Yes, I have 2 SS-1's and 1 SS-2. I believe all 3 of them work, they just need drives. On Wed, 15 Oct 2003, Sam MacDonald wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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