[Suns-at-Home] Re: Graphics on a SS20

[Ken Hansen]

Just a follow-up, additional information on the SS/20 - I *really* like my SS/20 w/ dual VSIMMs installed - two heads *are* better than one!

But, to use the second VSIMM you have to get a special card that provides the second 13W3 connector.

Two 4 Meg VSIMMs are nice, but I have an 8 Meg on the way ;^) - I was quite happy with the performance of the 4 Meg VSIMMs, but the price on the 8 Meg was so low I couldn't pass it up...

Now, if anyone has a lead on the special card to allow the use of the second VSIMM in an SS/10sx I'd be very appreciative - that has *two* 8 Meg VSIMMs, but no card...

Ken
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phillip Tong [mailto:pgtong@it.uts.edu.au]
> Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2001 9:33 PM
> To: mas198@zepler.org
> Cc: suns-at-home@net-kitchen.com
> Subject: Re: [Suns-at-Home] Re: Graphics on a SS20
> 
> 
> Matthew Swabey wrote:
> > 
> > I have recently purchased a 3x 200MHz Ross Hypersparc Sparc 
> Station 20 with 256MB for about £150.
> > 
> > Since I plan to use this machine for websurfing and report 
> writing could you recommend a 24 bit framebuffer.
> 
> Assuming it's a Sun Sparc 20 (and not a clone), I believe that a VSIMM
> can be inserted into one of the memory slots which then utilises the
> on-board frame buffer. (A 4MB one provides up to 1152x900 at 
> 24 bit [or
> 1280x1024 at 8 bit] and an 8MB one gives 1280x1024 at 24 bit).
> The VSIMM I believe is a 70ns variety (80ns ones are for the SS10SX).