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

[Andrew Liles]

It looks like the X Terminal stuff was an unbundled software package 
called SUNWxt, at least according to this patch README:

http://download.nust.na/pub3/solaris/patchroot/current_unsigned/101894-01.README

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Patch-ID# 101894-01
Keywords: Xterminal, xterminal, hangs, mbufs, xdm, giantpacket
Synopsis: X Terminal 2.0:  hangs - out of mbufs, giantpacket
Date: Sep/27/94

Solaris Release: 1.0, 1.1

SunOS Release: 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3

Unbundled Product: X Terminal

Unbundled Release: 2.0

Relevant Architectures: sun4m
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Guessing that is probably lost to time, at least I can't find anything 
but the patches for it.

-a.


On 9/6/2017 7:30 AM, Peter Stokes wrote:
> 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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> Peter Stokes
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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
>>> ---------------------------
>>> Peter Stokes
>>> Ashlyn Computer Services
>>> Mbl: 07977 532320
>>> ---------------------------
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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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