Looks like my SS-20 may survive after-all, but if you really want to do
this I think I have 3-4 SS-1 and SS-2 pizza boxes laying around, if I
haven't already junked them.

On Mon, 2003-10-13 at 09:59, Sam MacDonald wrote:
> I'm not working at present but an SS20 case would be cool!   :-)
> 
> Could do a full conversion on it just for fun.  I put a pentium system 
> in a dead IIsi once, drove several people a little crazy.  Something 
> about calling Steve Job's, havening me strung up, and must be on satans 
> side... ;-)
> 
> If anyone wants to get rid of an old sparq system that would be fun.
> 
> Adam Maloney wrote:
> 
> >That reminds me.
> >
> >I have an SS-20 that died on me (SCSI controller on mainboard released
> >the magic blue smoke).  If anyone wants to salvage any of the parts for
> >a really good price, please let me know.  
> >
> >I believe I had:
> >
> >256MB RAM
> >(2) 90MHz Ross HyperSparc processors
> >(2) small (1 or 2GB) SCSI disks
> >(1) drivesled
> >(1) drivesled made of lego's, rubber bands, and a piece of paper*
> >
> >And obviously, the SS20 pizza box, NVRAM, and dead board
> >
> >*Piece of paper not included.  Lego(tm) drivesled also compatible with
> >the IBM PS/2 and DEC Avanti systems.  Lego is a registered trademark of
> >Lego Corporation, Denmark.  May void warranty.  Piece of paper may catch
> >fire.  WARNING: Use of Lego drive-sled may attract Lego-men, Lego-women,
> >and Lego-horses, which could result in a small but advanced Lego
> >civilization forming in your computer.  Safe and humane removal of Lego
> >villages is the customer's responsibility.
> >
> >I also seem to be stockpiling SBus framebuffers.  I must have half a
> >dozen at least, and I've never bothered to purchase the Sun->VGA
> >adapter, so I've always just pulled them out of my boxes and threw them
> >into storage.
> >
> >I really got the shaft on this thing.  I bought it at a really good
> >price a couple of years ago, and decided to double the ram and buy a
> >second processor for it.  About 3 months after the upgrade the board
> >died.  Rather than try and replace the board, I just moved to an Ultra
> >and left the SS20 in the closet.  If anyone wants to try and find an
> >SS-20 board, I'll part with the system as-is cheap.  Or if you know
> >where I can get a *really* good deal on the board myself, I may buy it
> >and resurrect the machine at home.
> >
> >On Sun, 2003-10-12 at 16:05, Michael H. Jentges wrote:
> >  
> >
> >>I likely have something in that range, but I think it cost me more like 
> >>$30 from eBay, and I can sell it to a customer for that (eventually) so 
> >>I can't see letting go for less.  Whether that makes me stupid or not, I 
> >>don't know but if you want to look at something like that just holler 
> >>and I'll pillage the piles. Perhaps you have something to trade? IIRC, 
> >>you had some stuff a while back?
> >>
> >>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...
> >>
> >>-mj
> >>
> >>Sam MacDonald wrote:
> >>
> >>    
> >>
> >>>Does anyone have a 10 - 20 gig (used) hard disk?
> >>>I'll can pay $20 for it.  I'm afraid the old SCSI disks in my machine 
> >>>are going to die.
> >>>
> >>>Sam
> >>>
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> >Adam Maloney
> >Systems Administrator
> >Sihope Communications
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