[SunRescue] Transforming Classic X's into Full Systems

[Sheldon T. Hall]

On Monday, February 07, 2000 7:42 AM, Harry Regan wrote:
> I've recently picked up a mess of lunchbox-style Sparcs, including a couple of
> Classic X xterm boxes. I read somewhere that the major difference between an X
> and a normal Classic is the NVROM config. 

I've seen declarations to that effect, too.

>Has anyone out there tried this?

Directions on how to do it are at ...

	http://www.squirrel.com/sun-nvram-hostid.faq.html#classic

> After a quick inspection, it appears to be the same chip as the Classic (for
> that matter, it appears to be the same motherboard as the Classic), so is it a
> matter of reprogramming the existing NVROM (machine ID?) or is it something
> more involved that that?

It looks pretty easy.

-Shel