[SunRescue] Recommend starter Sun?

[Dave McGuire]

On March 14, Peter L. Wargo wrote:
> >   The IPX can easily go to 128mb with those sbus expansion boards.
> 
> Really?  I thought they were only supported in the SS2...  There is a SAX
> connector on the IPX, but I didn't know the boards would work.

  Well, I'm sure Sun would say it won't work, but I've seen a dozen or
so of them in operation with 128mb.

> >   No, they don't.  The IPX has 8 contexts while the SS2 has 16,
> > resulting in improved multitasking performance.
> 
> Interesting, I thought they used the same chip... Although, the HW ref.
> agrees w/you.  Hmmm... Never seen much of a performance difference.  

  It usually becomes evident in heavy multitasking.

> That could be why there is a 96M SS2 in the office next to the U30 and the
> U1.  Now I just need Interleaf... Are they even in business anymore?

  Not sure..

      -Dave McGuire