I recently started down the dark and lonley path of trying to get Gentoo loaded on my old Ultra that’s been sitting in the basement. More on that later, but for now let me share one link that I came across while doing some research. It’s called My Sun Ultra 5 And Me.

Quoth Tony:

A few weeks ago, I stubbed my toe on my old Sun Ultra 5 as it sat there lifeless and unused in my apartment. Once my primary desktop, the envy of my geek friends, and a way to woo the ladies, its glory days have long since passed. As much as I would like to let it live out its days looking sexy and taking up space, I live on the island of Manhattan, where space is a premium. Since I can’t charge it rent, I decided I’d better use it or lose it. But what to use it for?

That’s pretty much my problem as well. Even if I get it up and running, the IDE interface in it is so pitifully slow I’m not sure what it would be good for. Sure I could run my IRC sessions from it for bragging rights… but not much else. Please share any good ideas below.

PS. Yes, I already know… “boat anchor.” Har har har :)