SUMMARY:need info on SS5

From: csmoko@relay.nswc.navy.mil
Date: Sat Apr 16 1994 - 20:21:32 CDT


[ To summarize, I am looking to find out if the new ss5's run solaris
1.X. If so just what version/release do I need. ]

My best answer came from rosley@ksm.my who sent me the BULLETIN below
that tells me all that I ever wanted to know about the news machines.
Most of the readers of sun managers, way too many to list by name, say
that I need Solaris 1.1.1 Release B.

                                                        Thanks everyone,
                                                        Chuck Smoko

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                        Sun Intro BULLETIN - Q3FY94
                                 March 30, 1994
                              PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT
                      SPARCstation 5, Solaris 2.3 Edition II,
                           and the 17-inch premium monitor

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 This BULLETIN is designed to give you a brief snapshot of the product
 being announced. For full Sun Intro, see attachments.
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ANNOUNCEMENT BRIEF
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The SPARCstation(TM) 5 system is the Value Leader for the enterprise network.
The SPARCstation 5 system delivers a well balanced low cost hardware design
that includes; the new high performance microSPARC(TM)-II processor as well as
state of the art TurboGX(TM), TurboGXplus(TM) an ZX graphic accellerators. The
systems new innovative packaging delivers complete flexibility,
configurability and expandability which are the foundation for the growth
and innovationed needed by the enterprise network user. The SPARCstation 5
incorporates state of the art technologies such as collaborative multimedia
and high speed networking as well as providing outstanding investment
protection through a simple board swap upgrade to the high performance
multiprocessing SPARCstation 20 system.

The SPARCstation 5 includes a single user license for Solaris(R) 2.3 Edition II
operating environment. One copy of the media per site is required.
Solaris 2.3 Edition II is platform-specific release of Solaris 2.3, for
use solely with the SPARCstation 5 and SPARCstation Voyager(TM) systems.
Solaris 2.3 Edition II, based on Solaris 2.3, adds support for the
SPARCstation 5 and SPARCstation Voyager's new features. Solaris 1.1.1
Version B is supported as an option.

In addition Sun is introducing a new 17-inch premium color monitor. This
monitor will replace both the current 16inch premium and 16-inch midrange
monitors. The monitor is first introduced with the SPARCstation 5 and
SPARCstatoin 20 systems. It will not be configured on systems being removed
off the price list. Other systems will switch over to the new monitor in
a phased manner.

AVAILABILITY
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Announcement Date: March 30, 1993
                        Customer Availability: 10 days ARO
                        S5DC-70-16-p44 May availability
                        S5ZX-85-32-p46 May availability
                        CD-ROM options will be available in May
 
HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE CONSIDERATIONS
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The SPARCstation 5 includes a single user Solaris 2.3 Edition II license with
JumpStart standard on the disk. One set of 2.3 Edition II media per site is
required. Solaris 1.1.1 Version B is also available as an option.

PRICE BRIEF
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Entry level pricing for the SPARCstation 5 is $3,995 Cat S,
for a 15-inch color, CG3, 70 MHz, 16 MB, 535-MB disk
 
A 70 MHz, 17-inch color, TurboGX graphics, 16MB and a 535-MB disk
base system is available for $7,255 CAT P.

An 85 MHz, 20-inch color, TurboGX graphics, 32 MB and 1.05-GB disk
base system is available for $12,535 CAT P.

An 85 MHz, 20-inch color, ZX graphics, 32 MB and 1.05-GB disk base system is
available for $21,995 CAT P.

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 Asean Sun Intro - Q3FY94
 March 30, 1994
 Product Announcement
 - SPARCstation 5, Solaris 2.3 Edition II,
   and the 17-inch premium monitor

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 March 30, 1994 A SMCC Introduction Communique
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                   Worldwide Product Announcement Information

ANNOUNCEMENT HIGHLIGHTS
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 * o Introducing the SPARCstation 5 a new low cost high performance *
 * desktop delivering more than twice the performance of *
 * the SPARCstation LX, all in a new "pizza box" package that *
 * provides unpresidented expansion and configurability in its *
 * class of machine *
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 * o Introducing Solaris 2.3 Edition II *
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 * o Introducing the 17-inch premium color monitor *
 * *
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ANNOUNCEMENT BRIEF
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The SPARCstation(TM) 5 system is the Value Leader for the Enterprised
Networked Desktop. The SPARCstation 5 delivers the fast applications
performance required by today's networked enterprise user though a balanced design that includes; the new, high performance, microSPARC(TM)-II processor
as well as state of the art TurboGX(TM), TurboGXplus(TM), and ZX graphics accelerators.

The new innovative package delivers complete flexibility, configurability,
and expandability that provides the foundation for the growth and
innovation needed by the enterprise networked user.

