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Austin Denyer | 1 Jan 2005 02:44

Re: Keyboard and mouse for a Sparcstation 5


Hi Jason.

On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 18:51:44 -0500, Jason Ash <json.a.ash <at> gmail.com>
wrote:
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>   I picked up some months back a Sparcstation 5 from eBay cheap.  It
> did not include a keyboard and mouse.
> 
> Can I use a system 6 keyboard (not a
> USB one obviously)?

Not sure about the system 6 keyboard.

> If I pick up a system 5 keyboard, do I have a
> good chance that it will work with my Sparcstation?

The system 5 keyboard works fine with the SS5 - I use one myself.

Regards,
Ozz.
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Jima | 1 Jan 2005 06:00

Re: Keyboard and mouse for a Sparcstation 5

On Fri, 31 Dec 2004, Jason Ash wrote:
> I am also planning to pick up a 13w3 male to VGA female video adapter,
> will I have any problems with a generic one from a PC store (if they
> carry them!)?

 I think the bigger potential problem is the monitor you hook up to it.  
I've seen problems with anything less than a 17" Trinitron (including a 
regular 19" CRT).  I think the feature the monitor needs is sync-on-green, 
but I'm not 100% positive.
 I don't believe I've seen them in a retail store (Sun stuff is generally 
pretty obscure), but eBay tends to be a good source (I've bought several).

     Jima
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Phillip Tong | 2 Jan 2005 11:20
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Re: Keyboard and mouse for a Sparcstation 5

Jason Ash wrote:
> I have seen may Sun system 5 keyboards and mice on eBay, and I have
> also seen system 6 keyboards.  Can I use a system 6 keyboard (not a
> USB one obviously)?  If I pick up a system 5 keyboard, do I have a
> good chance that it will work with my Sparcstation?

I assume you mean "Type 6".
If that's the case, then assuming its not the USB variety, then yes it 
will work. Be aware that there are two keyboard layouts - the "PC" 
layout (to the left of the "A" key is a Caps Lock key) and the "UNIX" 
layout (to the left of the "A" key is a Control key).

Other than that, there shouldn't be any issues with Type 5 or 6 
keyboards on a SparcStation 5.

> I am also planning to pick up a 13w3 male to VGA female video adapter,
> will I have any problems with a generic one from a PC store (if they
> carry them!)?

As an earlier poster has already mentioned, the issue will in fact be 
the monitor you connect to it.
I'll add one more thing though - it also depends on what framebuffer's 
in that SparcStation 5.

Generally, if your monitor can support 1152x900x76Hz, this will be fine. 
  (If it supports 1280x1024x76Hz, then all the better).
To give you a rough idea, my Dell 17inch CRT monitor supports 
1152x900x76Hz but only 1280x1024x67Hz)

> Thanks,
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John Redmond | 2 Jan 2005 03:01
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SS20 dead slow w. apache/php/mysql CMS - alternatives?

I've got a chance to put my maxed out SS20 at a colo rather than just sitting 
idle deskside. No big deal, just host a few community and personal sites and 
have some fun.

One of the things I had been planning for it was to set up a community site 
using Nuke derivative/rewrite Xaraya (php/mysql)  as CMS. To my horror after 
activating xaraya download (0.9.7) I had around,  the thing runs like the 
proverbial hog - taking from 5-10 seconds to load a page in the default 
install.  It's fine on regular static pages, though.

Web research indicates that the Nuke family seem not very efficient code and 
cache wise. But the community site functionality is important to me. Anybody 
know anything lighter they could recommend? config changes? FWIW hardware is 
2 HS 150's, 512mb RAM with Seagate 4.3 gig drives. Sol 9 w. Sol versions of 
apache 1.3.27  Mysql 4.0.15 and php 4.3.2. 

Thanks for any suggestions.

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Paul Theodoropoulos | 2 Jan 2005 20:23
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Re: SS20 dead slow w. apache/php/mysql CMS - alternatives?

At 06:01 PM 1/1/2005, John Redmond wrote:
>Web research indicates that the Nuke family seem not very efficient code and
>cache wise. But the community site functionality is important to me. Anybody
>know anything lighter they could recommend? config changes? FWIW hardware is
>2 HS 150's, 512mb RAM with Seagate 4.3 gig drives. Sol 9 w. Sol versions of
>apache 1.3.27  Mysql 4.0.15 and php 4.3.2.
>
>Thanks for any suggestions.

there's a serious security vulnerability in all versions of php earlier 
than current, 4.3.10. strongly recommend upgrading. same with apache - 
numerous vulnerabilities. also highly recommend turck-mmcache. it can make 
a huge difference in speed of page delivery for php stuff. and by huge, i 
mean huge.

original site: http://turck-mmcache.sourceforge.net/index_old.html
sourceforge site: http://turck-mmcache.sourceforge.net/index_old.html

i use the latest CVS version. the author was hired by a competitor, but the 
code base is still being maintained by volunteers.

