEZE · 24-March-07, 02:41 PM

Got mine in the mail today,it took about 5 weeks to recieve it...

coweater58 · 25-March-07, 11:23 PM

Mine came in on Friday.

hartigan · 26-March-07, 04:46 PM

Mine came in today. Not sure if I'm going to use it right off, but at least I know it's there when I want it.

I just got my PVR setup running. I don't want to sabotage it with a new "untested" (by me) OS that will render me PVR-less.

-hartigan

Twizted · 26-March-07, 05:17 PM

Mine has still not made it but I requested it again as I left the shop I was at and probably used as the address so it may have been delivered there but they threw it out... so... I guess I am waiting another 4-5 weeks

Twizted · 26-March-07, 06:16 PM

ROFL..... Well wouldnt you know it... My ol'lady just walked into the room and said "you have a package" usually I would be like... Yes maam.. You are welcome... But then she put it on my desk and I realized what she was talking about...ahem...

anyway...

I looked at where it was from and low and behold.... Sun Microsystems..... Yep... I got mine today.... Popped it open and it has 3 discs... one for I64 and x86, one for Sparx and a Develpment toolkit....

now I just need a box to tinker with it

14-January-07, 06:29 PM		#2 (permalink)
ratchetfps Apex Tech Fanatic Supreme	Re: Free Solaris 10 DVD from Solaris Sick!! Good find, just ordered mine too.

14-January-07, 07:03 PM		#3 (permalink)
godfoot A George Orwell fan...sorta	Re: Free Solaris 10 DVD from Solaris If Futuremark's benches (as well as the other hwbot benches) would run on it I would be on ot in a flash. Great deal for those that want/need it though.

14-January-07, 07:27 PM		#4 (permalink)
Fred_G !! Sm-hoe-k Free !!	Re: Free Solaris 10 DVD from Solaris Hey if it is free, I usually will try it. But what the heck is it? Now before you roll your eyes, I did a quick google on it. Solaris, made by Sun, the Unix folks right? So this is another Unix/Linux OS right. Cool, I got a borg on a legit WinXP, if it will fold, I will try it out and free up a Win CD key. I need to get back into trying to learn some more Linux or Unix stuff. If you are familiar with it, will folding run on it, and will it dual boot with XP? Thanks for the link, and thanks in advance for the help. E

14-January-07, 09:25 PM		#5 (permalink)
PHLAK Apex Tech God	Re: Free Solaris 10 DVD from Solaris Thanks for the linkage!!!! Just signed up!

06-February-07, 10:02 PM		#6 (permalink)
Sleepy_Sentry Apex Tech Maniac	Re: Free Solaris 10 DVD from Solaris My CD hasn't arrived yet. Has anyone else's?

06-February-07, 10:19 PM		#7 (permalink)
darkboricua Apex Tech Fanatic	Re: Free Solaris 10 DVD from Solaris nope nothings arrived at my place yet.

07-February-07, 06:30 PM		#8 (permalink)
Fred_G !! Sm-hoe-k Free !!	Re: Free Solaris 10 DVD from Solaris I got an email confirmation that I would get them in 10 days or so, on Jan 7th. I had forgotten about them. Still no disk... E

07-February-07, 06:44 PM		#9 (permalink)
killert Apex Tech God	Re: Free Solaris 10 DVD from Solaris Didn't get mine either

12-February-07, 03:41 PM		#10 (permalink)
project vegas Apex Master Tech	Re: Free Solaris 10 DVD from Solaris Havent gotten my disk either

12-February-07, 04:29 PM		#11 (permalink)
ratchetfps Apex Tech Fanatic Supreme	Re: Free Solaris 10 DVD from Solaris I forgot I did this ....nothing yet. I did get my free Ubuntu regular, 64bit, and mac version 10 days after I requested it though....

23-March-07, 05:45 AM		#12 (permalink)
Dex Retr-hoe Reviewer	Re: Free Solaris 10 DVD from Solaris Got mine in the mail this morning Shipped from Germany, so maybe you US pimps are just gonna have to wait a bit longer.

23-March-07, 03:50 PM		#13 (permalink)
s1ugh34d Apex Tech God	Re: Free Solaris 10 DVD from Solaris Fred_g Unix will run F@H actually more effeciently than Windows (it uses much less resources). I thnk alpha has Solaris running 8 instances of F@H. Otherwise Solaris is a great solution. You can download it for free from there site, so the disk in the mail is just an advantage. I would suggest it if you want to learn UNIX, solaris is the way to go with UNIX (IMO, BSD is also very good). Ordered mine and haven't received it either, lol, i never even saw this thread....

23-March-07, 04:17 PM		#14 (permalink)
dannylill1981 Apex Techie Lite	Re: Free Solaris 10 DVD from Solaris just ordered mine, am learning linux at mo so might as well learn unix as well..................

23-March-07, 05:11 PM		#15 (permalink)
Bane Apex Tech Fanatic	Re: Free Solaris 10 DVD from Solaris Hey Guys, Out of curiosity, which do you reccomend, the DVD Software Kit? Or the Developer Editition DVD Software Kit?

24-March-07, 02:41 PM		#16 (permalink)
RBIEZE Apex Tech Demi-God	Re: Free Solaris 10 DVD from Solaris Got mine in the mail today,it took about 5 weeks to recieve it...

25-March-07, 11:23 PM		#17 (permalink)
coweater58 Apex Master Tech Apprentice	Re: Free Solaris 10 DVD from Solaris Mine came in on Friday.

26-March-07, 04:46 PM		#18 (permalink)
hartigan Apex Tech God	Re: Free Solaris 10 DVD from Solaris Mine came in today. Not sure if I'm going to use it right off, but at least I know it's there when I want it. I just got my PVR setup running. I don't want to sabotage it with a new "untested" (by me) OS that will render me PVR-less. -hartigan

26-March-07, 05:17 PM		#19 (permalink)
Twizted Editor/Reviewer/LED Guru	Re: Free Solaris 10 DVD from Solaris Mine has still not made it but I requested it again as I left the shop I was at and probably used as the address so it may have been delivered there but they threw it out... so... I guess I am waiting another 4-5 weeks

26-March-07, 06:16 PM		#20 (permalink)
Twizted Editor/Reviewer/LED Guru	Re: Free Solaris 10 DVD from Solaris ROFL..... Well wouldnt you know it... My ol'lady just walked into the room and said "you have a package" usually I would be like... Yes maam.. You are welcome... But then she put it on my desk and I realized what she was talking about...ahem... anyway... I looked at where it was from and low and behold.... Sun Microsystems..... Yep... I got mine today.... Popped it open and it has 3 discs... one for I64 and x86, one for Sparx and a Develpment toolkit.... now I just need a box to tinker with it

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