Computer Scrapyards (was: PAM computer, Convergent?)

From: William Donzelli <william_at_ans.net>
Date: Tue Jul 15 09:44:32 1997

> Do you know of a good supplier for Sun-3 parts? I have most (chassis,
> SMD/SCSI/tape, memory) from a Sun 3/280 which I'd really like to get
> running. All I need is a power supply and the actual CPU.

Where did the supply go? It should be built into the chassis.

It seems that the government has been dumping quit a few Sun-3/280s in 6
foot racks (with two 14" disks and a 1/2" tape). I can keep a look out
for one for parts.

At least some were upgraded to 4/280s - you will have to check the CPU if
you find one. As far as SPARCs go, it is slow.

The annoying thing about the 4/2xx CPUs is they require a goofy, very
high res Sun specific mono screen.

William Donzelli
william_at_ans.net
Received on Tue Jul 15 1997 - 09:44:32 BST

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