Subject: Re: your mail
To: port-sparc <port-sparc@netbsd.org>
From: beaker <beaker@freeshell.org>
List: port-sparc
Date: 11/20/2002 18:55:17
> > Does anyone know if this thing will work on a Sparc 2 or IPX w/ NetBSD?
> >
> > ---
> >  125Mhz Ross S-Bus CPU with 256K Cache. These came in a bulk carton and
> > only includes the processor module (which is in an anti-stat bag.) Sun
> > Part 511-6422. Ross part RT6224K
> > ---
> >
> > Would be sweet if it does!
>
> short answer: no.
>
> long answer: no, because that is MBus (not SBus) cpu module and
> SPARCstation 2 or IPX don't have MBus.  these cpus are usable in
> SPARCstation 10/20, SPARCserver/center machines and other clones which
> use MBus cpu modules.

Really. I guess it was a typo then. For the curious, here's the URL of the
thing:
http://www.weirdstuff.com/commerce/catalog/productmisc.jsp;jsessionid=072467A4F20A1A95A5700998EFA9F970?product_id=2897&czuid=1037870913468

So - ARE there any S-Bus CPU upgrades available for either SS 2 or IPX?

Beaker

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