[rescue] [geeks] Last Call - Ultra 5/10 parts

Nick B nick at pelagiris.org
Mon Mar 10 18:25:47 CDT 2014


Ok, so it seems I'm missing something, other than burning and holding down
things is there some reason an Ultra5/10 is worth the space it takes?  My
experience with them puts them as the worst machine Sun ever made, with not
a single redeeming feature.
Nick


On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 6:58 PM, mc68010 <mc68010 at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 3/10/2014 3:52 PM, Cory Smelosky wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 10 Mar 2014, Lionel Peterson wrote:
>>
>>  One or two of these might be SCSI-based, BTW... Which means the SCSI
>>> controller & cable would be available.
>>>
>>>
>> That would be useful.
>>
>>
> I think they all came with a LSI SYMBIOS SYM8751SPE pci scsi cards when
> they used scsi. They also work perfectly in PC and have a great bios for
> low level formatting and verifying scsi drives without having to boot into
> an OS.  I don't have the Ultra 5 anymore but, the scsi card is sitting
> right next to me on the desk. I still use it all the time.
>
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