This was a rescue.
I work for Sun and generally love the hardware. However, the exception
is the attempts to make SPARC boxes as inexpensive as PC by using
PC-like components and boxes (i.e., Ultra 5/10). However, I saw a Sun
keyboard and system stuffed behind some PCs at a rummage sale and
complained, so the seller asked if I wanted the system for free.
As noted, it is an Ultra 5 with a 366MHz (I think) UltraSPARC IIi
processor and 256M of memory. It also has a 3.5" floppy, but I don't
have any working floppy disks left, so I can't confirm that it works.
The system had a non-original 52x CD drive and non-original HDD. The
seller had tried to install Linux, but it would not boot the CD and the
system would try and boot from the HDD and hang (such that it would
respond to L1-A). I replaced the HDD with a 120G that I had lying
around. I used another CD drive to install Solaris (I work in the
Solaris kernel group, so what else am I going to install?). Then I
figured out what was wrong with the CD drive that the system was given
to me with. So, now, it has a 52x CD-ROM and a 120G IDE HDD.
The system seems to work fine. It has Solaris 10 (update 5) installed
now, but it is a little underpowered to be running that.
Included with the system is a Sun 5c keyboard.
I just want money to cover shipping it. Or a SPARCstation IPX (I
collect the Sun shoebox systems) in trade.
Located in the Seattle area.
alan
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