Re: Sparc info from meeting

["Stephen Carter" <carter@example.com>]

It would be great to have some info about the various Akihabara sources of
Sparc stuff. Platt Home, next to Laox, used to have a lot of "In the box"
brand new items for older machines, and often at pretty good prices. But now
that they are going upscale, I don't see much of that any more.

Anybody have some local sources they'd care to share?

Steve Carter
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jack Morgan" <j-morgan@example.com>
To: <tlug@example.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2001 10:56 AM
Subject: Re: Sparc info from meeting


> Stephen Carter wrote:
> > As soon as I got home I had to open up the Sparc20's and see what was
> there.
> > I was quite happy to find one machine with an SM71 75MHz CPU, so I added
> > memory (neither of the machines had any memory)
>
> Well, both of the Sparc20's I got didn't have any memory either. Both are
> SM71 75MHZ a well, so I'm going to try SMP once I get some memory and a
hard
> disc.
>
> > http://members.tripod.com/uutil/mbus/ There will be a barcode and part
> > number on the module itself--either printed on a sticker on the PC board
> or
> > you'll have to remove the module and get it off the MBUS connecter. They
> all
> > start 501, and then the next four numbers identify the particular CPU,
and
> > you can look it up in the chart at the URL above.
>
> I had to remove both modules to get the number. The stickers where
acutally
> a little hard to find. Mine are 501-2925 (SuperSPARC-II 2.4) and 501-4130
> (SuperSPARC-II 2.4.5) The site above has lots of details and was very
useful
> in finding if i could SMP these two differen't modules. Thanks!
>
> I'm going to try looking in Akihabara for memory and HDD first. I'll post
> again if I have success.
>
> Cheers,
> -jack
>
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