[BlueOnyx:27342] Re: Celebrating 25 Years Since Cobalt Networks' IPO
Michael Stauber
mstauber at blueonyx.it
Fri Nov 15 18:14:17 -05 2024
Hi Rickard,
> Do you know what David S. Miller is doing right now?
No idea, sorry.
> What a difference in using the archaic Solaris 1.1
> (SunOS 4.1.3) and a nice modern RH Linux port on the same hardware.
Hell, yeah. I recall the really hostile look I got my first day in the
Sun office. The assistant department manager was introducing me to the
Sun Blade stations that every workplace in the office had. You know
them, but for those that don't? These were essentially thin client PCs
that had just a barebone PC in it and a monitor and keyboard plugged in.
You inserted your Sun company badge into any of those (regardless if you
were in an US office, UK, Germany or wherever else) and it automatically
logged you into your personal desktop environment. With all your data at
your fingertips. That was back in 2001/2002.
After clicking a bit around the assistant manager asked me if I needed
any help with that desktop and I said: "I feel right at home. Although
this has the charm of a 10 year old Linux." I realized immediately: "I
should not have said that!", but TBH: The Solaris desktop had the charm
and nostalgia of an antiquity store even then.
He didn't believe me until I pulled out my Laptop and showed him the
SuSE Linux install with KDE that I had on there. And that wasn't even
tweaked (much) yet.
> I won't forget to mention our own Taco (who worked in Holland with
> George and Carley) and all the other Cobalters like Gordon Garb
> (Fun Apple stories) and Nicholas White (Many happy beers!)
Indeed!
> I created a Door-access Appliance (which could be run in HA) which I
> sold a few of. This version was based on Aventurine and
> the payback to Michael was the first Qemu implementation and as faster
> more secure way of uploading ISOs.
Oh yes, I remember that. Good times!
> Michael, did you ever get the HA-code?
Yeah, the HA code made it into Aventurin{e} 6106R/6108R for the Cluster
version of it. Although the DRBD Cluster never really lost its quirks
and oddities. That's why 6109R no longer had it. Wasn't worth the hassles.
--
With best regards
Michael Stauber
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