05-21-2015
Your workstation is SPARC based.
Is there a DVD drive in it? Or only a CD drive?
You can download the OS from here:
Oracle Solaris 10 Downloads
Get the SPARC version (NOT x86)
I would think you need to use Solaris 10 unless you know which version is/was on the machine.
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answerbook2
answerbook2(1) User Commands answerbook2(1)
NAME
answerbook2 - online documentation system
SYNOPSIS
/usr/dt/bin/answerbook2 [-h]
DESCRIPTION
The AnswerBook2 server product is no longer included with Solaris or the Solaris Documentation CD products. Solaris docmentation is now
provided in HTML and PDF format on the Documentation CD and does not require the AnswerBook2 server to be viewed.
The answerbook2 utility opens the default web browser and displays an HTML page that shows a link to locally installed documentation, and,
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To define a default AnswerBook2 server, use the environment variable, AB2_DEFAULTSERVER.
This functionality is also accessible through the AnswerBook2 option on the CDE front panel Help menu.
If you need an AnswerBook2 server, you can download the AnswerBook2 server software from http://www.sun.com.
OPTIONS
The following option is supported:
-h Displays a usage statement.
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
AB2_DEFAULTSERVER Fully-qualified URL that identifies the default AnswerBook2 server to use. For example:
http://imaserver.eng.sun.com:8888/
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |http://www.sun.com |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
attributes(5)
NOTES
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be viewed.
SunOS 5.10 29 Nov 2001 answerbook2(1)