On 9/29/20 4:35 PM, Herb Johnson via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
For some reason, I got a request for help from someone who is running some Sun SPARC stuff on their day job; several systems for legacy purposes. I don't "carry" much Sun stuff but my Web site does attract eyeballs. The person tells me:
Sparc5’s, Ultras, and Sparc Classics I’m trying to get functional. The problem I have with the Sparc5’s and Classics is I can’t get the software to install. The Ultra boxes I have can be upgraded to a Windows VM ...
So I looked around the Web as they did, and I didn't see much current discussion about these systems. A decade ago there certainly was hobby interest in the little Sun boxes, I had some myself. Today, not so much - people I guess got them running or not and didn't need to say more about them. Or went the VM route. Or of course lost interest when the hardware died. I don't know - this is not my domain. "too new", he he.
I told the person, look around vintage-computing sites and discussions and stir something up. I mentioned this site and said I'd post some inquiries. The request is something between hobby and professional; I'll let those interested sort that out. The person didn't say but I think they are in the Minnesota area.
So: either post some response on the subject, show some general interest, and/or contact me. I'll forward results to this person, or they may see results if they read the maillist archive going forward.
Myself, I don't really consider them to be particularly "vintage", but I do know a lot of people (myself included) that have SPARCstations around due to personal affinity. I have a great deal of experience with these systems, and I likely have the software he's looking for. Feel free to put him in touch with me. -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA