[SunRescue] Offerings

[James Lockwood]

On Wed, 18 Aug 1999, Andy Wallis wrote:

> 	On a more germane topic, where can the Cycle 5 upgrade to IPC/IPXs be 
> found and it is worth the upgrade?

I don't think they're being manufactured any more, though sometimes
someone posts a stockpile they have found on usenet.

Generally they're not worth the upgrade, now that true Sparc 5's are so
cheap.  The biggest benefit of the Cycle boards (being able to reuse your
old RAM) doesn't count for much given how cheap RAM is now and how little
the IPC/IPX chassis could hold.  Get a real Sparc 5 and use the IPC/IPX as
a small server or toy box.

Has any crazy soul ever tried to cram a Cycle-5 board into a BriteLite
IPX?  Power and cooling would be the issues, I'm guessing.

-James