Unix on old-ish machines - advice sought

[Scott Stevens]

On Sun, 10 Apr 2005 23:02:12 +0100
John Honniball <coredump at gifford.co.uk> wrote:

> Liam Proven wrote:
> > I don't suppose there's anywhere online with a very simple
> > illustrated step-by-step guide on how to do this, is there? My IPX
> > is dead, I can just about solder without burning myself - on a good
> > day - and I'd love to fix it.
> 
> I did a couple of Sun NVRAM battery fixes (a while ago now) and
> I took digital photos.  If there's interest in seeing how to do it,
> I can put up a web page.  I didn't bother to remove the internal
> battery, I just exposed the connections and wired a lithium cell
> in parallel.  Another one I did (on 31 Dec 1999!) used an external
> two-cell AA battery holder.
> 

I just use AAA battery holders.  And really, there isn't much draw and
the batteries should last a little bit less than their unused shelf
life.

I use double-back foam tape to mount the battery connector somewhere
unobtrusive, and so that I don't have to drill or modify the Sparc case.