On 17-Mar-00 christ was heard to remark:
>>On Fri, Mar 17, 2000 at 12:25:59PM -0600, Alex Winbow wrote:
>>
>>| I'm considering putting together a old sparc box as a
>>| bridge/firewall (the requisite linux connection!), and I've a buncha
>>| questions about the hardware. These questions have all been asked before
>>| I'm sure, so better yet would be a pointer to a comprehensive resource.
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>>| hard disk: do they all just use internal scsi-II 3.5" drives?
>>
>>Yes, but the SS5 takes SCA drives internally if you get one of those.
>
> and the ss4 needs a special connector/mounting bracket thing for its
> internal drives. all SS's have an external scsi connector tho, which
> is normal (usually the mini-50 type plug)
>
I have an external 50pin SCSI 1.5 gig HD with powersupply and SCSI connections I
scavenged off an LX if anyone's interested. Not the fastest, but if you're
building an old machine it might be exactly what you need.
>>Memory is hard to find and expensive compared to modern PC memory.
>>
>>SS2 takes 30 pin SIMMs. Very hard to find nowadays.
>
> just rip em out of your old 486...linux doesnt even require the parity
> simms that solaris wants. should be cheap at goodwill?
>
Actually Goodwill keeps all their good memory (more than a meg) for the PCs they
build. Last time I went shopping for old RAM, EDO was twice as expensive as
SDRAM and 30 pin was nearly impossible to find. I do have 8 megs of 30 pin
on my sound card I would trade for a shiny new Sound Blaster 64 :)
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Matt Ray
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