GNU old laptops [was Re: [SC.LUG] Re: next meeting]

[rob]

On Tue, 2005-05-24 at 18:03 +0100, Jason Lucas wrote:
> On Tue, 2005-05-24 at 17:00 +0100, Robert Marshall wrote:
> > and on the old equipment for giveaway, I'm about to get rid of
> > 
> > 2 sparcstation 1 
> > sun monitor (huge and unwieldy)
> > 2 0.5Gb(!) external disk drives + 0.5" tape drive
> > quantity of 0.5" tapes
> > some manuals and cd's (though you'll notice there's no cd drive)
> > 
> > I had problem with booting the sparcs list time I tried, the internal disk
> > tends to stick, sometimes a sharp tap on the box clears it
> > 
> > If anyone is mad enough to want these let me know!
> > 
> > Robert
> Rob, I wouldn't mind one of those sparcstations & an external drive.
> (no room for the monitor though!)
> 
> Jason

Jase,

those old sparcs don't run VGA
at best you'll need a 13W3 to VGA adaptor, and they cost at least 20
quid. Even then, I'm not sure if it'll still work on a sparc1.  Best
checking if he means Sparc Ultra 1.  There's a world of difference
between them.

And with a missing CD drive, it'll be tricky to get any OS/software on
it.  PXE wasn't written back then.

Just a thought.

Rob
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