The SPARCstation 5 incorporates access to state of the art technologies
such as collaborative multimedia and high speed networking that are
crucial to the success of the enterprise network user.

In addition the SPARCstation 5 provides outstanding investment protection
through a simple, cost effective, board swap upgrade to the muliprocessing
SPARCstation 20.

SPARCstation 5 includes a single user license for Solaris(R) 2.3 Edition II
operating environment. One copy of the media per site is required.
Solaris 2.3 Edition II is platform-specific release of Solaris 2.3, for
use solely with the SPARCstation 5, SPARCserver 5, and SPARCstation Voyager(TM)
systems. Solaris 2.3 Edition II, based on Solaris 2.3, offers the quality,
performance, and 1.x application binary compatibility of Solaris 2.3, but
adds support for the SPARCstation 5 and SPARCstation Voyager's new features.
Solaris 1.1.1 Version B support is available as an option.

Sun is also introducing a new 17-inch premium color monitor. The
monitor is being introduced with the SPARCstation 5 and SPARCstation 20
systems. It will not be configured on systems that are being removed from
the price list. Other systems will switch over to the new monitor in a
phased manner.

The 17-inch monitor is capable of running 1280 x 1024 resolution at 76 Hz,
as compared to 6 6Hz on the old 16-inch premium monitor. The lower frequency
on the 1280 x 1024 was a competitive disadvantage against some workstation competitors' products.

   
AVAILABILITY
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Announcement Date: March 29, 1994

                        Customer Availability: 10 days ARO
                        S5DC-70-16-p44 May availability
                        S5ZX-85-32-p46 May availability
                        CD-ROM options will be available in May

FEATURES AND BENEFITS
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Features Benefits
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microSPARC-II Processor

o Feature o Benefit

- Choice of 70- or 85-MHz processor - More than twice the performance of
- 16 KB of instruction cache microSPARC processor
- 8 KB of data cache
- Improved floating-point unit
- New memory management unit with
  256 context switches
- Access to up to 256 MB of memory

High-Speed Memory Bus

o Feature o Benefit

- 64-bit high-speed memory bus - High-performance access to memory

Entry 8-Bit Frame Buffer

o Feature o Benefit

- 8-bit color 1152 x 900 resolution - Low-cost unaccelerated color graphics
  (FCC Class A and VCCI I Class)

TurboGX Accelerator

o Feature o Benefit

- 8-bit color 1152 x 900 resolution - Low-cost accelerated color graphics
  with 937 K 2-D and 465 K 3-D vectors/sec.

TurboGXplus Accelerator

o Feature o Benefit

- 8-bit color 1280 x 1024 resolution - Accelerated high-resolution, double-
  with more than 1.3 million 2-D and buffered color graphics
  600 K 3-D vector/sec.

ZX

o Feature o Benefit

- 24-bit 1280 x 1024 resolution with - Low-priced, industry-leading 24 bit
  725 K 3-D vector/sec. and 320 K 3-D graphics for volume MCAD markets
  3-D T meshes/sec.
                  
SBus

o Feature o Benefit

- 32-bit SBus - High-performance industry-standard
                                          bus for fast graphics and I/O
                                          performance

Fast SCSI II

o Feature o Benefit

- 10-MB/sec. SCSI II - Fast access and retrieval of mass
                                          storage

Low-Cost Expandable Package

o Feature o Benefit

- 409 mm x 41 6mm x 78 mm - New design saves valuable desktop
                                          space through industry-leading
                                          internal expansion; monitor can be
                                          placed on the box

- Supports 4 internal devices including - Fast access to more than 2 GB of data
  One or two 10-MB/sec. 535- or 1.05-
  GB pluggable internal disk drives

- Optional internal CD-ROM - Support for current and future multi-
                                          media and other application
                                          requirements

- Optional internal floppy disk - Support for current and future
                                          application requirements such as
                                          Wabi and SunPC

- Support for up to 256 MB of memory - Easy to add memory as requirements
                                          grow

- Three 32-bit SBus slots - Industry standard bus for expansion
                                          allowing for requirements such as
                                          SunVideo, SunATM(TM), and
                                          SunFastEthernet(TM) adapters

- Two synchronous serial ports - Fast serial support for modems,
                                          printers, and other I/O devices

- One parallel port (optional cable - Bidirectional parallel port for I/O
  required) requirements

- Twisted-pair Ethernet - Choice of network connection strategy

- AUI Ethernet (optional cable - Choice of network connection strategy
  required)

- 16-bit audio, line in/out, - High-quality audio for telephony and
  headphone, and microphone multimedia applications

