[rescue] ***SPAM*** Re: ***SPAM*** Re: 2009 prototype Sun system for sale on eBay

[Lionel Peterson]

Cool!

I needed to refresh myself about the Ultra 1, and I stumbled across this chap's write-up of his restoration of an Ultra 1 last year (May, 2021). I wonder about this 'fix' he describes for a failed NVRAM:

<<< start >>>

Lucky for me there was a solution: May I introduce you to M48T59Y-70PC1, which costs a total of $3 on ebay. And yes, this is a replacement for the old NVRAM package.
I struggled a bit to take it out, but after some back and forth wiggling I managed to remove the old NVRAM package, and get the new one in. And, simple as that, it now works! Yay! 🚀

Only thing that is left is to configure the MAC address, one time and I should be good to go. Lucky for me that is all possible from the boot screen, you just need to enter the following:

<<< end >>>

Link to restoration story: https://www.rup12.net/posts/2021/adventures-with-sun-ultra-1-workstation/

Link to part data sheet: https://www.alldatasheet.com/datasheet-pdf/pdf/22988/STMICROELECTRONICS/M48T59Y-70PC1.html

Is this really a simple plug-and-program fix for these systems?

Ken

> On Sep 11, 2022, at 16:00, Dave McGuire <mcguire at neurotica.com> wrote:
> 
>   Ah, same machine.  It's an Ultra-1.  I got it from Pete many years ago.  We can dig it out and fire it up the next time you visit.
> 
>             -Dave
> 
>> On 9/11/22 16:57, Lionel Peterson wrote:
>> Am I mis-remembering what Pete had? I could have sworn it was a PCI-based Ultra 2...
>> Ken
>>>> On Sep 11, 2022, at 15:52, Dave McGuire <mcguire at neurotica.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> o;?On 9/11/22 16:50, Lionel Peterson wrote:
>>>> Interesting - the only other prototype sun hardware I've see was a list member's PCI-based Ultra-2.
>>> 
>>>  We have a PCI-based Ultra-1 at LSSM.  It's not yet on exhibit.
>>> 
>>>          -Dave
>>> 
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