IMHO it would be nicer to be able to completely swap between systems. If
a system could dump it's memory, registers, etc to disk and then load a
different set you could swap between running operating systems. This has
been done before. Just a pipe dream now, but it would make life easier
for me.
Gary Meerschaert

Dave (from the UK) wrote:
> I'm not the first to think of this, but having just set up an Opteron
> based machine, I realise just how useful it would be if the SunPCi cards
> could be fitted in a PC running Solaris x86 / x64, rather than just in a
> SPARC based machine.
>
> It might seems silly - a PC inside a PC, but it would avoid the need for
> dual booting. I could then leave the machine on all the time running
> Solaris x86, safe if the knowledge on the odd occasions I need Windoze,
> I could bring it up.
>
> Would anyone else find it useful? I feel it would be quite marketable,
> although I know nothing of marketing!!
>
> I've never written a device driver and doubt something as complex as a
> SunPCi card would be a good place to start on, but if the SPARC drivers
> could be released on Open Solaris, or similar, someone might take on the
> challenge of a port to x86.
>
> Perhaps Sun could get the drivers written free by providing an
> interested person(s) with a free card in return for a serious attempt at
> writing a driver.
>