[SunRescue] Q: Regarding Sun Educator promo Ultra 5 system

[Gregory Leblanc]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ken Hansen [mailto:n2vip at impop.bellatlantic.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2000 10:18 AM
> To: rescue at sunhelp.org
> Subject: Re: [SunRescue] Q: Regarding Sun Educator promo 
> Ultra 5 system
> 
> I've gotten several replies, thanks to all for your input.
> 
> I am leaning toward getting the machine (I believe the offer 
> runs until
> the end of June, 2000) but the various posts have peaked my curiosity:
> 
>     - Does this have *any* SCSI subsystem? If not, what known good
>       SCSI cards will it take (Adaptec? Other?)

No onboard SCSI.  Good UW SCSI cards are available for these machines from
Symbios.  If you want more details, I think James Lockwood just posted
something to the SunHelp list today or yesterday, so check out the archives.

>     - How proprietary is the RAM on this unit? Is additional memory
>       *real* expensive (like SS/5 RAM, go figure!) or reasonable, like
>       (PC RAM)?

Not like PC ram, for sure.  Check MemoryX

	Greg