[geeks] PCI ultra 1 on ebay

[Mike Nicewonger]

> You're bidding against me :-)
>
> -Pete

Sorry I */want*/ that machine.

Mike N
>
> -----
> Peter L. Wargo
> pwargo at basenji.com
> Owner/operator of basenji.com.
>
> On Fri, 20 Apr 2001, Mike Nicewonger wrote:
>
> > Personally I think that is seriously cool. I am going to try buy this
> > machine.
> >
> > Mike N
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Bill Bradford" <mrbill at mrbill.net>
> > To: <geeks at sunhelp.org>
> > Sent: Friday, April 20, 2001 12:48 PM
> > Subject: Re: [geeks] PCI ultra 1 on ebay
> >
> >
> > > On Fri, Apr 20, 2001 at 12:17:03PM -0400, Ken Hansen wrote:
> > > > I'm concerned about the PROM issue the seller discusses...
> > > > Is it possible the PROM image has a "stop working after" date
> > > > (since this was never meant to be a public machine)?
> > >
> > > No.  Its just got an old PROM, and needs to be updated before Sol8
> > > will run in 64-bit mode.  Common "problem" with older machines, is
> > > software fixable/upgradeable in about five minutes.
> > >
> > > > Seems to me, this machine is almost the worst of all worlds:
> > > > - Ultra machine uses expensive RAM
> > > >   (compared with Sun Blade 100)
> > > > - Slowest of the Ultra CPUs (170 MHz)
> > > > - Most expensive of expansion options
> > > >   (PCI SPARC cards cost more than SBUS versions)
> > > > - Solaris 8 is not supported (as shipped)
> > >
> > > Its supported, it just runs in 32-bit mode instead of 64-bit.
> > >
> > > > - And, an OpenBoot PROM that may expire soon,
> > >
> > > No such thing.
> > >
> > > >   with almost no chance of an upgrade  available
> > > >   from Sun ("How'd you get one of those boxes?")
> > > > Beyond novelty, this is *less* valuable than a stock Ultra 1/170e
IMHO.
> > > > Ken
> > >
> > > Its the cool factor.
> > >
> > > Bill
> > >
> > > --
> > > Bill Bradford
> > > mrbill at mrbill.net
> > > Austin, TX
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