Does the CD-ROM work on the 4/390?
Maj Brian Boyter
bimbo!boyter at uunet.uu.net
Fri Jul 20 12:35:59 AEST 1990
In article <9835 at brazos.Rice.edu>, mp at allegra.tempo.nj.att.com (Mark Plotnick) writes:
> - does the CD-ROM drive work on the 4/390? A press release dated May 15
> says "The SunCD drive is available for all SPARCstations and
> SPARCservers", and the 4.1 CD-ROM includes directions for how to boot the
> 4/390, but our sales rep looked into it and says the 4/390 isn't
> supported, quoting someone who said "Unfortunately, there are significant
> issues here that don't allow us to make any commitments at this time."
I asked that question of my Sun salesman, who queried the SunCD product
manager, who said that the SunCD is not an external add-on unit for the
4/390 (i.e. don't order an X558)... Instead he sent me a number for an
upgrade kit (it began with a 'U') which included the SunCD and a scsi box
of some sort that mounts in the 4/390's rack.... The cost was in the
$1500 ball park.... I looked for the kit in the upgrade section of the
new catalog and it wasn't in there....
I'm sorry I don't have the details, but I'm at home and the email is at
work.... If ya wanna give me a call, Mark, I'll give ya the part
number... Or else call your Sun sales-type-person....
Regards
Brian
Maj. Brian A Boyter
US Army Foreign Science & Technology Center
Charlottesville, Va 22901
off: (804)980-7362
home: 973-9440
FAX: 973-9047
boyter at fstc-chville.army.mil
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