when last we saw our hero (Monday, Oct 13, 2003), Bruce Broecker was madly tapping out: > I've got a pair of Sparc drive sleds out of a Sparcstation 20. Will > those work for you? > > As for the video card, I know that the Sparc will boot to the serial > console if there is no keyboard or mouse connected, so I would have > to assume that the same would apply if no video card is present. a sparc is perfectly happy without a video card. there are those (myself included) who would argue that you shouldn't run a sparc any other way. ;-) > >>> mj at ToyotaVans.OrG 10/12/03 04:05PM >>> > <snip> > > I could REALLY use some sparc5 bits and pieces. :) > > Drivesled(s) & RAM. Not a whole heap, these are just > experimental/educational machines. > > BTW, does anyone know if they need a video card physically installed > to run or does it blow by that because of the serial console thing? > > Thanks... -- steve ulrich sulrich at botwerks.org PGP: 8D0B 0EE9 E700 A6CF ABA7 AE5F 4FD4 07C9 133B FAFC _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list