[SPARCbook] Re: new parts list soon - About these CDs ??

[Ken Hansen]

Well, I'd say you are partially right - these OSs could be installed on a
SPARCbook (not sure models/families) without FTPing a lot of stuff, but then
you would be missing security/performance enhancements created since these
CDs were "cut" (the most recent one is probably over two years old by now).

If you want to run older SunOS 4.1 or Solaris 2.5, this could be a good
deal,
but many folks want (as a minimum) Solaris 2.6 for numerous reasons, and NCE
is not available for Solaris 2.6 over the web, and maybe not at all (I don't
remember
off the top of my head).

SPARCbook 2 is not Y2K compliant, but that does not mean it is not usable -
it
is just so far femoved from a useful corporate machine (it is essentially a
Sun IPX
with a 8" or 9" 640x480 color display and a battery) that $200 may be a bit
high.
Low-end SS5/70s and SS5/85s can be had for about the same money (and
weigh about the same too, I'd guess!), but SS5s are *far* from portable
workstations.

HTH,

Ken

----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Soderholm" <helsod at algonet.se>
To: <Sparcbook at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Monday, July 17, 2000 2:35 PM
Subject: [SPARCbook] Re: new parts list soon - About these CDs ??


>
>
> 985010-B0 CD SOL2.3 & NCE2.0 vB.0 23  $30.00
> 985011-C02 CD SOL2.4&NCE2.0 vC.0.2 50  $30.00
> 985012-A31 CD SOL1.1.2&NCE/A.3. 22  $30.00
> 985014-D0 CD SOL2.5&NCE2.0 (vD.0) 47  $30.00
>
> It occured to me that the CDs mentioned in this parts list may be some of
the most valuable items. Arent these
> the special Tadpole distributions that will make everything work on the
laptopts including power saving modes
> graphics etc. Since those are nearly ever included when you shop at Ebay,
or if they are there will immedietly be more bidding and the price goes up.
>
> If I got one of these does it mean I could restore my system if I got a
bare Sparcbook 3x or one with a blank drive without ftp ing a lot of addons
and without hassle?
>
> Which of the Solaris version works best on the 3x laptops (3GX most
likely)
>
> Whatabout this SparcBook2 ?
> S2-520GC32 SPARCbook 2 series system 1 $200.00
>
> Is it only useful as a doorstop nowadays. Or, given the low price, maybe
one could buy it for playing with / experimenting. Does it only run Sun OS
or can Solaris be used? (any of the above CD distributions?) It says on the
Tadpole homepages that its not Y2K compliant. Does this mean it will be dead
or that some features that uses the clock and date will not work or will
work if the date / time is reset?
>
> Thanks for any thoughts !
>
> Peter Soderholm
>
>
>
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