[TriLUG] Re: SPARC question (OT, well, sort of :)

[Bill Vinson]

I wasn't concerned about the cost of shipping an NVRAM chip.  It is more 
due to the fact that I wanted to get it quickly.  Now, I am not so 
worried about that.  I didn't realize I could re-program the NVRAM and 
it would stick around unless I shut off the IPX for more than about 30 
seconds.  I don't usually shut off my machines, so I can play with this 
now and be patient for the NVRAM to show.  The other concern I had was 
that these chips seem to be notoriously problematic as even the right 
model chip may have been changed in the past few years and cause issues 
with a clean boot (or so I am to believe if I listen to newsgroups, etc.)

Also, I would ALWAYS prefer to buy from a local shop or person over eBay 
or some such for convenience, the fact that I like to browse when 
buying, and I like to get things quickly.  It just seems worth it to 
stick to my area if the price comes close, but maybe that's just me.

So, I am holding off on the NVRAM till I see what I want to do with this 
little guy.  Small server or firewall.  Got to get OpenBSD installed and 
see what happens.  So, now I just need to find:

1.	AUI to RJ45 transceiver
2.	Bigger SCSI hard drive (It has a 200MB drive now)
	I am seeing what is in my collection and maybe going to get a 411 
enclosure and buy something with a little more space

Thanks again for the help guys,
Bill

On Monday, March 18, 2002, at 08:15 AM, John F Davis wrote:

>  I think my 5 year old can swing the shipping costs for a 28-pin prom 
> using
>  his piggy bank, and I bet Bill can as well.