[rescue] SS5/110

Joshua D. Boyd jdboyd at celestrion.celestrion.net
Sun Mar 9 00:27:19 CST 2003


On Sat, Mar 08, 2003 at 10:57:29PM -0500, sammy ominsky wrote:

> Solaris 2.6. It's an SS5/110 w/ 96m RAM and a ZX framebuffer. I know I 
> can install the ZX packages under Sol8, but what's the point? All the 
> resident OS is used for is to log into the machine downstairs and 
> display. 2.6 has a reasonable footprint and does just fine, thanks. The 
> only thing missing is some of the power management stuff. I'd love for 
> her to be able to Shift-Power to save a session and put the machine to 
> sleep.
> 
> Hey, it's my wife on a 32-bit SPARC. I'd say that's a major 
> accomplishment.

Good god man.  A ZX?  Do you have some hidden cruel streak?

>From what I hear, the only decent true color board for non UPA/PCI
machines is the SX stuff on certain SS10s and SS20s.  And SS20s are
really cheap.


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