Did you ever find the SS-1 or 2's? -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [TCLUG] Hard Disk Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 12:05:12 -0500 From: Sam MacDonald <smac at visi.com> To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org References: <3F89AA51.5050708 at visi.com> <3F89C221.8030208 at ToyotaVans.OrG> <1066053319.543.33.camel at unixws1> <3F8ABDCC.9030901 at visi.com> <1066058407.543.58.camel at unixws1> Sounds like fun! Let me know if, when, and where! :-) Sam Adam Maloney wrote: >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 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>>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 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>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 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>Adam Maloney >>>Systems Administrator >>>Sihope Communications >>> >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>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 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>_______________________________________________ >>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 >> >> >> > > >_______________________________________________ >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 > > > _______________________________________________ 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