9 Jul
2001
9 Jul
'01
6:06 a.m.
What's the proper way of removing cards from a Sparcserver 470? I
thought you just pushed out on those plastic tabs and the card would
disconnect and could then be pulled out.
They're not budging and I even broke one of those plastic tabs trying to
get them out. Am I doing something wrong? Any other way to get the
things out of there?
Tom
Applefritter
www.applefritter.com
9 Jul
9 Jul
6:41 a.m.
There may be a screw that has to be removed before the card can be extracted.
--tom
At 11:06 AM 7/9/01 -0400, you wrote:
What's the proper way of removing cards from a
Sparcserver 470? I
thought you just pushed out on those plastic tabs and the card would
disconnect and could then be pulled out.
They're not budging and I even broke one of those plastic tabs trying to
get them out. Am I doing something wrong? Any other way to get the
things out of there?
Tom
Applefritter
www.applefritter.com
6:54 a.m.
Tom Uban wrote:
There may be a screw that has to be removed before the
card can be
extracted.
Yup, a little (but long) Allan-headed thing at the top of the card.
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8:58 a.m.
There may be a
screw that has to be removed before the card can be
extracted.
Yup, a little (but long) Allan-headed thing at the top of the card.
9:37 a.m.
There may be a screw at each end of the card.
--tom
At 01:58 PM 7/9/01 -0400, you wrote:
The screw's out. In fact, one of the cards is even a quarter-inch of the
way out and still won't budge.
Tom
Applefritter
www.applefritter.com
There may be a screw that has to be removed before the
card can be
extracted.
Yup, a little (but long) Allan-headed thing at the top of the card. 
8:21 a.m.
New subject: Sparcserver 490 (was: getting cards out of a Sparcserver 470)
This thread reminds me...
I have just acquired a Sparcserver 490, and I don't know much about
it. It's not what I'm normally interested in, but with all its
gray and purple, it is a really pretty machine. Can someone point
me to a place where I can learn more about it?
I've got a sneaky suspicion that I can run Linux or NetBSD on it.
What of it?
--
Jeffrey S. Sharp
jss(a)ou.edu
9:04 a.m.
New subject: Sparcserver 490 (was: getting cards out of a Sparcserver 470)
What kind of machine is it? Deskside? Large VME? Pizza Box?
Peace... Sridhar
On Mon, 9 Jul 2001, Jeffrey S. Sharp wrote:
This thread reminds me...
I have just acquired a Sparcserver 490, and I don't know much about
it. It's not what I'm normally interested in, but with all its
gray and purple, it is a really pretty machine. Can someone point
me to a place where I can learn more about it?
I've got a sneaky suspicion that I can run Linux or NetBSD on it.
What of it?
--
Jeffrey S. Sharp
jss(a)ou.edu
9:31 a.m.
New subject: Sparcserver 490 (was: getting cards out of a Sparcserver 470)
--- Sridhar Ayengar <vance(a)ikickass.org> wrote:
What kind of machine is it? Deskside? Large VME? Pizza Box?
Probably a large pedestal or short rack. Does have VME, but
is sun4 architecture (not sun4c or sun4d or sun4m, etc.) Solaris
doesn't like them anymore (2.5.1 the latest? I think there's a
check for VME-equipped Suns in 2.6 that halts when found, but there
is a patch around that).
I agree with another poster - SunOS 4.1.3u1 (Solaris 1.1.1) would
make it shine.
Sweet box for older hardware.
-ethan
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10:11 a.m.
New subject: Sparcserver 490 (was: getting cards out of a Sparcserver 470)
I hope you meant 30" wide rather than 30' wide. Anyone know how big a
4/470 is? I am going to be getting a 4/670-714 soon.
Peace... Sridhar
On Mon, 9 Jul 2001, Jeffrey S. Sharp wrote:
Quoting Sridhar Ayengar <vance(a)ikickass.org>rg>:
What kind of machine is it? Deskside? Large
VME? Pizza Box?
Big. Approx 5' tall, 30' wide, and 3' deep.
--
Jeffrey S. Sharp
jss(a)ou.edu
10:42 a.m.
