I love the SPARC systems, but honestly I just like 90s UNIX workstations in general
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I liked the Sparc systems until I had to fix the dead RTOS batteries. Did it on an Ultra 5, an Ultra 1 and some old thing with a 50Hz processor, an LX something or other. An absolute pain to do. That and the keying in all the OF strings to reset things, find hard disks and find a workable resolution on non-Sun monitors. No fun.
But NT.. I bet it runs like agony. I want to hear File Mangler scream.
But NT.. I bet it runs like agony. I want to hear File Mangler scream.
Those dreadful Dallas batteries buried within iCs. You have to break into the IC to kill the connection to the dead battery and solder on a new one without breaking the crystal. Luckily, these are socketed in Sun machines but I have done a couple where the Dallas battery was soldered onto the mainboard - one on a no-name German laptop and one IBM i think. Scary stuff as there is no room for error.
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NT Sparc looks like a no-go. It's not even been confirmed that one made it out of a "proof of concept" build and if the Betaarchive doesn't have a copy, then nobody has leaked one yet.
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Ok, thanks for the info! That's too bad about NT SPARC, that would be a neat piece of history.Those dreadful Dallas batteries buried within iCs. You have to break into the IC to kill the connection to the dead battery and solder on a new one without breaking the crystal. Luckily, these are socketed in Sun machines but I have done a couple where the Dallas battery was soldered onto the mainboard - one on a no-name German laptop and one IBM i think. Scary stuff as there is no room for error.
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NT Sparc looks like a no-go. It's not even been confirmed that one made it out of a "proof of concept" build and if the Betaarchive doesn't have a copy, then nobody has leaked one yet.