Paul Theodoropoulos
http://www.anastrophe.com
http://www.smileglobal.com
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Bob Hoekstra | 3 Jan 2005 14:55
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Paul Theodoropoulos wrote:
> ... also highly recommend turck-mmcache. it can
> make a huge difference in speed of page delivery for php stuff. and by 
> huge, i mean huge.
> 
> original site: http://turck-mmcache.sourceforge.net/index_old.html
> sourceforge site: http://turck-mmcache.sourceforge.net/index_old.html
> ...
> Paul Theodoropoulos
> http://www.anastrophe.com
> http://www.smileglobal.com

Thanks for that Paul - I'm definitely going to investigate this at the 
first opportunity.

BTW - happy new year to all.

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Jason Ash | 5 Jan 2005 03:11
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Re: Keyboard and mouse for a Sparcstation 5

To everyone who posted on this:
Thanks!

I picked up a Type 5 keyboard and mouse from eBay, having already bid
on this before the offer from a list member.

I also managed to track down Ultra-Spec cables on the net, and will
next payday, hoepfully, place an order for a 13w3 to VGA converter.

Hopefully this will work with my 19" CTX monitor.  I'm not looking for
pretty, but if I can get it sorted out as to what I'm doing, I may
just use the Sun to replace my Win2K3 FTP server....

Thanks again,
Jason A.

On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 18:51:44 -0500, Jason Ash <json.a.ash <at> gmail.com> wrote:
>   I picked up some months back a Sparcstation 5 from eBay cheap.  It
> did not include a keyboard and mouse.  The Sparcstation uses a
> proprietary keyboard interface (I didn't realise this at the time)
> While I was able to get Solaris7 loaded via a serial console
> connection, being a long time Windows person, I had a hard time
> working.  Also, I had many difficulties in using text editors to try
> to make changes to files.
>   So, my question:
> 
> I have seen may Sun system 5 keyboards and mice on eBay, and I have
> also seen system 6 keyboards.  Can I use a system 6 keyboard (not a
> USB one obviously)?  If I pick up a system 5 keyboard, do I have a
> good chance that it will work with my Sparcstation?
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Jason Ash | 19 Jan 2005 06:00
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Need a CD drive for SparcStation 5

Hi!

Thanks to everyone for the help on my previous keyboard issue.

Now I have a new issue.  It seems the old SCSI CD drive that I got as
a freebie from someone, has died.  I want to try to reload my
Sparcstation, and am trying to track down a CD drive that will work
with a Sparcstation.

So a new question:
Is there any particular brand / model of drive that will work best? 
At one point, someone on one of the Sun newsgroups had commented that
Suns use an odd packet(?) size for reading from CDs, is this true?  If
I pick up an older Plextor drive, with a 50-pin interface, and set it
to ID6, should it work OK?

Thanks again,
Jason A.
Sun Newbie
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Lewis, Benjamin (Ben | 19 Jan 2005 16:26
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RE: Need a CD drive for SparcStation 5

>Is there any particular brand / model of drive that will work best? 

Hello Jason

If you're having difficulty locating Sun gear old SCSI Apple Macintosh drives work quite well. Sometimes
they are easier to find.

I have an "Apple CD 300e" and an "Apple CD 600e" working here with a SparcStation LX and an SGI Indy. One found
in a flea market and the other in a charity shop. They come in robust external enclosures with Centronix
style SCSI I interfaces.

Best regards

Ben

Ben Lewis
Lucent Technologies  
SIS Consulting
A. Gossetlaan 54, 1702
Brussels, Belgium
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Philip Plane | 19 Jan 2005 19:25

Re: Need a CD drive for SparcStation 5

Hi,

> Now I have a new issue.  It seems the old SCSI CD drive that I got as
> a freebie from someone, has died.  I want to try to reload my
> Sparcstation, and am trying to track down a CD drive that will work
> with a Sparcstation.
>
> So a new question:
> Is there any particular brand / model of drive that will work best?
> At one point, someone on one of the Sun newsgroups had commented that
> Suns use an odd packet(?) size for reading from CDs, is this true?  If
> I pick up an older Plextor drive, with a 50-pin interface, and set it
> to ID6, should it work OK?

I have used SCSI CDROM drives from Apple Macintoshes several times. They
work fine and can be booted from etc. As the older Macs are past their use
by date now they are often easy to come by.

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