[rescue] SPARCclassic X - what software did this run?

[Peter Stokes]

Hi Andrew

I think you are correct, it would have been a minimal OS which was enough to
run the Xserver and was released to compete against the other X terminal
suppliers at the time I guess.

No idea if the software was included in standard Solaris or was a separate
install on a server.

Peter
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On 6 Sep 2017, at 12:52, Andrew Liles <blah at spilk.org> wrote:

> Thanks Peter!
>
> I have heard the same - that the motherboards are identical to the regular
> Classic, but generally shipped with far less RAM, and maybe the PROM is a
> slightly different version/different NVRAM settings. I'm just interested in
> the
> whole "X terminal" aspect of it vs. using it as a normal standalone
> workstation.
>
> I'm guessing it's a minimal version of Solaris that netboots and just loads
> up
> Xsun and xdmcp or something - but can't really find any references to it
> aside
> from blurbs in press releases.
>
> -a
>
>> On Sep 5, 2017, at 10:33 PM, Peter Stokes <peter at ashlyn.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Andrew
>>
>> I forget the exact software it was to run, I am sure someone will
enlighten
>> you, but pretty sure it was a marketing version of the classic (ie same
>> motherboard and same chassis) with maybe no disk and limited memory, but
> could
>> be upgraded to a full classic, a bit like they did with the Netra versions
> of
>> the SS5 and SS20.
>>
>> I could of course remember it incorrectly...!
>>
>> Peter
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>> Peter Stokes
>> Ashlyn Computer Services
>> Mbl: 07977 532320
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>>
>>
>>
>> On 6 Sep 2017, at 05:13, Andrew Liles <blah at spilk.org> wrote:
>>
>>> It sounds like the SPARCclassic X machines were designed to netboot
> special
>> X
>>> terminal software instead of a full SunOS/Solaris - does anyone know how
>> that
>>> worked, how that was installed, and if some sort of distribution of that
> is
>>> still out there somewhere?
>>>
>>> I assume the machines netbooted via the usual RARP/bootparams/NFS scheme
>> that
>>> other SPARC machines do, but how did that differ from a normal diskless
>>> workstation setup?
>>>
>>> May be acquiring one and would like to attempt running what it was
> intended
>>> for.
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> -a.
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