[rescue] Sun Sparcstation 20 hard disks

[Steve Sandau]

Simon Fryer wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Hmmm. Troll bait!
> 
> Anyway... There are some electronics, working happily since the
> 1970's, speeding their way out of the solar system. I guess there are
> no moving parts.
> 
> While I don't think the SS20 is really of the same hardware grade as
> the average satellite, as far as hardware goes, the SS20 is pretty
> good.
> 
> And besides, I think the systems in question need replacement HDD
> that are quiet and cooler than the original disks. Plus it helps when
> the amount of HDD connected to a machine is greater than a cheap USB
> memory stick.
> 
> For *real* work, I guess you could buy a xGHz machine, with y
> processors and z GB of memory.. Which really, would only give you more
> wrong answers sooner.
> 
> On 25 August 2011 15:42, leaknoil <leaknoil at charter.net> wrote:
>> Personally I think you're an idiot but, that's just me. Yes there are that
>> many parts in a SS20. Any one can fail. They were introduced in 1994. How
>> old were you then ?  I thought so.
>>
>> Anyway, my point was why worry about buying new hard drives when you have
>> working ones any anything else could go as well.  You should not be using a
>> ss20 for anything important. Of course, there are people that have no
>> choice. Pretty sure you aren't one.
>>

Considering that the hard drives are the most likely component to fail, 
it might actually make sense to buy new ones. Of the several SSxx 
machines I have had, I think the only thing that ever went bad was a 
hard drive, maybe one power supply.

In any case it certainly makes sense to spend a little more for tested 
drives if you want to use it for anything other than an instrument of 
frustration.

Steve