[wplug] Installfest: SPARCstation IPX

[Neal Sofge]

Thanks for the info.  If you bring the magic cable, maybe we're in  
business -- what's on the other end?  An old-style Mac serial  
connector?  I've got old-style Macs lying around...


On Aug 7, 2007, at 6:06 PM, Drew from Zhrodague wrote:

>> Anyone want to try getting the above-mentioned system running this  
>> Saturday? It's accompanied by a 10-Base-T transceiver, but nothing  
>> else (which means no adapters for the funky Sun ports for video- 
>> out, SCSI, or keyboard; plastic covers are still in place over the  
>> two serial ports).
>>
>> Vance suggests looking here for specs: <http://www.obsolyte.com/ 
>> sun_ipx/>.
>
> 	Ah, those are little cool lunchboxes. Might be better to get a  
> modern ITX mainboard and throw it in there. Sucker is slower than  
> your disused palm-pilot.
>
> 	Otherwise, I have a sound/speaker thingy for it, some Sun cables,  
> and the magical mac/sun serial cable. It should take a standard Sun  
> keyboard, which I don't have.
>
> 	They used to sell those and IPCs at the SoSide Goodwill. I painted  
> one red once.
>
>
> --
>
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