On Mon, Jun 22, 1998 at 11:25:38AM -0700, Kysh Dragon wrote: > > assorted Items. I bought one of them for $40..it was a > > SUN Sparc 1+, 2 105 MB hard drives, a floppy, no video card. > > Congratz. I envy you the opportunity.
I envey me it too....I have wanted one for so long. yesterday was my birthday and...I saw them atthe flea market...sorta became a birthday present. hitting those milestones...20 years old...got my first sparc...yes this year is starting out much better than last year :) > > can I use my i386 linux box to make up the base dist disks? > > Are there any common problems I should be aware of? > > Lowlevel format the floppies on the sparc, stick 'em in the i386 and dd > 'em. Then stick 'em back in the sparc and boot up. Voila. ahh..and how do I go about doing that? hmm...I supose I could bother ali again downstairs, he runs sloaris on a sparc 1...he would do it for me.. but.. assuming I get it up and runnign with RedHat...how do I low-level format a floppy? (I almost never use floppies these days...with TR-4 tape drives and 3.2 gig hard drives...come a long way from my Apple II GS with an 800 k floppy and no hard drive) > > Any info will help..I have only seen SUNs before (I do have an account > > on a Sun sparc 1 but..I only ever telnet to it..and its solaris) > > I have no manuals and no idea where to get info. > > Hey, congratualtions on getting a sparc -- I'd sell my soul for one. :> well...dunno if I can let mine go for that but.. if you really want it that is a good place to start bargaining from :) > > also...is that 3/80 good for anything? what CAN i do with it...if not use > > linux > > -Steve > > If you don't want it.. ;> lol didn't you say that last night on IRC? :) If I can't do anything with it I would get rid of it...not quite ready to give up on it just yet....but if I can't find a use for it...ill remember you asked ;) -Steve PS I might be able to find some more such deals in the future if yer interested -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
