[Nottingham] linux on sparc

[mike]

Hi all,

i've got a old sparcStation5 (uh.how do I find out more?) on my desk and
I really want to get linux on it, but my sparc/solaris knowledge is
almost nill. 
I've installed on intel plenty, but what do i need to look out for on
sparc?
Can anyone give advice on starting an install (boot floppy??) best
distro (yeah, debian) and other gotcha's? It's gonna be used for
web/media streaming(quicktime/helix). Location of tfm's to r also
appreciated.

ta 
Mike