RE: Price on Sparc 2
Chris,
For $150 the SS2 is not a bad buy, but, if you are going
to run solaris 7, you will need at least a 1gb hd, and
48mb of memory. That is what is recommended in the
solaris 7 install guide. My SS2 has 128mb of memory and
a 2.5gb system drive and is performing like a champ.
Mike Taylor
taylor@fsg.prusec.com
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Chris Hoover wrote:
> I'm seriously thinking of purchasing this machine:
>
> Sun Sparcstation 2
> 32 meg memory
> cg3 frame buffer
> 425 meg Hard Drive
> Fresh install of Solaris 7
> Type 5 keyboard and optical mouse
> No Monitor
> $150
>
> Is it worth the $150 + shipping. The seller est. the shipping at close
> to $40.
>
> Thanks again for your help.
>
> chris
>
Chris,
the price isn't bad for all that stuff. The SS2 works well I've several beside
some SS4, 5 and 20. Just consider to replace the HD with a bigger one. I'm sure
Solaris 7 is a bit to hangry with hw resources to run it usefully. I run Linux on
the SS2. I think, after some testings, you need at least a SPARC Classic ar
better a SS5. It's possible to find some for less than 600USD w/o 17" color
monitor.
regards
Andre MARTANO
Advanced Computing - Italy
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