SparcStation 20

[sparks219]

Check out this awesome SparcStation 20 with a 20" monitor!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1231117650

 

[Guest]

DAMN. Looks like it's in great shape - if I hadn't gotten so hammered on my taxes, I'd probably put a bid on it!

- BarfArf

 

[sparks219]

hehe...yeah the computer is absolutely loaded

and the monitor is cool too. Sparcs are great for playing around and learning UNIX.

The only reason why I'm selling it is because I need a laptop for university

Do u know anyone that wants a sparc?

Thanks

Ming

 

[Kodiak]

That looks interesting... but I know nothing about Sun stations
Can Redhat 7.1 be installed on? And since it has a network card, would I be able to hook it up to my home LAN (all Windows PCs)?
Also, how old is this thing?

Basically, it looks attractive, but I have no clue what I'd actually be able to *DO* with it

 

[sparks219]

Redhat works like a dream on sparcs. You have to to get the version especially made for sparc though. You can hook it up to the windows PCs by running samba. It is not that hard

THere are many distribution of linuxes out there made for sparc, such as debian, slackware, mandrake..etc

Also, sparc opens doors to operating systems like solaris, netbsd, openbsd. Those are harder to use systems. If you get into any of those OSes, you'll start learning a lot about unix. Also, if you run netbsd/openbsd, freebsd's port "should" therotically work with the computer. This opens door to many many software packages

Also, these systems are supposed to be set-and-forget, they're very realiable. Therefore, if you want to run a dedicated webserver, ftp server... This computer will be great for all those things.

Also, you get to learn a lot about the SUN archtecture. Knowledge is power

Sparks

 

[Guest]

I'll just add my $0.02 on this. There are definitely Linux distributions for Sparc. Where I work, I've found that Linux has unquestionably given me a significant amount of insight into how Unix really works, and Sun is generally known as one of the big boys in this area. The Sparcstation 20 is an older machine, but it's a good learner. If you still have it around in a couple of weeks, I'll see if I can put a bid on it - I'll bet that it'll be gone by then, but I can always hope.

 

[Grizely1]

and you think you're gonig to get a laptop for $250?

From now on when someone asks you how fast your computer is, tell them your benchmark scores.

 

[sparks219]

I'm not saying i'm going to get a laptop for $250 LOL

I'm just selling this computer to help to pay for the laptop i wanted hehe

Here is the link, check it out

http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&affid=&dept=1&WLBS=009P1C2A&mscsid=TQGAHGE52GQU9NCP1H4RTU53V2GQ4R7C&sku_id=0665000FS10005277&catid=10519

sparks

 

[sparks219]

hehe..I always like the sun's RISC processors. The 20" monitor definitely helps out too. Its a lot more room to work with..even under the console.

However, I still prefer BSD over redhat because I started off using FreeBSD and redhat is almost like windows now hehe

There's no challenge to use RedHat anymore

Sparks

 

[kal326]

A Compaq laptop? Thats a joke right? Trust me I made the mistake of buying a commy pak laptop because it was cheap! Compaq and mobile k6-2 do not make a good match!

Somebody call Guinness. I'm about to go zero to drunk in <b>twenty dollars!</b>

 

[sparks219]

eeemmm..it has a P3 700

and It has the best hardware in that price range. What is wrong with compaqs anyways? Sorry I'm not into the laptop market that much. What would you get instead?

sparks

 

[Kodiak]

I'd get an IBM first, but I have a slight favouritism toward those...
Toshiba used to be the best, but it isn't anymore...
DELL's are nice; Their Desktops are shunned by real hardware freaks, but the laptops are very nice
Fujitsu is pretty decent; Sony's slim lines of VAIO are awesome...

anything but Compaq basically

 

[sparks219]

Sony and dell are very expensive for the hardware they have, and futurehop doesn't have any high end IBMs. I don't really like toshibas because of the stuipd pointer mouse thing. Plus i'm getting a deal on this laptop because i know a few ppl that work there

Sparks

 

[Kodiak]

Hey -- it's your choice
May you have years of uninterrupted power computing from your new laptop!


Thing is though, if you don't -- well, you have been warned:-(

 

[sparks219]

hehe...thanks for the suggestion

I'll look into it a little more and see what I'll get. I'm buying something in that price range though.i want a P3 700, 128mbs of ram...etc

Sparks