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Wonkothesane
Full Member
USA
506 Posts |
 Posted - 16 Jun 2002 : 08:20:47
I found a SPARCStation 2 (no monitor, kbd, or mouse-just the computer) today that was about to be trashed, is it worth picking up? I looked up the specs, everything on that computer seems very popriety, is it worth looking for parts for it? The idea of using Solaris on it intrigues me, I never saw one of these machines before.Wonko The Sane
Engineer-in-training
3 Macs Liberated
"You can't possibly be a scientist if you mind people thinking that you're a fool."- Wonko The Sane |
Wonkothesane
Full Member
USA
506 Posts |
Posted - 16 Jun 2002 : 08:28:33
This guy seems to have had a good experience with his SPARC 2. If I can't get it to work, then maybe I can just strip it for parts. (9 4MB 30 pin SIMMs doesn't sound too bad)Wonko The Sane
Engineer-in-training
3 Macs Liberated
"You can't possibly be a scientist if you mind people thinking that you're a fool."- Wonko The Sane |
QuadraJets
Junior Member
USA
344 Posts |
Posted - 16 Jun 2002 : 09:15:54
If nothin' else, use it for a hack  Artillery Commander/Engineer, 68kMLA
Liberated:
LCII , III+
IIci
Quadra 700 (w/contraband card), 800, and 840av
P550, 410 Contraband:
Beige G3/300 MT o/c 400mhz
(2) 6100's Keeper of the 68kmla Hotline mirror server:
68k.dyndns.org
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Trash80toG-4
NIGHT STALKER
USA
2899 Posts |
Posted - 16 Jun 2002 : 09:41:12
quote:
If nothin' else, use it for a hack
there are cables and a keyboard or two down on canal st.  jt  ™.
Trash Hauler: call sign: eight-ball
C.O. AC-130H SpecOps 68kMLAAF |
oldmacman
Full Member
USA
713 Posts |
Posted - 16 Jun 2002 : 10:01:37
Get it, by all means! I'll take it if you don't want it. Solaris is quite nice, CDE is excellent, and NeXTSTEP will run on it, though not the CD that's on the Hotline server.Official Music and NeXT Expert
Member of 68kMLA GMCFMW (Grounds Maintenance Crew For Minimum Wage)
OpenStep Page at http://openstep.topcities.com/ Macs Liberated:
SE, IIsi, Quadra 700, 6100, PB 5300, PowerMac 5400
PCs liberated from Windoze: 3 |
oldmacman
Full Member
USA
713 Posts |
Posted - 16 Jun 2002 : 10:35:57
http://www.obsolyte.com/sunFAQ/serial/ describes how to use a serial console to get into a Sparcstation without a monitor. Could be useful.Official Music and NeXT Expert
Member of 68kMLA GMCFMW (Grounds Maintenance Crew For Minimum Wage)
OpenStep Page at http://openstep.topcities.com/ Macs Liberated:
SE, IIsi, Quadra 700, 6100, PB 5300, PowerMac 5400
PCs liberated from Windoze: 3 |
TiMacLover
Senior Member
USA
1282 Posts |
Posted - 16 Jun 2002 : 10:43:23
I wish I had one, I have the monitor for one and all, I am very interested in alternative workstations.Jeremy "I'll see you on the Dark Side Of The Moon" - Pink Floyd Covert Ops
68k Hacks General 
Macs Liberated:18
ENTER THROUGH THE GATES |
Trash80toG-4
NIGHT STALKER
USA
2899 Posts |
Posted - 16 Jun 2002 : 10:58:55
LOL! would you like fries with that?http://store.sun.com/catalog/doc/BrowsePage.jhtml?cid=60357&parentId=48612 sorry, that menu style KILLED me! anyhoo, great links, especially: http://www.stokely.com/unix.serial.port.resources/A-B-Ycablepinout.html that's the best RJ-45 illustration i've ever seen, is that the correct color coding for 10BaseT or is it a serial link specific color coding? (not that it matters if it's consistent andy you're not making crossovers. jt ™.
Trash Hauler: call sign: eight-ball
C.O. AC-130H SpecOps 68kMLAAF |
Wonkothesane
Full Member
USA
506 Posts |
Posted - 16 Jun 2002 : 13:02:29
I will see if it is still there when I get home (posting from a Palm cellphone in a restaurant-very cool!)Wonko The Sane
Engineer-in-training
3 Macs Liberated
"You can't possibly be a scientist if you mind people thinking that you're a fool."- Wonko The Sane |
Wonkothesane
Full Member
USA
506 Posts |
Posted - 16 Jun 2002 : 16:40:21
I picked it up an hour ago. It seems to work, I can hear the fan when I turn it on. I don't know whether or not it accessess any drives, though-I can't hear anything over that fan.Wonko The Sane
Engineer-in-training
3 Macs Liberated
"You can't possibly be a scientist if you mind people thinking that you're a fool."- Wonko The Sane |
~Coxy
Leader, Tactical Ops Unit
Australia
2822 Posts |
Posted - 16 Jun 2002 : 17:32:18
quote:
I don't know whether or not it accessess any drives, though-I can't hear anything over that fan.
Sounds like a SPARC to me!  ~Coxy - Leader, Tactical Operations Unit
Mayor of NuBus City v3.0
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TheDoctor
Starting Member
29 Posts |
Posted - 16 Jun 2002 : 17:39:31
University of Michigan's Propery Diposition Center has lots of SPARC stuff, most of it for resonable prices.http://www.umich.edu/~ofa/PropDisp/ |
Wonkothesane
Full Member
USA
506 Posts |
Posted - 17 Jun 2002 : 06:46:38
Too bad I don't live near Michigan, the university doesn't ship.
Wonko The Sane
Engineer-in-training
3 Macs Liberated
"You can't possibly be a scientist if you mind people thinking that you're a fool."- Wonko The Sane
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oldmacman
Full Member
USA
713 Posts |
Posted - 17 Jun 2002 : 12:46:52
Pretty much every university disposes of old machines. MU has a surplus auction every Wednesday (a perfect place to pick up old UNIX boxes from the engineering dept.).Official 68kMLA Music and NeXT Expert
OpenStep Page at http://openstep.topcities.com/
Macs Liberated: SE, IIsi, Quadra 700, 6100, PB 5300, PowerMac 5400
PCs liberated from Windoze: 3 |
Wonkothesane
Full Member
USA
506 Posts |
Posted - 17 Jun 2002 : 19:08:02
Then maybe I could get some surplus parts from Brooklyn College, that's only a few blocks away from me.Wonko The Sane
Engineer-in-training
3 Macs Liberated
"You can't possibly be a scientist if you mind people thinking that you're a fool."- Wonko The Sane |
ido
New Member
Israel
57 Posts |
Posted - 20 Jun 2002 : 07:42:32
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Pretty much every university disposes of old machines.
yup, universitys are the best places to look for old machines in... the Bar-Ilan University's mac tech guy is sending me a couple of quadras for free. they were going to throw them away. i could have probebly got away with taking 5 or 6 old macs from them, but i barly have room for all of them as it is...
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scchicago
Full Member
USA
936 Posts |
Posted - 20 Jun 2002 : 10:22:53
Am I the only one here that has some storage space???_________________
Leutennant SCCHICAGO
HotLineServer(closed):
scchicago.dynodns.net
Website(closed):
http://scchicago.dynodns.net
MyForumOnDelphi:
http://forums.delphiforums.com/scchicago
NOTE:HL AND HTTP SERVER ARE ONLY AVAILIBLE WHEN I'M ONLINE |
Found a SPARCStation2, is it worth it?
68k of the Week: kastegir's PowerBook 180.