Re: [TCLUG:14234] solaris box

[Yaron <jethro@yaron.org>]

  Hi,

On Thu, 2 Mar 2000, Erick Stohr wrote:

> I got my hands on a  Sparc Station 1+, can I put linux on it?

It can, I've installed Linux on a SPARC 1+ personally. It is, however,
totally slow. A SPARC 1+ is not much of a machine, even for an antique.

> Is there anywhere I can find parts for the box, like
> network adaptors to an RJ45, a video adapter to VGA?

People have pointed out that you need an ethernet tranceiver and
13w3->svga. A word of warning - you need a pretty decent SVGA monitor for
this, as it uses a fixed-frequency at 1152x900. Running X on this thing
will blow, and if you're going to stay in text mode, you're better off
running a serial console. You can jst null-cable it to your PC's serial
port (I assume null-cable, someone please correct me if I'm wrong).

The monitor adapters are about $35. 

> How about HD's, do they use a special kind? 

They're plain ol' SCSI drives. However, I _did_ have a problem with two
SPARC 1+ machines. They needed TWO drives installed or they wouldn't even
boot to the prom.

> Is unix a whole new animal?

It's an animal, yeah. (:

-Yaron 

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