[rescue] ZX Framebuffer

[Mike Spooner]

I could be mistaken, but IIRC, the sun4c (SS1, SS2, SLC, ELC, IPC, IPX) architecture does not provide sufficient SBus address-space-per-slot for the ZX.

It works in the SS10, SS20, SPARCclassic and the SPARCstation-LX. Sun even offered the "LX fitted with a ZX" as a standard product - the SPARCstation-ZX.

Regarding the SS5, I can't see any reason why it wouldn't work there, although I can't definitely remember anyone confiming that.

Regards,
Mike

On 6 March 2025 13:31:20 GMT, silcreval via rescue <rescue at sunhelp.org> wrote:
>Just reviewing all the docs around the ZX Framebuffer, and I know that conventional wisdom is that you have to use this on a SS 5, 10, 20 or later machine.
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>I did notice however on the Field Engineers Handbook, that it does say it is compatible with the 4/75 aka Sparcstation 2. Is that right or a typo ?
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>- Ian
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