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lookingglass - Sun SPARCstation 20

20 November, 2002

Model S20, S/N 624F02BF

This system is a replica of the SPARCstation 20 I had on my desk when I was a network operator at worlds.net, circa summer, 1996.

After we installed the three CG6 framebuffers, we had to make a decision whether to use the fourth SBus slot to add 100 Mbit ethernet, or fast-wide SCSI. We chose to add SCSI, though I can't recall why. This system is lookingglass as it should have been: with a SunSwift card in the fourth slot, offering both options on a single SBus card.

Additionally, the original lookingglass had a different assortment of external SCSI devices than this system does. I do have the devices I would need to make it identical, but they're finding more suitable use on other machines currently.

501-2924 mainboard:

  • 2 MBus slots, 50 MHz maximum clock
  • 4 64-bit SBus slots, 25 MHz clock
  • 8 200-pin DIMM slots, 2 with VSIMM support
    • 192 MB in 6x 501-2622 32 MB, 60ns modules
    • 8 MB VRAM in 1x 501-2482 VSIMM
    • one empty slot, with VSIMM support.


  • Crystal Semiconductor CS4215 16-bit stereo audio CODEC
  • Sun STP2000QFP 32-bit SBus Master I/O Controller:
    • NCR 53C9x Fast SCSI Controller
    • NCR 92C990 Ethernet Controller
    • Centronics Parallel port
  • Sun STP2014QFP SBus-to-EBus Controller
  • Sun STP2016QFP Clock-2 Generator
  • Sun STP4000QFP ISDN DBRI Controller
  • 2x Zilog 85C3008 RS232/RS422 Controllers

Built-in ports:

  • Monitor, for onboard SX (CG14) framebuffer (DB 13W3)
  • Serial A/B (DB25F)
  • Keyboard/Mouse (8 pin miniDIN)
  • Parallel (HD26)
  • Ethernet AUI (HD26)
  • Ethernet TP (RJ45)
  • SCSI (HD50)
  • Headphone, microphone, audio line-in, audio line-out (4x 1/8" phono)

501-2482 8 MB VSIMM:

  • Uses one of two VRAM-support-enabled memory slots
  • Enables onboard SX (CG14) framebuffer
  • 1280x1024 @ 76 Hz
  • 24 plane color
  • Composite sync

501-2520 SM71 CPU module (CPU 0):

  • 75 MHz VBus clock
  • SuperSPARC-II 1.6 CPU
  • MXCC 3.3 cache Controller
  • 1 MB L2 cache

501-3001 SM71 CPU module (CPU 1):

  • 75 MHz VBus clock
  • SuperSPARC-II 2.4.3 CPU
  • MXCC 3.3 cache Controller
  • 1 MB L2 cache

Internal SCSI backplane:

  • 370-2368 hard disk (c0t3d0):
    • Fujitsu model M2954ESP
    • 4.2 GB, 7200 RPM, 3.5" LP
    • Single-ended Ultra-Wide, SCA
  • 370-1550 hard disk (c0t1d0):
    • Conner model CP30540
    • 535 MB, 5200 RPM, 3.5" LP
    • Single-ended Fast-SCSI, SCA

Internal Drive Bays:

  • 540-2500 Sun-CD 2+ (c0t6d0):
    • Sun Model 370-1682 CD-ROM drive:
      • Toshiba model XM-4101B
      • 650 MB, 5.25" LP, 300 RPM
      • Single-ended SCSI-2, 50-pin
    • Mounting bracket and grommet kit to fit SPARCstation 20

501-2739 SunSwift:

  • Sun STP2002QFP FEPS Controller:
    • QLogic FAS366 SCSI Controller
    • Sun "Happy Meal" Fast Ethernet Controller
    • Centronics Parallel port
  • 100base-TX Ethernet (RJ45)
  • Fast-Wide single-ended SCSI (HD68)

501-2253 TGX framebuffer (cgsix0):

  • DB 13W3
  • 1152x900 @ 76Hz
  • 8 plane color, double-buffered
  • Composite sync
  • Sun STP3010PGA TurboXGX Processor
  • 220 MHz Bt467 RAMDAC
  • 4 MB VRAM (16ea. KM428C256T-6)

501-2253 TGX framebuffer (cgsix1):

  • DB 13W3
  • 1152x900 @ 76Hz
  • 8 plane color, double-buffered
  • Composite sync
  • Sun STP3010PGA TurboXGX Processor
  • 220 MHz Bt467 RAMDAC
  • 4 MB VRAM (16ea. KM428C256T-6)

501-2253 TGX framebuffer (cgsix2):

  • DB 13W3
  • 1152x900 @ 76Hz
  • 8 plane color, double-buffered
  • Composite sync
  • Sun STP3010PGA TurboXGX Processor
  • 220 MHz Bt467 RAMDAC
  • 4 MB VRAM (16ea. KM428C256T-6)

300-1279 Autoranging PSU:

  • 100-240VAC
  • 47-63 Hz
  • 150W continuous
  • 174W max

320-1234 Type 5c Keyboard:

  • US English, UNIX layout
  • captive cable

Additional Peripherals:

  • Sun 599-2035 External 7/14GB 8mm Tape Drive:
    • Sun Model 611 "UniPack" enclosure
    • Sun 370-1922 tape drive
      • Exabyte model 8505-XL
    • S/N 641G0037
  • Sun 595-3264 External 2 GB SCSI Disk Drive:
    • Sun Model 411 "desktop" enclosure
    • Sun 370-2067 hard disk:
      • Seagate Model ST32550N
      • 2 GB, 7200 RPM, 3.5" LP
      • Single-Ended Fast-SCSI, 50-pin.
    • S/N 511G2194
  • Sun 595-3067 External 2 GB 4mm Tape Drive:
    • Sun Model 411 "Desktop" enclosure
    • Sun 370-1571 tape drive
      • Archive Python model 4324RP DDS-DC "Turbo"
    • S/N 451G3633
  • Sun 595-1711 External 150 MB QIC Tape Drive:
    • Sun Model 411 "Desktop" enclosure
    • Sun 370-1218 tape drive
      • Archive Viper model 2150S
    • S/N 007G0294
  • Sun 595-1711 External 150 MB QIC Tape Drive:
    • Sun Model 411 "Desktop" enclosure
    • Sun 370-1218 tape drive
      • Archive Viper model 2150S
    • S/N 230G0562
  • Sun 595-1711 External 150 MB QIC Tape Drive:
    • Sun Model 411 "Desktop" enclosure
    • Sun 370-1218 tape drive
      • Archive Viper model 2150S
    • S/N 238G0670

Software Installed:

  • Solaris 2.5.1
  • Desktop 1.1 (CDE 1.0.2)

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