[rescue] Cycle 5 system

[Loomis, Rip]

My research confirms what Gil says, although
I didn't have 30-pin SIMMs greater than 4MB
to test with (so if it *does* work, Mike,
then I'll be in the market for 30-pin 16MB
SIMMs).

I wouldn't expect it to work, though, based
on the shoe-horning that they needed to do
in order to let the Cycle 5 upgrade boards
re-use the SPARC 2 memory while providing
an upgrade path.  The memory controller has
probably got enough to do with 128MB (which
ours has as 16x4MB [30-pin parity] plus 2x32MB
[72-pin FPM parity] in the expansion slots).

The 110MHz cycle 5, which I picked up for
~$150 with 64MB of memory a year ago, is
one of my favorite machines.  The only downside
was the 2GB LOUD Seagate drive, which I put
in a less important system and which has
since died.

I think Cycle's raison d'etre was/is pretty cool,
but I *really* wish that I could find one of
their "upgrade an Ultra 1/2 to a four-processor
capable motherboard" kits on eBay, though...

Hey Mike, what OBP revision does yours have?

  --Rip

-----Original Message-----
From: Gil Young
To: rescue at sunhelp.org
Sent: 6/21/2001 12:41 AM
Subject: Re: [rescue] Cycle 5 system

>From cycles webpage:

MEMORY
------------------------------------------------------------------------
----
----
 Existing Sixteen, 30-pin SIMM slots for 1 MB or 4 MB SIMMs, used in
banks
or eight; maximum 64 MB using 16 x 4 MB SIMMS
 Expansion Two 72-pin SIMM slots for 4 MB, 8 Mb, 16 MB, or 32 MB LX
style
SIMM's, used in banks of two; maximum 64 MB using 2 x 32 MB SIMM's


Gil Young
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----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Nicewonger <twmaster at twmaster.com>
To: <rescue at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 12:28 AM
Subject: Re: [rescue] Cycle 5 system


> Yepper, 110MHz SS5 hiding in an SS2 box :)
>
> Mike N
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joshua D. Boyd" <jdboyd at cs.millersville.edu>
> To: <rescue at sunhelp.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2001 11:58 PM
> Subject: Re: [rescue] Cycle 5 system
>
>
> > Yes, but it is a wolf in sheeps clothing.
> >
> > Whoops, wrong list.  It is a SS5 in SS2 clothing, isn't that what he
said?
> >
> > --
> > Joshua Boyd
> >
> > On Tue, 19 Jun 2001, Zach Malone wrote:
> >
> > > Last I heard, only 4mb 30 pin simms were usable in SS2s.
> > >     Zach
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Mike Nicewonger" <twmaster at twmaster.com>
> > > To: <rescue at sunhelp.org>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2001 10:26 PM
> > > Subject: [rescue] Cycle 5 system
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hi gang,
> > > >
> > > > Got a neato toy today. SS2 with a 110 MHz SS5 upgrade from Cycle
> inside.
> > > > This has 16 30 pin memory slots and I am wondering since I got a
pile
> of
> > > 16
> > > > MB 30 pin SIMMs in does this box support them?
> > > >
> > > > Mike N
> > > >
> > > > Soaring with the eagles may be great,
> > > > but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines!
> > > >
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