[SunRescue] Ultra 5 questions

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I'll second that.  I've also had very bad luck with the disks sun ships in
ultra5's.  SCSI is the way to go if you can possibly do it, especially on
a multiuser system.
	Nick

On Fri, 10 Nov 2000, Ken Hansen wrote:

> 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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