On Wed, May 23, 2018 at 9:59 PM, Cameron Kaiser via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> > I talked with my friend who worked at Solbourne longer than I did.
>
> Oooh. Dieter, maybe?
Yes.
> This isn't quite right. The connectors are different, but the signalling
> is
> > the same. You need
> I talked with my friend who worked at Solbourne longer than I did.
Oooh. Dieter, maybe?
> This isn't quite right. The connectors are different, but the signalling is
> the same. You need a custom adapter, though, so you get the right signals
> on the right pins. Solbourne specifically made thei
On Wed, May 23, 2018 at 9:58 AM, Alan Perry wrote:
>
> You are correct. I misremembered this section from
> https://www.floodgap.com/retrobits/solace/
>
> Why don't Sun keyboards work? What about mice? None of the Sun keyboards
> will work with the Solbourne and vice versa. At best they won't wor
On Wed, May 23, 2018, 11:40 AM Cameron Kaiser via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> > Does the S4100 support a serial console?
>
> Yes, it should. I forget how to set this up because mine weren't headless,
> but they do.
The boot roms are basically from the same sources... but I think tha
> Does the S4100 support a serial console?
Yes, it should. I forget how to set this up because mine weren't headless,
but they do.
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On Wed, May 23, 2018 at 4:51 PM, Alan Perry via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> There are some that a recycler has been trying to sell on eBay. However,
> they need a special mouse and keyboard and that seller has none.
>
I bought one from said recycler a while ago, have been looking for
On 5/23/18 8:54 AM, Warner Losh wrote:
>
>
> Somewhere I have the field service manual from when I worked there...
>
> Warner
>
If it's different from what I have on bitsavers, i'd like to scan it.
On 5/23/18 8:54 AM, Warner Losh via cctalk wrote:
On Wed, May 23, 2018, 9:46 AM Al Kossow via cctalk
wrote:
On 5/23/18 7:51 AM, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote:
they need a special mouse and keyboard
You can run them headless, so they aren't completely useless w/o the
keyboard.
You do need
You are correct. I misremembered this section from
https://www.floodgap.com/retrobits/solace/
Why don't Sun keyboards work? What about mice?
None of the Sun keyboards will work with the Solbourne and vice versa.
At best they won't work; at worst you might short something, depending
o
On Wed, May 23, 2018, 9:46 AM Al Kossow via cctalk
wrote:
>
>
> On 5/23/18 7:51 AM, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote:
> > they need a special mouse and keyboard
>
> You can run them headless, so they aren't completely useless w/o the
> keyboard.
>
You do need a serial port for that. On boot, the boot
On 5/23/18 7:51 AM, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote:
> they need a special mouse and keyboard
You can run them headless, so they aren't completely useless w/o the keyboard.
Iorc, the mice are sun compatable, but that may just be for the IDT
workstation. I have a recollection that they are also compatable with the
Series 4, 5 and 5e I/O boards. I know a guy that I used to work with there
that will know for sure. I'll ask him. He still has a series 5e in
service...
Wa
There are some that a recycler has been trying to sell on eBay. However, they
need a special mouse and keyboard and that seller has none.
alan
> On May 23, 2018, at 2:18 AM, Kevin Bowling via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> Looks neat, anyone have one of these things they'd sell me? I'm in
> the US Sou
Looks neat, anyone have one of these things they'd sell me? I'm in
the US Southwest, can ship or travel a bit.
Regards,
Kevin
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