I have a Fujitsu Leia2 S-4. Does anyone have a manual for it? (even if it's Japanese)
On Wed, Dec 5, 2018 at 2:03 AM Chris Hanson via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > 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 > >> > > > >