[TriLUG] Re: [Claimed] Free to Good Home: SparcStation 2

[David R.Matusiak]

Hello LUGgers!

The SparcStation has been claimed (with 2 other folks in the queue).
Thanks for the responses!

dave m.

On Thursday, November 13, 2003, at 10:56  AM, David R.Matusiak wrote:

> Hola TriLUG -- and Happy 5th Birthday!
>
> I was wondering if any hardware tinkerer in TriLUG would be interested 
> in an old SparcStation 2 that came from Berkeley Labs.  It was gifted 
> to me a year ago and I just have not had the time to turn it into a 
> functional system.
>
> Previous owner said "It should work," but I have not been able to get 
> it to POST.  Since I am not much of a hardware repairman, I thought 
> someone else might be interested in taking a shot.  The system does 
> not have a CD-ROM drive, but here is a list of what it *does* have:
>
> onboard ethernet
> floppy drive
> 19" monitor (supposed to be color)
> original Sun keyboard and mouse (one of the old optical mice that has 
> a mirror-like mousepad with tiny grid pattern on it)
>
> I thought someone might like it as a project machine or even as a 
> piece of Internet history.  I would be happy to bring it to the 
> meeting tonite, if you'd like.
>
> Please send off-list mail to < dave at matusiak.org > and I will get back 
> to the person who shows interest first.  If no one wants it, it will 
> most likely wind up in the Orange County hardware recycle center.