Re: Free Sun sun4m, SPARC stuff in Austin, TX.

[Michael <macallan%netbsd.org@localhost>]

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Hello,

On Mar 7, 2010, at 4:43 PM, Johan van Zanten wrote:

> doomwarrior <doomwarriorx%gmail.com@localhost> wrote:
> > > >    (1) Monster 3-slot Frame buffer 370137001353
> > >
> > > The only 3 slot SBus framebuffer I'm aware of is some Matrox piece -
> > > is that what it is? I can't find anything with that part number.
> > > Either way, being NetBSD's more or less official graphics driver guy
> > > I'm interested in this one.
> > Hey Mr. graphic driver guy ;-) - i laughed out loud!
> > Should be this item: http://www.memoryxsun.com/3701370.html
>
>
> Yeah, that's it.
>
> The part number i gave isn't really in the trad. Sun format (XXX- 
> XXXX) --
> i was just reading it off of the bar code.
>
> I think Michael is correct -- the circuit board actually says  
> "matrox" on
> it.  But the tag with the Sun-ish part number on it looks very  
> similar to
> those tags of that era.  Maybe a re-badged part?
>
> Underneath matrox, it says:
>
> SG3-1152B/BASE 0385-06-02
> Made in Canada copyright 1990

Ah, so it /is/ a Matrox part. Hopefully it's one of their PCI or VLB  
chips behind some SBus glue, if that's the case there's a chance to  
get it supported for more than just a dumb framebuffer.

have fun
Michgael

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