Re: VSIMM on SS20

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From: Craig Dewick
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2000 00:00

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james@foonly.com (James Lockwood) writes:

>Craig Dewick (cd@lios.apana.org.au) wrote:
>: That's the Sparc-10SX, but remember that the Sparc-10SX VSIMM's cannot be
>: used in a Sparc 20, and vice versa...

>The SS20 VSIMM works in the SS10SX.  The SS20 requires tighter timing but
>both VSIMMs are otherwise identical.  The same is not true of the aux video
>boards, which have a slightly different connector placement.

Do you know where I can get the aux video boards for SS-20's from? I've
spent nearly a year trying to find some and not one place has had any in
stock or ever had them in stock. Sun's local price for them is ludicrously
high...

>I've never tried a SS10SX VSIMM in a SS20, but I expect that some would
>work and some would not depending on the timing limits of the chips.

I didn't realise it was just a timing issue...

Regards,

Craig.
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From: cdewick@lios.apana.org.au (Craig Dewick)
Subject: Re: VSIMM on SS20
Date: 2000/03/17
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