[SunRescue] Ultra 5 questions

[Ken Hansen]

IMHO an Ultra 1 might be a better way to go - the Ultra5 is (typically) an
IDE-based system, unless the buyer bought an expensive (>$200) SCSI adapter
for the unit.

The Ultra may have a slower CPU, but it will most likely have more cache,
and cache is *very* important on these units...

RAM prices for both platforms are high, so no big difference there, the
Ultra5 may very well mbe a good deal, but I really like SBUS/SCSI platforms
myself....

Hope this helps in some way,

Ken
----- Original Message -----
From: <roosmcd at dds.nl>
To: <rescue at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Friday, November 10, 2000 12:03 PM
Subject: [SunRescue] Ultra 5 questions


>
>  Hi,
>
>  I've been reading this list for quite a while now, but
> going a bit slow on Sun stuff now (my Indy R5k-180
> outperforms my SparcClassic so I always use the Indy).
>  But now I've seen an Ultra 5 for sale very cheap, only the
> seller doesn't know very much about it (that's probably why
> it's cheap).
>
>  What is the worst-case scenario? A 270Mhz processor with
> 256kb cache (still sounds good to me), 64 Mb ram and 8-bit
> graphics (is this upgradable?!?)?!?. And can I identify what
> processor is inside, by some sticker/code on the outside?
>
>  And for about $100 extra there's an Ultra 1, with scsi..
> Would this be a better buy? Didn't find much on the internet
> other than some pictures; but an ultra 5 looks cool :)
>
>  thanks,
>    Michiel
>
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