New subject: Sparcserver 490 (was: getting cards out of a Sparcserver 470)
--- Sridhar Ayengar <vance(a)ikickass.org> wrote:
I hope you meant 30" wide rather than 30' wide. Anyone know how big a
4/470 is? I am going to be getting a 4/670-714 soon.
LOL! I buzzed right passed the width until you said something. Paint's
quite a picture. That'd look like a wall of filing cabinets!
On Mon, 9 Jul 2001, Jeffrey S. Sharp wrote:
> Quoting Sridhar Ayengar <vance(a)ikickass.org>rg>:
> > What kind of machine is it? Deskside? Large VME? Pizza Box?
>
> Big. Approx 5' tall, 30' wide, and 3' deep.
-ethan
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10:52 a.m.
New subject: Sparcserver 490 (was: getting cards out of a Sparcserver 470)
Quoting Sridhar Ayengar <vance(a)ikickass.org>rg>:
On Mon, 9 Jul 2001, Jeffrey S. Sharp wrote:
Umm, yes. Looks like my clock is a few MHz slow today. :-)
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jss(a)ou.edu
Big. Approx 5' tall, 30' wide, and 3' deep.
I hope you meant 30" wide rather than 30' wide. 
noon
New subject: How to bring a Dec Pro 350 back to life
Hi All!
I recently bought a Pro 350 from ebay.
The machine looks to be in great condition.
All card slots are full. I have a rough idea that the first card
labeled 000401 is a MFM hard disk controller. The second card
labeled 002004 is a floppy controller (no brainer, it is connected to
the
dual floppy drive). The third card is a 001002 and I have no clue
what it does. The fourth and fifth cards 000034 appear to be memory
cards.
The sixth card 000046 has a quite impressive cable to a large connector
on the back... I have no clue about this one either.
I attached a VR201 and the machine boots with a graphic picture of the
machine with the first card highlighted. I assume that it is unhappy
because
it does not have a hard drive.
I have several MFM drives and would like advice on how best to bring
this
baby back to life!
The drives I have at my disposal are:
ST-225
ST-4026B
Micropolis 1335
Micropolis 1325
Others possible.... What would be best???
From a mechanical perspective, this machine is a
wonder! It is about
as far from a clone PC case as it is possible to get... It is
built like
a tank!
A tank that you can tear down and put back together without a single
tool!
Any and all information and suggestions about how to get this baby up
and
running would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Mike
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9:13 a.m.
New subject: Sparcserver 490 (was: getting cards out of a Sparcserver 470)
On 9 Jul, Jeffrey S. Sharp wrote:
I have just acquired a Sparcserver 490,
Uhhh,
that is a really nice machine. Only the SMP 670 / 690 is superior
to this beast.
Can someone point me to a place where I can learn more
about it?
NetBSD port-sparc mailing list?
http://www.sunhelp.org
I've got a sneaky suspicion that I can run Linux
or NetBSD on it.
What of it?
Na, Linux. That PC wanabe Unix bastard on such a sophisticated piece
of
hardware - that is a sacrilege. ;-)
[Please no flame war, note the ^^^ ]
Some recent version (maybe 1.5, at least -current) of NetBSD will run on
that beast, but the best choice would be SunOs 4.1.3 That is the OS
this machine was build for. Is is a decent 4.2BSD UNIX derivate with
4.3BSD and SysV enhancements.
--
tsch??,
Jochen
Homepage: http://www.unixag-kl.fh-kl.de/~jkunz/
9:36 a.m.
New subject: Sparcserver 490 (was: getting cards out of a Sparcserver 470)
Quoting jkunz(a)unixag-kl.fh-kl.de:
Some recent version (maybe 1.5, at least -current) of
NetBSD will
run on that beast, but the best choice would be SunOs 4.1.3 That
is the OS this machine was build for.
I think that's what I'll do when I get around to messing with the
machine. Thanks!
--
Jeffrey S. Sharp
jss(a)ou.edu
12:05 p.m.
What's the
proper way of removing cards from a Sparcserver 470? I
thought you just pushed out on those plastic tabs and the card would
disconnect and could then be pulled out.
They're not budging and I even broke one of those plastic tabs trying to
get them out. Am I doing something wrong? Any other way to get the
things out of there?
There may be a screw that has to be removed before the card can be extracted.
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