[rescue] SparcEngine question

[Dave McGuire]

On Sunday, March 16, 2003, at 03:36 AM, Gavin Hubbard wrote:
> I know that a SparcEngine uses a fairly unusual bus (IIRC compact  
> PCI?).
> But I still thought the following EBay auction price was fairly  
> impressive.
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/ 
> eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=20314&item=3404834356
>
> Is there any cheap (i.e. rescue type) way to get a PSU and backplane  
> for
> these boards?

   It's not that unusual a bus...it's just not found (or really targeted  
for) mainstream desktop or computer room use.  Because of this, though,  
the production volumes of CompactPCI equipment tend to be much lower  
than the stuff we're used to, and the applications much more demanding  
in terms of reliability and such, so the prices tend to be very high.

   CompactPCI chassis show up regularly on eBay.  Expect to spend >$200  
for one.

          -Dave

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