23 Jun
2010
23 Jun
'10
11 p.m.
Dave McGuire wrote:
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.
Maybe I just never tried to do much with my U10.... but with a 440mhz
processor, it didn't seem that bad to me.... now the ones with slower
procs and smaller cache... well, all they need is a 440mhz module and
they are as good as they can get :-)
Now if we go back in time a bit further.... the LX and Classic come to
mind....
with their teeny tiny caches they could be slower than a Sparcstation 2 for
certain workloads. WABI comes to mind.... it was a no go on Classic/LX.
I think I'd have to vote the Classic as the worst overall system...
although with
a 'better' (more workstation traditional) build quality than U5/U10.
The makes me think... what do folks think is the best desktop SPARC ?
SS1000, U60, U80, SB2000, SB2500, U45 ?
I'd tend to think the Ultra 45.... although the SB2000 uses Ultrasparc
III vs
Ultrasparc IIIi ....
-- Curt
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.
-Dave