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Help me buy a retro Sparc machine (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I’m curious about picking up a mid to late 90’s Sparc desktop/server. Just to keep rounding out my retro collection. I’m pretty much good on vintage macs and PCs and want to get something similar to the servers I used to bounce around back in the day.

Any models in particular that are great or to avoid? I’m thinking SparcStation or maybe an ultra 1-5. What do I need to look for? Obviously the drive will need to be replaced and I’ll want Ethernet. But anything else to be aware of? I see some eBay listings call out good or bad nvram too.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Thank you so much! This is very very informative. I'll post up some pics when I've got a box up and running :-)