Hi
We have some legacy Sparcstation IPX and ELC models that are running SunOS 4.1.3 / 4.1.4
Obviously, these machines are getting toward their use-by dates. But the many applications that exist on the Sparcstations are simply impossible to port single-handed to another Unix or even re-validate with Solaris 10 (or maybe a few versions earlier) on more modern Sparc hardware. Some of the original tools that they use are no longer available. In other words, any move is going to be painful and possibly not be completely faithful to the existing environment.
Therefore, emulation is the approach I'd really like to pursue if it's possible.
Has anyone got SunOS 4.x to boot under QEMU using the latest OpenBIOS firmware instead of PROLL ?
Is anyone out there even working on this possibility. or is the focus on Linux or one of the NetBSD / OpenBSD implementations ?
Thanks
Jason