Subject: Re: Hardware questions
To: Julian C. Dunn <jdunn@aquezada.com>
From: Geoff Blake <geoff@palaemon.co.uk>
List: port-sparc
Date: 11/25/2001 17:57:04
On Sun, 25 Nov 2001, Julian C. Dunn wrote:
> > Likewise, each of these machines have "slots" for
> > daughterboards -- three per machine, I think (though the
> > LX/Classic/IPC seem to have only 2?). The unused slots
> > leave gaping holes in the back of the chassis -- which I
> > assume is not intended! :> I guess some masking tape
> > or bits of cardboard could plug them up... But, are there
> > some sort of "plug" that fits these openings? If so,
> > what do they look like (again, so I know what to look
> > for...)
>
> Those are for the SBUS slots; presumably there were SBUS cards installed in the
> machine before they were tossed, so the covers would have been removed. There
> are little flimsy metal coverings that fit the back openings, and they are
> about the size of the hole with two metal prongs sticking out the bottom to fit
> into the corresponding holes on the back of the computer.
IIRC, IPC and IPX are fitted with a BW video system on the
motherboard, sometimes a Sbus CG3 or the like is fitted to give colour
capability - at least that was the case with the IPC's that I have.
The LX is fitted with a CG3 on the motherboard - never seen the
classic so cannot help there.
>
> > Also, I would like recommendations for NIC's that
> > implement "10MHz" ethernet with AUI or AUI/10Base2 (!)
> > interfaces. Obviously, this would let me turn boxes
> > into small routers...
The IPC/X have an AUI socket, use a 10baseT to AUI adaptor. The LX has
10baseT as standard.
Geoff
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