[foxboro] AW: Internet Browser on Solaris 8.0
- From: "Schaedler, Klaus" <Klaus.Schaedler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "'foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 00:44:55 -0500
Kevin,
Thanks for your quick response. I have tried to download firefox
so far with no problems. But it is very difficult to find a step by =
step
Installation procedure on P81 Solaris 8.0 Station.
On windows platforms the setup is an easy procedure.
Does something similar exist on Solaris ?=20
Best regards
Klaus Sch=E4dler
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Betreff: Re: [foxboro] Internet Browser on Solaris 8.0
Hi Klaus,
Opera, Firefox and Mozilla all run well on Solaris. Internet Explorer =
v 5.0
sp
1 also is/was available for Solaris. Netscape is commonly used on =
Solaris
but
really shows it's age.
Packages/binaries for Solaris are available from:
http://www.sunfreeware.com/mozilla.html
http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/1.5/contrib/
http://www.opera.com/download/index.dml?step=3D2&opsys=3DSolaris%20Sparc=
&platfor
m=3Dsolaris
http://www.blastwave.org/packages.php
For any of the browsers, insuring you meet all dependencies is a bit of =
a
challange.
Foxboro I/A workstations are running in 8 bit color (256 color), and =
you may
notice problems with the color palette on the browser window and on =
other
windows when the browser tries to allocate colors. This is similar to =
the
problems encountered when using bitmaps in Foxview under Solaris. To =
help
minimize this problem, consider using a skin for the browser with a =
very
limited
color scheme, and consider telling the browser not to load pictures by
default.
Don't expect great browsing performance from the low end Solaris
workstations.=20
An F box with a 550mhz or 650mhz cpu doesn't compare well with a PC =
with
running
a 3.2mhz P4. In my experience the Sparc CPUs perform on par with an =
Intel
CPU
with about 1.5 times the clock speed. Image file rendering is =
particularly
affected.
A more effective solution for this kind of application may be to run a
windows/intel card in your Foxboro workstation. These are called =
"SunPCi"
cards. You actually load a copy of windows through these. They can =
put a
Windows window on your Solaris desktop or you can connect another =
monitor
to
the card directly. See datasheet for the current version at:
http://www.sun.com/desktop/products/sunpcipro/datasheet.pdf Foxboro =
used to
sell these cards for older platforms as "Windows on I/A" for the B and =
C
series
workstations. I've got a couple of the newer PCi ones under my desk =
but
haven't
had a chance to try on an E or F box yet.
Regards,
Kevin FitzGerrell
Carter Holt Harvey, Ltd.
+64 27 460 9994
Quoting "Schaedler, Klaus" <Klaus.Schaedler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
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> Is anybody out there who has running an internet browser
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> If Yes what browser is it and how to install it.
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> Many thanks in advance
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> Klaus Sch=E4dler
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