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@fiore openbsd has ran on sparc for longer than sun has been dead

@fiore actually oh shit small correction, sparc64 is still supported but they did kill 32bit sparc

@coolbean theo .. theo why….

@fiore i mean 32bit platforms are literally obsolete tbh

@coolbean @fiore I mean, NetBSD still has 32-bit SPARC as tier II support. But that is about it. Maybe Debian also has support, but it is probably slow and bitrotten beyond usability.

@phnt @fiore netbsd runs on a dreamcast of course it still supports sparcv8

@phnt @fiore they have official prebuilt installer images for the nintendo wii i repeat OF COURSE IT STILL SUPPORTS SPARCV8

@coolbean @fiore
>Of course it runs NetBSD

@phnt @coolbean @fiore all these ports say they support something but it's all bit rotted, untested, and busted for 10 years and nobody noticed because half the people who own 32 bit sparcs use them as "shelf queens" where they boot old Solaris once a year and put it back

@PurpCat @coolbean @fiore There's a reason why Tier II is basically "probably works, nobody uses this, good luck". It's like Linux support for DEC Alpha. Once in an eternity someone boots it up and maybe fixes a bug.

@PurpCat @fiore @phnt whats even the point of setting up solaris if you're not gonna host anything on it. go set up an ftp server or smth what the hell

@coolbean @fiore @phnt you'd be shocked how many people in the USA retro tech scene are either hoarders or just own shit to show off
These same people then call Amiga owners toxic even though they actually use their computers

@coolbean @fiore @PurpCat
>whats even the point of setting up solaris if you're not gonna host anything on it.
Post screenshots like picrel on <insert social media here> to gain clout. Very little of these collectors know or even want to know how to operate old unix.

It's like game collectors who own 1000+ games. Have they played them all? Of course not.
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