[rescue] I hate keeping up...

[Joshua D Boyd]

On Tue, Jan 15, 2002 at 09:32:13PM -0500, Joshua Johnston wrote:
> So, as I only got my Sparc Classic running a week or so ago, thanks to a
> lot of help from folks on this list and resources I was given, one of my
> classmates decided he wants a Sparc too.  So last night, he went on eBay
> and bought a Sparc 5, 64M, 4.2G HD, and a VGA adapter cable.
> 
> So, as a large part of me cringes seeing a friend who actually asked
> three times if the Linux command list I gave out in class one day (ls,
> who, finger, su, cd, etc.) would work on Solaris, have a much nicer
> Sparc machine than I can get my hands on, what sort of machine in that
> area can be had for a relatively cheap price?  What's the most useful
> yet affordable box out there?

Ultra1s are quite cheap these days.  But personally, I would prefer a nicely
configured Sparc10.  However, if you aren't looking at at least an Ultra1, 
then there just aren't any good video cards available for it (except maybe 
the AE-10 which I've never had a chance to try).

-- 
Joshua D. Boyd