Re: upgrade path for SPARC 1??

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From: Craig Dewick
Date: Sat, 23 Aug 1997 00:00

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In <5tk165$oor@panix.com> pirmann@panix.com (David Pirmann) writes:

>> I'm sorry to say that the Sparc 1 is essentially useless today. If you 
>>can get your hands on a Sparc 2, then you have hope.

>By the way, the Sparc 2 is faster than the 1, true, but I wouldn't say
>that is a reason to have hope. Sun will drop support for the SS1 and
>the SS2 from Solaris at the same time (they are both sun4c karch). If
>you were really looking for a used sun, look for a sun4m class machine
>(SS10, LX...). You've got a longer lifespan of support and a much
>larger upgrade path.

Along a similar vein, you can look at the Sparc-5 clone boards from Cycle
Computer (http://www,cyclecc.com). They make SS5 clone boards for the 3/80,
SS1, 1+ and 2 systems, as well as for the IPC/IPX and LC/LX. The initial
investment is on the high end of the scale, but the improvement in
performance is also high.

Regards,

Craig.
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From: cdewick@lios.apana.org.au (Craig Dewick)
Subject: Re: upgrade path for SPARC 1??
Date: 1997/08/23
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