> OK, here's the deal: I'm gonna buy a workstation for general use (serving
> up web pages, surfing the 'Net, apps development, etc.), and I'd love some
> suggestions.  Right now, I'm heavily leaning towards a Sun Ultra 5, but
> I'm not sure if I should leave good ole' X86.  I made one recent journey
> out of PC land with my NeXTStation, and it turned out to be less than I
> expected.  Of course, it is a pretty old machine...
> 
> I'm trying to keep the price fairly reasonable (below 5 grand if at all
> possible), but I still want something that will be very useful for a long
> time.  Any thoughts?

I'd suggest looking at some of the Linux PC vendors (i.e. VALinux.com) as you
will get a system that truly works with Linux.