[SunRescue] IPX

[Shock]

I have a keyboard and mouse set for your machine if you want it. Its a type
5c with a type 5 optical mouse. I dont have any pads at the moment though. I
am looking to get $25.00 for the set plus shipping

Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Conn <cconn at abacom.com>
To: rescue at sunhelp.org <rescue at sunhelp.org>
Date: Thursday, June 10, 1999 10:19 AM
Subject: [SunRescue] IPX


>Hello,
>
>Much to my surprise, I inherited a Sparc IPX today and attempted to see
>if it works.  I have a Sun monitor, but no keyboard or mouse for this
>machine.  I plugged in the screen and it stays black for a few moments,
>then the screen flashes "no keyboard found, using serial A for input" or
>something along those lines.  The HD spins up, and everything stays
>black on the screen.  Could this be a DOA unit?  The drive was probably
>formatted before it was trashed, but if my memory serves me correctly of
>my SUN3 days, even if there is no keyboard the machine should still drop
>me to the PROM.  Is it possible that this PROM is configured to use a
>higher resolution than my monitor can support?
>
>Also, I opened up the machine and noticed there are 4 SIMM banks with
>only one used.  What type of SIMM can I use to upgrade the RAM should
>the machine someday do more than what it does so far??? =)
>
>Thanks for your help,
>
>Chris Conn
>
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