[TriLUG] sparc 4 hardware

[Mike Johnson]

Greg Brown [gregbrown at mindspring.com] wrote:
> All signs point to junk; no iptables and I can't use both ethernet 
> interfaces plus it sounds exceptionally slow.  Does anyone have any use 
> for a Sparc4 (working keyboard, mouse, and monitor), and a Sparc LX?  
> If so, it's yours.

I'll let someone else step up first, if you're serious. :)
 
> Does anyone have a good idea what to do with this hardware?  First 
> Sparc in space?  Snail mail it to a random address in China?  Donate to 
> some 3rd world "in need of computers" program?  Test the "boat anchor" 
> theory for real?  Set it by the side of the road with "Free to good 
> home" sign to see how long it takes for someone to pick it up?  Hood 
> ornament?   Speed bump?

No, USE IT!  For the love of god, it's still useful!  It can run as a
firewall quite well.  Also, I have two other Sparc5's (one a 70 and
the other is a 110) that are my DNS servers for my domains.  It won't
run as your next desktop, but can still function just fine as a server.

Mike
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