Sun IPX question

[Glaurung]

I'm having the opportunity to buy a Sun IPX, however, without a screen. Can I just plug in a PC screen, or do I need a "special" screen?

[SolarFlux]

Don't do it! IPXs are a waste of cash and time (slow). You can get a Sparc 10 or 20 for very reasonable prices on ebay. But, if you must, you have two options regarding video:

1) Get a SUN monitor, since it has a special (13W3) connector.
2) Get a 13W3-to-VGA adaptor and then you can use a standard monitor.

[Glaurung]

Don't do it! IPXs are a waste of cash and time (slow)


Thanks for the advice! I have no knowledge whatsoever on sun hardware, so this is a real help to me.

The other things I can get are a Classic and a S20. What's the classic like?

[SolarFlux]

Basically the same as an IPX: worthless.

Check around on ebay for prices and pics and also look at http://www.sunsunsun.net for info/pics on IPXs and Classics.

[Calvin_1976]

Sparc classic isnt totaly useless. I have one that makes a great ftp server and caching name server for my network. If you are going to want to use it with X any I would suggest at least a sparc 5, 10, or 20 though.