Hi Ted,
Do you have a Sun keyboard? If not, I think you will have problems from the start. The monitor you have should be fine.
Put the 1st CD in the cdrom, hit the "Stop+A" on your keyboard (this is the stop key on the left and the 'a' key at the same time). You should get an "ok" prompt. Now type 'boot cdrom' and hit enter. This should get you started and the gui install isn't too complex so I think you should be able to figure it out. If not, post your questions.
CUL8R,
TioTony