[rescue] Looking for: SunOS 4.0.3e - SPARCEngine

[Richard]

Hi Plamen and Jon

This is fantastic news and great to have another piece of computing history preserved.

Cheers

Richard

Sent from my iPhone

> On 14 Jul 2022, at 04:11, Plamen Mihaylov <plamenspam at afterpeople.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Thank you! It is a really valuable piece of SunOS history.
> 
> Best regards,
> Plamen
> 
> 
>> On Wed, Jul 13, 2022 at 2:46 AM Jon <jlo at ludd.ltu.se> wrote:
>> Hello,
>> 
>> Glad to hear the tape finally arrived, it took a few weeks.
>> I'm sorry I missed to let you know it was shipped; I did think the post office would notify you since I put your email address in the shipping details as they requested.
>> Hope the contents of the tape will be of some use even if it doesn't contain the OS.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Jon
>> 
>>> On Tue, 12 Jul 2022 at 20:02, Plamen Mihaylov <plamenspam at afterpeople.com> wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Today I received the Sun4e-GFX tape (didn't know it was shipped), for some reason I can't receive msgs from Jon.. I was able to dump its content, but it's only the graphics driver for sun4e, not the OS install tape.
>>> Here is the tape dump: www.vmenow.com/sun4e/
>>> 
>>> So the hunt for 4.0.3e and 4.1e continues :)
>>> 
>>> Best regards,
>>> Plamen
>>> 
>>>> On Wed, May 18, 2022 at 10:03 AM Richard <ejb at trick-1.net> wrote:
>>>> So have reviewed that file and it is 68K based SUNOS….the hunt continues. 
>>>> 
>>>>> On 22 Apr 2022, at 11:28 am, Mark M <mmehalik at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Of course, here's a link http://server.mehalik.net/sunos403.tar.bz2 
>>>>> 
>>>>> If you wouldn't mind passing along how you inspect the contents, I'd love to know.
>>>>> 
>>>>> -mark
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Thu, Apr 21, 2022 at 8:57 PM Richard <ejb at trick-1.net> wrote:
>>>>>> Hi Mark
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Thank you. The tape archive might be of use, would you be able to share?. Would need to unpack it to find out. 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> The others are unlikely or based on my research won’t support the platform. 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Thanks again
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Richard
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On 22 Apr 2022, at 10:37 am, Mark M <mmehalik at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Hi Richard, 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I think what I have won't work, but here it is:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> SunOS 4.0.3c (3.5-1.44mb) [Sun SPARC].7z
>>>>>>> SunOS 4.1.2 (CD) [Sun SPARC].7z
>>>>>>> SunOS 4.1.3 (CD) [Sun SPARC].7z
>>>>>>> SunOS 4.01 (3.5).7z
>>>>>>> sunos403.tar.bz2 (tape archives, so I'm not sure exactly what version)
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Sorry I can't be of more help, I started with Sun in 2000 so these are a little out of my wheelhouse :-)
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I'm happy to pass on any or all of them or course.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> -mark
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On Thu, Apr 21, 2022 at 8:21 PM Richard <ejb at trick-1.net> wrote:
>>>>>>>> Hi folks
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Anyone have anything here?
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> I know Solaris 2.1-2.4 support the SPARCEngine and I have those install media. But want to run BSD.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> I also see there was a SunOS 4.1e.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> I would be happy with 4.1e or 4.0.3e if anyone has install media images.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Thanks in advance
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Richard
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> > On 19 Apr 2022, at 23:43, Richard <ejb at trick-1.net> wrote:
>>>>>>>> > 
>>>>>>>> > Hi Folks
>>>>>>>> > 
>>>>>>>> > Looking for SunOS 4.0.3e (or any other version for the b eb ) to run on a
>>>>>>>> > SUN SPARCEngine 1E (4/E). Google fu is failing me tonight. Anyone got an
>>>>>>>> > image?
>>>>>>>> > 
>>>>>>>> > Thanks in advance
>>>>>>>> > 
>>>>>>>> > Richard
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