Info needed on Sun SCSI/Ethernet sbus card plus sun sparc2 FS

From: Ethan Dicks <erd_6502_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Sun Jun 29 11:14:00 2003

--- Jesse Kempf <kempfj2_at_rpi.edu> wrote:
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> On 28 Jun 2003 08:56:46 -0700
> jmd <jmd5_at_earthlink.net> wrote:
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> > i recently came across 2 X1054A SCSI/Ethenet Sbus cards. I am having
> > trouble finding info about the Ethernet connector. This is not a
> > standard port configuration. Its quite small (measuring 1/2 wide by 1/4
> > inch tall) and its *D* in shape. Female.
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> It's an HDI something or other. Sun has a weird dongle that connects to
> the port and takes AUI on the other end. You'll still need a 10BT->AUI
> adaptor. Apparently, Sun had things set up so that the same port carried
> ethernet and audio out. The dongles have a similar port on them
> specifically for audio...

Looking at http://lios.apana.org.au/~cdewick/data/sunpix/5011869.jpg
it has the appearance of an Apple AAUI connector. Given Sun, though,
all bets are off. Based on a little googling, it does seem to be a
10Mbps port, though.

-ethan
Received on Sun Jun 29 2003 - 11:14:00 BST

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