Re: Sparc SLC: Worth buying?

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From: Craig Dewick
Date: Sun, 06 Dec 1998 00:00

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In <zaitcev.912836163@mallorn> zaitcev@bogus.com (Pete Zaitcev) writes:

>> I consider the SLC
>>because it's difficult (read: impossible ) to get Sun monitors here in
>>Northern Canada, and they cost an arm and a leg to ship. Thus, I thought
>>I'd save some cash by getting an all-in-one.

>You need a laptop. Seriously, SLC is SO slow, and with 16MB of RAM
>you will never have a useful graphics. I would go with a serial
>console on SS-2 any day.

The SLC's main limitation is that they can't take more than 16 meg of RAM.
An ELC is much better, because it uses the same SIMM's as IPX's (4 or 16 meg
72 pin parity, so the max. RAM that can be fitted is 64 meg), and it has a
33 MHz processor instead of a 20 MHz one.

About the only worthwhile use for an SLC is as a monochrome Xterminal. 8-)

Regards,

Craig.
-- 
            Sun Ripened Kernels -- http://www.zeta.org.au/~craig/srk
                Surplus and pre-loved Sun Microsystems equipment.
           Based in Waterfall (south-eastern Sydney), NSW, Australia. 
       Operated by Craig Dewick - craig@zeta.org.au - cd@lios.apana.org.au

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From: cd@lios.apana.org.au (Craig Dewick)
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Date: 1998/12/06
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