[SunRescue] SS4/SS5/SS10 funzies.....(:+}}...

[User Bobkeys BSD Bob the old greybeard BSD freak]

> >            1 cdrom and some sort of card Sun Video?
> 
> What's the p/n of the card?

I can't see anything on it, but it says SunVideo on the end plate,
and has a mouse? output and two RCA connectors.  I am assuming
it is a sound card with the RCA, but dunno for sure.  I has
a Phillips chip and a big heat sinked chip.

> >            1 floppy
> >            1 video card GWVS24?
> 
> Probably the AFX bus S24 card.  Reasonably nice if a bit slot 24bpp.

It has a little window that says S24 when it comes up in prom.

> Yes.  First slot must be filled.  80MB of RAM would make for quite a
> usable system.  Check out the CPU speeds of the SS4 and SS5, a SS4/110
> might be worth using over a SS5/70.

The SS4 says japan-110 (110mhz?)

> The SS10 doesn't use "sleds".  Get a bag of rubber grommets and screws at
> any hardware store and use those.  Total cost to mount each drive will be
> well under a dollar.

The HP drive is just setting on some folded paper I see.  I will come
up with some sort of Rube Goldberg fix......(:+\\....

> >            1 cpu      501-2239 TMS390
> 
> SM30.  36MHz, no cache.  A cheap SM41 or SM51 would provide a huge boost.

Dang, what luck.  Ok for a dumb server but is that thing the same speed
as my SS1 or SS2 or IPX?  If so, that is not much of a leap forward.


> > What sort of use is the SunGX video card on the SS10, and what is the
> > processor speed?  Can the SS10 be used as a reasonable workstation in
> > its own right, or should it be run off a terminal or headless?
> 
> It will be a bit pokey but ok.  It should perform reasonably as a server
> due to the RAM.

OK.

> > The only thing looking like a processor in the SS5 was a fan covered
> > chip?  The SS4 had a normal microsparc with hat chip.
> 
> Aha!  If the SS5 had a fan covered chip it is probably a 160/170MHz
> TurboSPARC.  Definitely the fastest of the bunch and still a nice machine
> in its own right.  If the CPU it sitting slightly above the mainboard on
> its own little daughterboard you probably have a SS5 upgraded with a
> Fujitsu 160 module.

The cpu is down on the mother board, with a small fan attached to it.

> The GX will probably be faster than the S24 for 8bpp stuff.  My
> recommendation (assuming you only need to have one "user") is to make the
> SS10 a server, stick both the framebuffers (GX and S24) into the SS5 and
> run it as a dual-headed workstation.
> 
> Check the p/n on the SS4 to determine what speed it is, there is also
> usually a little sticker on the CPU.  They came in 70, 85 and 110MHz
> flavors.

I see a japan-110 and a STP1012GA and a MB86904 on it.

Bob