There are also the Fujitsu LeiA SPARC portables. I’ve used OPENSTEP 4.2 on one…
-- Chris > On Dec 3, 2018, at 8:45 PM, Alan Perry via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> > wrote: > > A company called RDI made the Britelite and Powerlite laptops. They > eventually merged with Tadpole, which made its own SPARC laptops > (SPARCbooks). As someone else mentioned, there were different Britelite > models based on the various Sun lunchbox system boards. When I had my > Britelite IPX on display on VCF, someone told me that they recognized the > case as something used in another laptop. > > Sun never made their own laptop, but they made a portable called the > SPARCstation Voyager. > > On 12/3/18 7:33 PM, ED SHARPE wrote: >> Very Nice collection! Yes have to love that laptop. Did not know SUN made >> one. or I guess a third party put the Sun goodies in a case of their >> design? either way NEAT! >> >> >> Seeing a nice run of systems like this in wonderful condition is >> great! >> >> >> Ed# >> >> In a message dated 12/2/2018 5:49:49 PM US Mountain Standard Time, >> cctalk@classiccmp.org writes: >> >> I will have to get back with you on the audio. It is on offline backup >> media and I need to find it. >> >> Here is a link to some photos of the exhibit - >> https://photos.app.goo.gl/7qC8UbEYCeCf9CBo7 >> >> The RDI Britelite (laptop) is a SPARCstation IPX system board in a >> laptop chassis. It was in the Day 1 exhibit, but not the Day 2 exhibit >> because the power adapter died on the morning of the second day. >> >> One of the photos is an opened-up SPARCstation LX, which is very similar >> on the inside to your IPC. >> >> My exhibit next year will be on early 90s SPARC clones. >> >> alan >> >> On 12/2/18 1:43 PM, ED SHARPE via cctalk wrote: >> > Alan... would love a copy of the audio for our archives here. >> > >> > >> > Would like to see pix of your display too sounds neat! >> > >> > Any other files text or otherwise welcome also to this address >> > or drop us a dropbox link >> > >> > The Sun workstations I never knew too much about as at the time >> > did not seems like old history nor did we use any so playing >> > catchup! >> > >> > Thanks in advance... >> > >> > Ed# >> > >> > >> > >> > In a message dated 12/2/2018 12:44:32 PM US Mountain Standard Time, >> > cctalk@classiccmp.org <mailto:cctalk@classiccmp.org> writes: >> > >> > >> > >> > There is only room for drives in the top half of the chassis. The PSU >> > and an assembly that holds the drives fills the top half. A 3.5" >> > half-height drive fits in one side of the assembly and a 3.5" floppy >> > drive fits in the other. The PSU cables go from the rear to the front of >> > that side of the chassis, below the FDD (when the chassis is closed). >> > >> > I did an exhibit on Sun lunchbox systems, including the IPC (4/40), for >> > PNW VCF earlier this year. I looked for press kits, posters, etc. to use >> > in the exhibit, but could only find text files. I know people who worked >> > at Sun on the development of those early SPARCstations and none of them >> > had any of that kind of material. >> > >> > I had an audio cassette "Introducing the IPC" for Sun sales. I donated >> > it to CHM this year (but I ripped the audio before I sent it to them). >> > >> > alan >> > >> > On 12/2/18 10:13 AM, ED SHARPE via cctalk wrote: >> >> Thanks for the info to get it open! when back at the office >> >> shall do that.. there may be drives in 2 places - on board and >> >> the off board one. Always interesting to explore something one has >> >> only read about! >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Along the same line of UNIX stuff we have a COBALT 1U Pretty >> >> blue sever and a COBALT CUBE. I do remember lusting after one of >> >> these 1U COBALT servers when they were current didn't have >> >> anything in the budget back then though for one. I have been >> >> told SUN eventually ended up owning COBALT. >> >> >> >> As will all that we have we are looking for any ad slicks >> >> press kits posters, wild artwork for the Sun $/40, and the 2 >> >> COBALT machines.. >> >> >> >> Ed Sharpe archivist for SMECC www.smecc.org <http://www.smecc.org> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> In a message dated 12/1/2018 8:15:39 PM US Mountain Standard Time, >> >> ape...@snowmoose.com <mailto:ape...@snowmoose.com> writes: >> >> >> >> >> >> Yes. It is next to floppy in the upper half of the chassis. There is a >> >> 50-pin (IDC connectors) ribbon cable that goes down to system board at >> >> the bottom of the lower half of the chassis. The chassis splits in the >> >> vertical middle in a, if looking at the chassis, fairly obvious place. >> >> Because of the cables that run from the top to bottom, it effectively >> >> hinges at the front of the chassis. There a couple buttons on the side to >> >> release and sometimes a security cable bit to remove (phillips screw). >> >> >> >> On 12/1/18 7:08 PM, ED SHARPE wrote: >> >> Hi Alan - The hard drive is same size cabinet.... with I guess a >> >> SCSSI cable. I will have to look at it further... wonder if >> >> starting it out on a variac would help the capacitors like I do >> >> with the old radio sets here in the museum ed# >> >> >> >> >> >> In a message dated 12/1/2018 8:04:03 PM US Mountain Standard Time, >> >> ape...@snowmoose.com <mailto:ape...@snowmoose.com> writes: >> >> >> >> Well, as I said, in my experience, the NVRAMs that you can buy new from >> >> Mouser work good enough. And the mod to the original battery isn't that >> >> hard to make. >> >> >> >> In my experience with IPCs, the bigger problem is the power supplies. If >> >> the PS on the IPC that you have now doesn't need to be re'capped now, it >> >> will need it soon. After that will likely be the HDD that needs work. >> >> Almost all of my HDDs that originally shipped with lunchbox systems up to >> >> the 424 meg (ST1480N) have died. The price for working 50-pin SCSI HDDs >> >> are at a point that SD2SCSI parts make more sense (unless you want to >> >> exhibit them as they originally ran). >> >> >> >> alan >> >> >> >> On 12/1/18 6:55 PM, ED SHARPE wrote: >> >> BUMMER >> >> It may become a static display..... >> >> >> >> Ed# >> >> >> >> >> >> In a message dated 12/1/2018 7:53:44 PM US Mountain Standard Time, >> >> cctalk@classiccmp.org <mailto:cctalk@classiccmp.org> writes: >> >> >> >> A 4/40 is a SPARCstation IPC. It used a M48T02 NVRAM for the IDPROM. >> >> >> >> Yes, one with the dreaded battery. >> >> >> >> alan >> >> >> >> On 12/1/18 5:04 PM, Ed via cctalk wrote: >> >>> we were given this and a hard dribe a floor standimg decwriter..... does >> >>> this use NV ram with dreaded battery? thanks,ed >> >>> >> >>> Sent from AOL Mobile Mail >> >
