> On Jan 31, 2004, at 12:28 PM, Zane H. Healy wrote:
> >
> > Of course what I drool over are the dual 50Mhz M-Bus modules that will
> > let you turn a Sparc 20 into a Quad-processor box. Not that I would
> > have any use at all for a system with them in it.
>
> Got them - SM52 modules - and they're a recipe for disaster in an
> SS20. Way too hot, way too close together, and not nearly enough
> aorflow.
>
> Want a SPARCServer1000? With a fully-populated SSA 100 and the
> aforementioned SM52s? Boots, runs, has CD-ROM and original drives, 2
> system boards and I think 512MB RAM. Keyswitch is gutted and ugly, but
> functional. The SSA comes with the SBUS interface and a full load of
> 2GB drives. No fiber cable, though.
That sounds like a very very nice system. How big is it? I
run a SPARCstation 20 and a SPARCserver 20 MP.
>
> > BTW, anyone ever try the S-Bus expansion boxes, or 16-port serial
> > cards in an Ultra 2? I'm wondering if such things will work in a U2.
>
>
> Doc
>
>
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John Willis
UNIX Systems Administrator Associate
Lockheed Martin IS&S
CEO and Co-Founder
Coherent Logic Development
http://www.coherent-logic.com/
willisj_at_atlantis.clogic-int.com
Received on Sat Jan 31 2004 - 14:54:45 GMT