Brand: Sun Microsystems (8 machines)
A bit of history
Sun Microsystems was founded in 1982 around the idea that powerful technical workstations should be built for a networked world. Its early systems combined UNIX, high-resolution graphics and Ethernet, becoming essential tools in universities, engineering companies and the emerging internet industry.
Sun developed the SPARC RISC architecture and Solaris operating system while promoting open network standards through its famous “The Network Is the Computer” philosophy. Its servers and workstations helped host the early web, and technologies such as Java extended Sun's influence far beyond its own hardware.
On display here are 8 Sun Microsystems machines from the collection. Open a card to see its photographs, present configuration and technical specifications.
Sun 1/100U
The Sun 68000 board introduced in 1982 was a powerful single-board computer. It combined a 10 MHz Motorola 68000 microprocessor, a Sun-designed memory management unit (MMU), 256 KB of zero wait state memory with parity, up to 32 KB of EPROM memory, two serial ports, a 16-bit parallel port and an Intel Multibus (IEEE 796 bus) interface in a single 12-inch-wide (300 mm), 6.75-inch-deep (171 mm) Multibus form factor.
- CPU
- Motorola 68010
- Memory
- 1MB
- OS
- SunOS 0.9
- Status
- unknow
SPARCstation 1+
An enhanced version of Sun’s compact original SPARCstation desktop.
- CPU
- SPARC processor at 25 MHz
- Memory
- 24MB ECC memory
- OS
- SunOS 4.1.2
- Status
- Working connected to the lan
SPARCstation 2
A widely used 40 MHz SPARC workstation in Sun’s compact desktop format.
- CPU
- SPARC processor at 40 MHz
- Memory
- ECC memory; configuration varies
- OS
- SunOS / Solaris
- Status
SPARCstation 10
A modular multiprocessor-capable SPARC workstation from the early 1990s.
- CPU
- 2 x Sparc 75Mhz
- Memory
- 256 MB ECC memory
- OS
- SunOS 4.1.4 / NeXTSTEP 3.3 / NetBSD 9.2
- Status
- Working connected the the lan
SPARCstation 20
A highly configurable multiprocessor SPARC desktop workstation.
- CPU
- 2 x hyperSPARC processors at 166Mhz
- Memory
- 512MB ECC memory
- OS
- Solaris 2.6 / NetBSD 9.1
- Status
- Working connected to the lan
Ultra 60
A dual-capable UltraSPARC workstation for engineering and technical computing.
- CPU
- 2 x UltraSPARC II 450Mhz
- Memory
- 1GB ECC memory
- OS
- NetBSD/Solaris 2.6/Solaris 10
- Status
- Working connected to the lan
Sun Blade 150
An entry-level UltraSPARC workstation in Sun’s early-2000s desktop range.
- CPU
- UltraSPARC IIi at 550 or 650 MHz; configuration varies
- Memory
- ECC memory; configuration varies
- OS
- Solaris
- Status
SUN Ultra 24 Workstation
An x86 workstation from Sun’s later hardware era, designed for multiple operating systems.
- CPU
- Intel Core 2 Extreme processor at 3Ghz
- Memory
- 8GB ECC
- OS
- OpenIndiana, Solaris 10, Debian 13.6, FreeBSD 15.1, Haiku
- Status
- Working