Solaris 2.6 intel microchannel boot disk

Where is it? The link in the Solaris 2.6 install docs is broken?
Please help. I have 3 Microchannel machines I need to install Solaris on.
Thanks,
Richard

System With a Micro Channel Architecture
The Solaris 2.6 (Intel Platform Edition) distribution CD is accompanied by a boot diskette supporting most systems, including those with ISA, EISA, VLB, and PCI buses. If you have a system with a Micro Channel Architecture (MCA), you may download a boot diskette from Sun's Solaris 2.6 Web site:
� http://access1.sun.com/solaris/distrib2.6
Full instructions for downloading and creating the MCA diskette are on the Web site. You may also obtain the diskette through your Sun Software Support Provider.
You must make certain that the boot diskette is not write-protected because configuration information is saved to the diskette during the initial boot.

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