Hi Martin Martin Husemann wrote: > My theory is that there are no working v7 machines out there any more, > and if there are, they are permanently turned off. My last SparcStation 2 > died many years ago (and I didn't bother to repair whatever broke). > > Anyone here actually using a pre v8 machine? I have one left, my IPC. My SS2 became unreliable and had to throw it away. I use the IPC from time to time as a test, to compile etc... However, I am not running 8.x or 9.x because I am unable to upgrade because I cannot boot any medium. I suppose others might have a similar issue. If somebody can help me out there, I'd upgrade to a more recent version... but no boot. It is a loader issue. I also fear that some kind of "in place" update would break things, but in case I am willing to try. Riccardo