Upgradeable to a SPARCstation 20 System

o Feature o Benefit

- Identical package used for the - Offers excellent investment
  SPARCstation 5 and SPARCstation 20 protection; uses the same power
  systems supply, internal disk drives, internal
                                          CD-ROM, and internal floppy drive

- Simple board swap upgrade to a - Provides a very low-cost path to
  SPARCstation 20 system SuperSPARC(TM) multiprocessing
                                          technologies

Color Monitor

o Feature o Benefit

- 17-inch CRT, 406 mm x 450mm x 414mm - Compact monitor that can be placed
                                          on the SPARCstation 5 system

- Up to 1280 x 1024 at 76-Hz resolution - High resolution and high performance

- Strict regulatory requirements met - In compliance with all the latest
  EMI/RFI standards international standards and
  MRP 1990 emissions emission requirements
  X-Ray emissions
  Safety and ergonomics standards

Solaris Operating Environment

o Feature o Benefit

- Solaris 2.3 Edition II license is - State-of-the-art network enterprise
  included with every system operating environment is standard
                                          on the SPARCstation 5 system,
                                          providing same quality, performance,
                                          and 1.x application binary
                                          compatibility as 2.3. Also C locales
                                          now support 8-bit characters for
                                          OpenWindows(TM) text I/O

- Solaris 1.1.1 Version B license is - Support for those applications not yet
  available as an option ported to the Solaris 2.x operating
                                          environment

- JumpStart software is standard. One - Ease of installation and
  set of media is required per site administration

HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE CONSIDERATIONS
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   The SPARCstation 5 includes a single user Solaris 2.3 Edition II license
   with JumpStart standard on the disk. One set of 2.3 Edition II media per
   site is required.

   Solaris 1.1.1 Version B support is available as an option.

   ZX configurations require 2.3 Edition II

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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   Q. Can I use memory from other desktops in the SPARCstation 5?
        
   A. No. The SPARCstation 5 uses new industry standard Jedec memory SIMMs
      that are specific to the SPARCstation 5.
        
   Q. Does the memory need to added in pairs, like the SPARCstation LX?

   A. No. Memory is available in 8 MB and 32 MB SIMMS and can be added
      individually and you can mixed different densities. There are 8 SIMM
      slots allowing for a maximum of 256 MB of memory.

   Q. How many internal peripherals can the SPARCstation 5 accomodate?
   
   A. Four internal peripherals. 2 disks, CD-ROM and a floppy.
      The base system will include one disk, the remaining peripherals
      are optional.

   Q. Is there graphics on the mother board?

   A. No. Graphics requires an SBus slot (ZX requires 2 slots)

   Q. What is the resolution of the 15-inch color monitor?

   A. On the SPARCstation 5 the 15-inch monitor resolution is 1152 x 900,
      and the graphics card is CG3 based.

   Q. What is the difference between the the 17-inch and the 16-inch monitors?

   A. Compared to the 16-inch premium

        1. The physical design. 17-inch is bigger.
        2. Captive cable. Both have captive cables.
        3. Performance. The 17-inch has better performance.
        4. Resolutions: no 1280 x 1024 on the 16-inch midrange

      Compared to the 16-inch premium

        1. The physical design of the units. The new 17-inch is
        bigger and takes up more volume. This may mean custom
        enclosures cannot be used
        2. Captive cable. The new 17-inch has a video cable integrated
        into the display. This means that customers using their
        own cables will have to redesign them because of gender
        differences
        3. Performance. No difference. They are both premium
        4. Resolutions: 1280x1024@ 66Hz only for the 16-inch
                        1280x1024@ 76Hz as well for the 17-inch

Solaris 2.3 Edition II Questions
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 Q. Will SPARCstation 5 run on Solaris 1.x, Solaris 2.2, or
    Solaris 2.3?

 A. No. SPARCstation 5 requires the new Solaris 2.3 Edition II
    platform-specific release or 1.1.1 Version B.

Q. If my customer wants to run their SPARCstation 5 or SPARCserver(TM) 5
    with Solaris 1.1.1 Version B instead of Solaris 2.3 Edition II
    what must they order?

 A. SPARCstation 5 and SPARCserver 5 only include a Solaris 2.x
    license. If a customer wants to run Solaris 1.1.1 Version B,
    they will need a System License and Media.
    Order SC-P> (US), SC-E1-P (Europe), SC-46-P (Japan), SC-47-P
    (China), SC-44-P (Taiwan), or SC-45-P (Korea).

 Q. Is an "Upgrade" from Solaris 1.x/2.x to Solaris 2.3 Edition II
    offered?

 A. No. Since Solaris 2.3 Edition II is a new, platform-specific release
    for the new SPARCstation 5, SPARCserver 5, and SPARCstation
    Voyager(TM) machines, there should be no need for "upgrades".

