[geeks] Hunting for a Sparcstation 5

[JP Hindin]

On Thu, 14 Apr 2016, Jonathan Katz wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 9:37 PM, JP Hindin <jplist2008 at kiwigeek.com> wrote:
>> I do have a running U1 and U2 (as well as a bunch of U5s that're E10k SSPs),
>> but the SS5 is the right period piece and I have no idea how finicky the
>> Cray software it.
>
> It's an sbus HPPI connection that drives the console/friends on the
> Cray, right? It should magically work just fine in a U1/U2.

My understanding is that the J90 uses ethernet to talk to the SWS, in the 
same way the E10k uses eth to speak to its SSP.

If the software (which I don't have yet) just works on a U? then my issue 
might be moot. But thank you to everyone who replied!

Dave, you have one, can you confirm? :)

  - JP