Articles tagged "Sun"
Sun SPARCstation 1
The original pizza box workstation that started it all
Sun SPARCstation 2
The workhorse of early 1990s Unix workstations
Sun SPARCstation 5
The affordable powerhouse that brought SPARC to the masses
Sun SPARCstation 10
Sun's first multiprocessor desktop workstation
Sun SPARCstation 20
The ultimate pizza box workstation
Sun Ultra 1
Sun's first 64-bit desktop workstation
Sun Ultra 5
Sun's affordable entry into 64-bit desktop computing
The Chip That Proved Sun Couldn't Kill the SPARCstation 2
Why a third-party CPU upgrade in 1993 tells you more about the SS2 than any spec sheet
Bi-Color LED Daughter Card for ZuluSCSI
A small daughter card that repurposes the front-panel power LED on Sun workstations to also indicate drive access, using an RGB LED and an XOR gate driven by the ZuluSCSI accessory output
Solaris 2.6 Disk Image Notes
README for the Solaris 2.6 prototype disk images hosted on oldsilicon.com — security, networking setup, CDE, preinstalled compilers and GNU tools, and the full /usr/local/bin listing
SunOS 4.1.4 (Solaris 1.1.2) Disk Image Notes
README for the SunOS 4.1.4 / Solaris 1.1.2 prototype disk images hosted on oldsilicon.com — sun4c machines, DNS-without-NIS patched libc, Motif 1.2 + mwm, X11R5/R6/OpenWindows, preinstalled GNU tools and gcc 2.8.1
cmacs: A Cross-Platform Terminal Editor for Vintage Unix
A portable terminal editor built from scratch in C++ that compiles and runs on SunOS, Solaris, IRIX, NetBSD, Linux, and macOS
Locked Out: Clearing the Firmware Password on Vintage Sun Workstations
How to bypass and clear a firmware password on Sun SPARCstations and Ultras when the timekeeper chip has lost its memory
Burning a New SPARCstation 1 PROM
How to upgrade the OpenBoot PROM on a SPARCstation 1 using a MiniPRO TL866II Plus programmer
Sun Boot ROM and Firmware Image Archive
Downloadable OpenBoot PROM and firmware images for Sun workstations and servers
Last OpenBoot PROM Versions for Sun Workstations
Reference table of the final OBP firmware versions available for each Sun workstation model
Fixing a Corrupted TOD Clock on SunOS 4.1.4
How to recover a SunOS 4.1.4 system that won't boot after setting a modern date corrupted the time-of-day chip
CDE Keyboard Repeat Rate on Solaris 2.6
How to increase the keyboard repeat rate in CDE on Solaris 2.6 by configuring Xsun server options
Compile Time Comparisons Across Vintage and Modern Hardware
Benchmarking C++ compile times across Sun workstations, SGI machines, Raspberry Pis, and modern desktops
Getting SunOS 4.1.4 Working
Notes on installing and configuring SunOS 4.1.4 on real hardware, including networking, DNS, X11, and GCC
Replacing a Sun IPX Power Supply with a Mini ATX
How to replace a failed Sun SPARCstation IPX power supply with an inexpensive TF400 Mini ATX supply
M48T02 Timekeeper External Battery Mod
How to add an external coin cell battery to M48T02 timekeeper chips
The Rise and Fall of SPARCstation Clones
When Sun had competition from its own architecture
Resetting IDPROM on Sun Workstations
How to reprogram the IDPROM on sun4c, sun4m, sun4d, and sun4u workstations
Sun Hardware Reference Guide
Technical reference for Sun workstation hardware
SunOS 4.1 Using DNS without NIS
How to modify the shared C library on SunOS 4.1.x to use DNS resolution without NIS