 Q. Will I need a license upgrade for my existing 2.x servers to allow
    support of the new SPARCstation 5, SPARCserver 5, and
    SPARCstation Voyager machines?

 A. The use of Solaris 2.3 Edition II in a server environment is
    covered by the standard Solaris 2.x server license which allows
    users to run "the latest version of 2.x available when the
    system shipped". From a licensing point of view, Solaris 2.3
    Edition II is technically still Solaris 2.3. Thus, servers
    that shipped with Solaris 2.3 will also be licensed to run
    Solaris 2.3 Edition II. Solaris 1.x servers will require
    the Single-Server 2.x Upgrade License (SOLS-LF).

 Q. Why is a platform-specific release of Solaris required?

 A. Solaris 2.3 Edition II is required to support the new features
    of the SPARCstation 5, such as 16-bit audio, and the microSPARC-II
    architecture.

 Q. What are the technical differences between Solaris 2.3 and
    Solaris 2.3 Ed. II?

 A. Solaris 2.3 Edition II uses Solaris 2.3 as a base, then ADDs
    functionality. The hardware-independent Solaris 2.3 code is
    unchanged. Thus, Edition II OFFERS ALL THE SAME FEATURES,
    FUNCTIONS, and 1.X APPLICATIONS BINARY COMPATIBILITY as
    Solaris 2.3, but adds the following:
   
    - Support for new SPARCstation 5, SPARCserver 5, and
      SPARCstation Voyager features
    - Integrated "8-bit character patch" (Patch ID 101381-01
      and 101468-01) to allow the "C" locale to support 8-bit
      characters for OpenWindows text I/O

 Q. What configurations will the Solaris 2.3 Edition II Media Kit
    be offered in?

 A. Solaris 2.3 will be offered as a Desktop configuration only.
    There are no server, upgrade, source, SDK, or DDK configurations
    offered at this time.

 Q. What locales are supported in Solaris 2.3 Edition II?

 A. Solaris 2.3 Edition II Media Kits are available for US (English),
    Japanese, Italian, German, and Swedish. There are no Asian or
    Spanish localizations available at this time.

 Q. My customer was a Solaris 2.3 Edition II Early Access 2 (i.e. Beta)
    site. How will he/she receive an upgrade to the FCS version of
    Solaris 2.3 Edition II?

 A. Customers who submitted a Sales Order for their EA2 SPARCstation 5
    hardware and Solaris 2.3 Edition II software will automatically
    receive a no-cost FCS version of Solaris 2.3 Edition II.

(c) 1994 Sun Microsystems, Inc. Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo,
Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation, TurboGS, TurboGXplus, Solaris,
Voyager, SunATM, SunFastEthernet, and OpenWindows, are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. All SPARC trademarks,
including the SCD Compliant Logo, are trademarks or registered trademarks
of SPARC International, Inc. SPARCstation, microSPARC, SuperSPARC, and SPARCserve are licensed exclusively to Sun Microsystems, Inc. Products
bearing SPARC trademarks are based upon an architecture developed by
Sun Microsystems, Inc. HP is a registered trademark of Hewlett-Packard
Company. IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. DEC is a registered trademark of Digital Equipment Corporation.
All other product or service names mentioned herein are trademarks of
their respective owners.

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UPGRADES
 
                                                
                                       Order
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Full system upgrade from UG-ELC-S5FX1-P44
SLC or ELC to SPARCstation 5,
17" Color, 70MHz, TX1
graphics, 16MB, 535MB.

Full system upgrade from UG-ELC-S5TX1-P44
SLC or ELC to SPARCstation 5,
20" Color, 70MHz, TX1
graphics, 16MB, 535MB.

Chassis upgrade from Classic, UG4/15/40/6X-S5P44
IPC or SS1/1+ to
SPARCstation 5, 70MHz, TX1
graphics, 16MB, 535MB.

Chassis upgrade from LX, IPX, UG4/30/50/75-S5P44
or SS2 to SPARCstation 5,
70MHz, TX1 graphics, 16MB,
535MB.

Chassis upgrade from Classic, UG4/15/40/6X-S5P46
IPC or SS1/1+ to
SPARCstation 5, 85MHz, TX1
graphics, 32MB, 1GB.

Chassis upgrade from LX, IPX, UG4/30/50/75-S5P46
or SS2 to SPARCstation 5,
85MHz, TX1 graphics, 32MB,
1GB.

Competitive, full-system CUS5TX-85-32-P46
85MHz, 20" Color, TX1 graphics,
32MB, 1GB

Competitive, full-system SUG-S5TX-85-32-P46
upgrade from HP/Apollo to
SPARCstation 5, 85MHz,
20" Color, TX1 graphics,
32MB, 1GB.

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