Greg Brown [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote: > All signs point to junk; no iptables and I can't use both ethernet > interfaces plus it sounds exceptionally slow. Does anyone have any use > for a Sparc4 (working keyboard, mouse, and monitor), and a Sparc LX? > If so, it's yours.
I'll let someone else step up first, if you're serious. :) > Does anyone have a good idea what to do with this hardware? First > Sparc in space? Snail mail it to a random address in China? Donate to > some 3rd world "in need of computers" program? Test the "boat anchor" > theory for real? Set it by the side of the road with "Free to good > home" sign to see how long it takes for someone to pick it up? Hood > ornament? Speed bump? No, USE IT! For the love of god, it's still useful! It can run as a firewall quite well. Also, I have two other Sparc5's (one a 70 and the other is a 110) that are my DNS servers for my domains. It won't run as your next desktop, but can still function just fine as a server. Mike -- "Let the power of Ponch compel you! Let the power of Ponch compel you!" -- Zorak on Space Ghost GNUPG Key fingerprint = ACD2 2F2F C151 FB35 B3AF C821 89C4 DF9A 5DDD 95D1 GNUPG Key = http://www.enoch.org/mike/mike.pubkey.asc
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