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Wayne > On Dec 4, 2018, at 9:05 AM, ED SHARPE via cctalk <[email protected]> > wrote: > > https://janit.iki.fi/docs/SPARCstationVoyagerJTF.pdf > > > This document shows some data on this unit. It is like the design > of today's ALL IN ONE computers offering an uncluttered footprint on > the desk top. Never saw one of these either in person! > Another NEAT one! Ed# > > > In a message dated 12/3/2018 9:45:53 PM US Mountain Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > > 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, > [email protected] 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, >> [email protected] 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 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> In a message dated 12/1/2018 8:15:39 PM US Mountain Standard Time, >>> [email protected] 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, >>> [email protected] 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, >>> [email protected] 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 >
