On Thu, 30 Sep 2004, Matt Dainty wrote:

>* David Brownlee <abs@NetBSD.org> [2004-09-30 10:29:22]:
>> On Wed, 29 Sep 2004, Greg Earle wrote:
>> >Replacing an SS1 or an SS2 or an IPX with an SS20 for $100 or
>> >less is still using "unfashionable old technology", and it's
>> >most definitely "better".
>> >
>> >I re-assert that NetBSD port-SPARC runners are masochists  :-)
>>
>> 	Definitely most. About a year or two ago I retired all the sun4c
>> 	boxes I had on the grounds I wanted to be able to run the same
>> 	'-mcpu=supersparc' binaries on all my sparc boxes.
>>
>> 	I actually still miss the IPX. That was a really nice little box.
>> 	Much less fussy about memory than the classic.
>
>Yes, I have a soft spot for my little IPX too. I've put enough mods
>and upgrades on it now that I really don't want to retire it, so as long
>as it crawls along still doing what it does, it's staying.


I have to say, my favourite SPARC are IPX boxes, partly because of their
elegence, but also because it was the first SPARC (and UNIX) box I ever
used about 11 years ago.

I've even got a spare NVRAM sitting in wait for the fatefull day when the
existing one kicks the bucket, just to keep it alive.

I detect very little sentiment towards SS10/20 etc. But IPX seem to have a
place in a lot of people's hearts. Or maybe I'm just sad.


>
>Matt
>

Christian

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