[tech] Getting 5 x "Mr Coffee" Sun Thin Client Machines working

[Melissa Star]

Hi,

I'd like to pass on what I've done so far towards getting the five little
Sun "thin client machines running".

We have located a guide here, which includes both the full set of
instructions to configure and network boot the machines, and Linux kernel
images:

http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/other-formats/html_single/JavaStation-HOWTO.html


If you want to see what the machines have inside and look like starting up,
go to:

https://hackaday.com/2018/04/10/the-forgotten-workstation-sun-javastation/

The effort to get these machines booted would probably be a half day to
whole day of work, but once done ALL FIVE machines will work, and any
simple PC, even a window box, can serve them the O/S images they need in
order to boot up.

They are fairly low spec, with 100Mhz CPUs, 32MB of RAM, and a 10Mbps
ethernet port as well as a serial port. But they can definitely run Linux
and perform certain tasks, such as being a low-end X-terminal.

Each needs a PS/2 style mouse and keyboard, and a VGA monitor.

Regards,

Melissa Star
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