sun model 47. code 4/40 does it have the nvram with battery?

Rico Pajarola rp at servium.ch
Wed Dec 5 07:31:32 CST 2018 

I have a Fujitsu Leia2 S-4. Does anyone have a manual for it? (even if it's
Japanese)

On Wed, Dec 5, 2018 at 2:03 AM Chris Hanson via cctalk <
cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:

> There are also the Fujitsu LeiA SPARC portables. I’ve used OPENSTEP 4.2 on
> one…
>
>   -- Chris
>
> > On Dec 3, 2018, at 8:45 PM, Alan Perry via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > A company called RDI made the Britelite and Powerlite laptops. They
> eventually merged with Tadpole, which made its own SPARC laptops
> (SPARCbooks). As someone else mentioned, there were different Britelite
> models based on the various Sun lunchbox system boards. When I had my
> Britelite IPX on display on VCF, someone told me that they recognized the
> case as something used in another laptop.
> >
> > Sun never made their own laptop, but they made a portable called the
> SPARCstation Voyager.
> >
> > On 12/3/18 7:33 PM, ED SHARPE wrote:
> >> Very Nice collection! Yes  have to love that  laptop. Did not know  SUN
> made one. or  I  guess a third  party  put the  Sun  goodies in a case of
> their  design?  either way   NEAT!
> >>
> >>
> >> Seeing   a  nice  run of  systems like this in wonderful condition  is
> great!
> >>
> >>
> >> Ed#
> >>
> >> In a message dated 12/2/2018 5:49:49 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
> cctalk at classiccmp.org writes:
> >>
> >> I will have to get back with you on the audio. It is on offline backup
> >> media and I need to find it.
> >>
> >> Here is a link to some photos of the exhibit -
> >> https://photos.app.goo.gl/7qC8UbEYCeCf9CBo7
> >>
> >> The RDI Britelite (laptop) is a SPARCstation IPX system board in a
> >> laptop chassis. It was in the Day 1 exhibit, but not the Day 2 exhibit
> >> because the power adapter died on the morning of the second day.
> >>
> >> One of the photos is an opened-up SPARCstation LX, which is very similar
> >> on the inside to your IPC.
> >>
> >> My exhibit next year will be on early 90s SPARC clones.
> >>
> >> alan
> >>
> >> On 12/2/18 1:43 PM, ED SHARPE via cctalk wrote:
> >> > Alan...   would   love  a  copy  of  the  audio  for  our archives
> here.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Would  like to  see pix  of  your  display too  sounds neat!
> >> >
> >> > Any  other   files  text  or  otherwise  welcome  also  to  this
> address   or  drop  us a   dropbox  link
> >> >
> >> > The  Sun  workstations  I  never  knew too much  about as at the
> time   did not  seems  like  old  history  nor  did  we use any  so playing
> catchup!
> >> >
> >> > Thanks in  advance...
> >> >
> >> > Ed#
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > In a message dated 12/2/2018 12:44:32 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
> cctalk at classiccmp.org <mailto:cctalk at classiccmp.org> writes:
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > There is only room for drives in the top half of the chassis.  The PSU
> >> > and an assembly that holds the drives fills the top half. A 3.5"
> >> > half-height drive fits in one side of the assembly and a 3.5" floppy
> >> > drive fits in the other. The PSU cables go from the rear to the front
> of
> >> > that side of the chassis, below the FDD (when the chassis is closed).
> >> >
> >> > I did an exhibit on Sun lunchbox systems, including the IPC (4/40),
> for
> >> > PNW VCF earlier this year. I looked for press kits, posters, etc. to
> use
> >> > in the exhibit, but could only find text files. I know people who
> worked
> >> > at Sun on the development of those early SPARCstations and none of
> them
> >> > had any of that kind of material.
> >> >
> >> > I had an audio cassette "Introducing the IPC" for Sun sales. I donated
> >> > it to CHM this year (but I ripped the audio before I sent it to them).
> >> >
> >> > alan
> >> >
> >> > On 12/2/18 10:13 AM, ED SHARPE via cctalk wrote:
> >> >> Thanks  for the  info  to  get it  open!  when  back at the  office
>  shall   do that..   there  may  be  drives in 2 places -  on board and
> the off board  one. Always interesting to  explore  something   one  has
> only  read  about!
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Along the   same  line  of  UNIX   stuff   we  have a COBALT   1U
> Pretty  blue  sever and a  COBALT  CUBE.  I  do remember   lusting  after
> one of these   1U  COBALT  servers when they  were  current didn't  have
> anything in  the  budget back then  though  for  one.  I  have  been  told
> SUN eventually ended up  owning COBALT.
> >> >>
> >> >> As  will all that   we    have  we  are  looking  for any  ad
> slicks   press kits    posters,  wild artwork   for the  Sun $/40,    and
> the  2  COBALT  machines..
> >> >>
> >> >> Ed Sharpe archivist  for SMECC www.smecc.org <http://www.smecc.org>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> In a message dated 12/1/2018 8:15:39 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
> aperry at snowmoose.com <mailto:aperry at snowmoose.com> writes:
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Yes. It is next to floppy in the upper half of the chassis. There is
> a 50-pin (IDC connectors) ribbon cable that goes down to system board at
> the bottom of the lower half of the chassis. The chassis splits in the
> vertical middle in a, if looking at the chassis, fairly obvious place.
> Because of the cables that run from the top to bottom, it effectively
> hinges at the front of the chassis. There a couple buttons on the side to
> release and sometimes a security cable bit to remove (phillips screw).
> >> >>
> >> >> On 12/1/18 7:08 PM, ED SHARPE wrote:
> >> >> Hi  Alan - The  hard drive is same  size cabinet.... with  I  guess
> a  SCSSI   cable.  I  will have  to  look  at it   further...   wonder if
> starting it  out on  a  variac  would  help the capacitors  like  I  do
> with the old radio sets  here in the museum  ed#
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> In a message dated 12/1/2018 8:04:03 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
> >> >> aperry at snowmoose.com <mailto:aperry at snowmoose.com> writes:
> >> >>
> >> >> Well, as I said, in my experience, the NVRAMs that you can buy new
> from Mouser work good enough. And the mod to the original battery isn't
> that hard to make.
> >> >>
> >> >> In my experience with IPCs, the bigger problem is the power
> supplies. If the PS on the IPC that you have now doesn't need to be
> re'capped now, it will need it soon. After that will likely be the HDD that
> needs work. Almost all of my HDDs that originally shipped with lunchbox
> systems up to the 424 meg (ST1480N) have died. The price for working 50-pin
> SCSI HDDs are at a point that SD2SCSI parts make more sense (unless you
> want to exhibit them as they originally ran).
> >> >>
> >> >> alan
> >> >>
> >> >> On 12/1/18 6:55 PM, ED SHARPE wrote:
> >> >> BUMMER
> >> >> It may become a static  display.....
> >> >>
> >> >> Ed#
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> In a message dated 12/1/2018 7:53:44 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
> >> >> cctalk at classiccmp.org <mailto:cctalk at classiccmp.org> writes:
> >> >>
> >> >> A 4/40 is a SPARCstation IPC. It used a M48T02 NVRAM for the IDPROM.
> >> >>
> >> >> Yes, one with the dreaded battery.
> >> >>
> >> >> alan
> >> >>
> >> >> On 12/1/18 5:04 PM, Ed via cctalk wrote:
> >> >>> we were given this and a hard dribe a floor standimg decwriter.....
> does this use NV ram with dreaded battery? thanks,ed
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Sent from AOL Mobile Mail
> >>
> >
>
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