Need advice on a decent Sun server for learning purposes

Factual Questions
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I’d like to purchase a Sun server from ebay so that I can set it up at home and become more familiar with the Solaris 8 OS and installing web servers such as Weblogic and Websphere (for learning/development purposes only). I’d also like to install Oracle 8i.

I noticed that there are many Sun Server models out there and they can be quite expensive. Obviously, I don’t need a super fast machine, just something that can handle the apps I just mentioned and be able to have a decent response time. Can anyone recommend to me some reasonably priced “starter” Sun Server models that could handle the job?

Thanks.

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I’ve been thinking of buying one myself to get familiar with Solaris and when I asked advice from others, I was told that an Ultra 5 or 10 can be picked up cheaply and would do the job. I don’t know about running Oracle on it, as I’ve heard Oracle is pretty demanding, but maybe check with them about min spec?