Re: sparc 1 upgrades?

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From: Craig Dewick
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 00:00

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In <6huad5$3a8@nntp02.primenet.com> Jason Wagner <jason@primenet.com> writes:

>the cycle sparc 1 upgrades ore far beyond my budget.

Yes, unfortunately... They sometimes pop up for sale as 2nd hand boards
though, so occasionally you can be lucky.

>will a sparc 2/4/5 motherboard fit in a sparc 1 case?  will the power
>supply need upgrading and, if so, will the appropriate power supply also
>fit?

A Sparcstation 2 board is a drop-in replacement. Just watch the cooling
since the 40 MHz processor runs hotter than the 20/25 MHz versions. The
genuine SS2 cases are virtually the same as the case used for the 3/80, SS1
and SS1+ except they have an extra fan. The power supply and internal layout
is exactly the same though.

You can also upgrade the SS2's processor to 80 MHz with one of the Weitek
PowerUp CPU replacement kits. Just don't pay the US$200 price being asked by
a certain surplus dealer at the moment... 8-)

Regards,

Craig.

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From: cdewick@lios.apana.org.au (Craig Dewick)
Subject: Re: sparc 1 upgrades?
Date: 1998/04/26
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