23 Jun
2010
23 Jun
'10
11:21 a.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave McGuire" <mcguire at neurotica.com>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
<cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 2:09 PM
Subject: Re: Slightly OT: Sun Ultra 5 Keyboard
On 6/23/10 3:17 AM, Jochen Kunz wrote:
Ultra5s (and Ultra10s) are worth less than keyboards. ;) The worst
system Sun has ever produced, by a significant margin, IMO.
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL
They are not that bad once you add a SCSI card to the U5, a better video
card would help as well. More of a cheap PC design with a sparc CPU.
The
machine came without a keyboard or mouse and I think I need at
least a keyboard to get it to boot.
If no keyboard is connected the machine
defaults to serial console on
the first serial port. (IIRC this is the DB25 one.) 9600 8n1. Before
investing money in a keyboard and mouse you should check if the machine
lives at all via the serial console.