Fw: [SunRescue] Blew the gillywatzits off my 4/110 cpu.....(:+{{...

[Mike Nicewonger]

This did not get out either...spooky

--Mike N
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Nicewonger <twmaster at earthlink.net>
To: rescue at sunhelp.org <rescue at sunhelp.org>
Date: Monday, February 07, 2000 2:02 PM
Subject: Re: [SunRescue] Blew the gillywatzits off my 4/110 cpu.....(:+{{...


>I have a 4/330 that needs a home. Or whomever wanted it first speak up! I
>forgot who if anyone. Or was that the 4/110 I sent to John?
>
>--Mike N
>-----Original Message-----
>From: BSD Bob <bobkey at weedcon1.cropsci.ncsu.edu>
>To: rescue at sunhelp.org <rescue at sunhelp.org>
>Cc: BSD Bob <bobkey at weedcon1.cropsci.ncsu.edu>
>Date: Monday, February 07, 2000 2:00 PM
>Subject: [SunRescue] Blew the gillywatzits off my 4/110 cpu.....(:+{{...
>
>
>>This weekend, I was playing with my 4/110 vme crate (the least of the
>>ancient Sparcs), and had it running fine on OpenBSD, then did a dumb
>>stunt.... tried to hook up a 525mb tape drive (which had something set
>>wrong and probably put terminator power onto the bus).  Alas, my musty,
>>dusty, rusty ol' 4/110 cpu blew its scsi port.  It was the first Sun
>>board of any kind I have ever blown, oh well.  Anyone know if something
>>like that is fixable?  Anyone know if terminator power is the probable
>>cause of blowing it up?  I had a 250mb tape without terminator power
>>capability, and it ran OK.  The 525mb drive had the terminator capability,
>>and .... poof.  I thought open the jumper to remove terminator power,
>>but I guess that was upside down....
>>
>>Anyone know of a singleboard vme cpu with built-in scsi of the
>>early sparc class that is up for grabs?
>>
>>If not, can anyone suggest what to stuff a 3-slot box with, and where one
>>might fine such a critter?
>>
>>The last option might be to stuff a 3/160 cpu board and sun2 controller
>>into it, for one last gasp, watering it down to a 3/60 sort of status.
>>
>>Any suggestions for the beerdrinkers budget or less are appreciated.....
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>>Bob
>>
>>
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