Re: Newbie question about Sun keyboards

From: Jason Ash (m0ng0lh0rde_at_netscape.net)
Date: 09/14/04 

Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 07:04:57 -0500

CJT <abujlehc@prodigy.net> waxed eloquent in
news:41466C8D.5090604@prodigy.net:

> Jason Ash wrote:
>
>> I just picked up a SparcStation 5 from eBay to play around with
>> Solaris
>> 7, and possibly Linux. It did not come with a keyboard / mouse. Is
>> there a particular model I should look for, or will any Sun keyboard
>> / mouse (other than USB) work? I am looking to do this on the (very)
>> cheap, which means until I can get a 13w3 to 15-pin VGA adapter, I
>> don't even have a monitor that will work...
>> Or is there an adapter I can get that will let me use a standard
>> PS/2
>> keyboard with the system?
>> Thanks all.
>>
> If you have a PC around you can use the Sparcstation via the serial
> port and network connections. Lots of Sun servers don't even have
> video cards (frame buffers in Sun parlance).
>

Any pointers on how to do this? And would I be able to load the OS this
way?

I am presuming I would run a Null Modem cable from the serial on the
SparcStation to the PC, then use HyperTerm or the like? 

-- 
-------------------------------------
Reply to for SPAM only
All others use:
m0ng0lh0rde @ ukonline . co . uk
Remove spaces to send
Thank you
-------------------------------------

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Absolute Newbie Questions
    ... I briefly ran Sun OS 7 on an Intel platform a few ... A SPARCStation 2 is a very old Sun machine, ... Er der nogen der mangler en mand med lidt viden om Sun HW og SW, ...
    (comp.unix.solaris)
  • Re: SPARCstation 4
    ... > I've got for hardware the choice of an Sun SPARCstation 4 ... > How good is the SPARCstation hardware, is it better than My Intel Machine. ...
    (comp.sys.sun.hardware)
  • Solarises for older sparcstations?
    ... Ive had trouble finding the hardware requirements of Solaris 8 or 7 ... Can Solaris 8 run on the Sparcstation 2? ... On a related note Ive seen Sun ATM cards and Sun FDDI sbus cards ...
    (comp.unix.solaris)
  • Re: When was the SPARC 20 introduced and discontinued?
    ... >> youngest and oldest it could be? ... at least a year or two after Sun dropped the Sparc 20's and all the other ... versions of the Sparcstation 5. ... SUN RIPENED KERNELS - Surplus Sun Microsystems Equipment, Parts + Accessories Waterfall, NSW, Australia - Operated by Craig Dewick - Founded in 1996 Main site: www.sunrk.com.au - Ebay Shop: www.ebayshops.com.au/sunripenedkernels ...
    (comp.unix.solaris)
  • Re: When was the SPARC 20 introduced and discontinued?
    ... >> youngest and oldest it could be? ... at least a year or two after Sun dropped the Sparc 20's and all the other ... versions of the Sparcstation 5. ... SUN RIPENED KERNELS - Surplus Sun Microsystems Equipment, Parts + Accessories Waterfall, NSW, Australia - Operated by Craig Dewick - Founded in 1996 Main site: www.sunrk.com.au - Ebay Shop: www.ebayshops.com.au/sunripenedkernels ...
    (comp.sys.sun.hardware)