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ibigfoot.chaos.social.ap.brid.gy
Eine klare Folgeempfehlung: Mein Ex-Kollege und immernoch-Buddy @florianbreger ist jetzt auch im #fediverse.

Wir haben bei #sunmicrosystems so laut miteinander gelacht, dass sich Nachbarabteilungen beschwert haben. Und er ist immer ein guter Gesprächspartner.

Heute macht er so Dinge mit […]
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chaos.social
November 2, 2026 at 3:46 PM
chrispirillo.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Sun's First Workstation, SGI's First Workstation and Cisco's First Router All Started From One Stanford 68000 Board

https://lockergnome.com/stanford-sun-board-bechtolsheim-sun-sgi-cisco-first-products/

#computinghistory #sunmicrosystems #cisco #retro
Chris, drawn as a white-on-blue blueprint, holds up a single circuit board from which three branching paths lead to a workstation, a second workstation and a network router
October 29, 2026 at 10:20 AM
chrispirillo.bsky.social
Sun's First Workstation, SGI's First Workstation and Cisco's First Router All Started From One Stanford 68000 Board

lockergnome.com/stanford-sun-board-bech…

#ComputingHistory #SunMicrosystems #cisco #retro
Chris, drawn as a white-on-blue blueprint, holds up a single circuit board from which three branching paths lead to a workstation, a second workstation and a network router
October 29, 2026 at 6:40 AM
aka-pugs.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
OTD 1989: #sunmicrosystems starts work on HDTV.
@momaku was key.
October 26, 2026 at 5:30 PM
sharatchander.bsky.social
“What’s old is new.” For anyone enamored by the #NVIDIA AI data center container announcement, let’s go back to 2006 and recall #ProjectBlackbox from #SunMicrosystems, the original, portable data center built with #Java, #Solaris, #UltraSparc, and #StorageTek: www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna15300...
Sun Microsystems unveils portable data center
Server and software maker Sun Microsystems Inc. has a novel twist on the data center: a portable version of the hulking outposts that house nothing but computers and equipment needed to store and proc...
www.nbcnews.com
October 22, 2026 at 1:07 AM
akapugs.bsky.social
September 30th: Birthday of Andy Bechtolsheim, 10 Megabit Ethernet, and the 1-millionth system shipped by #SunMicrosystems.

Coincidence? I think not!
October 1, 2026 at 12:10 AM
aka-pugs.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
September 30th: Birthday of Andy Bechtolsheim, 10 Megabit Ethernet, and the 1-millionth system shipped by #sunmicrosystems.

Coincidence? I think not!
October 1, 2026 at 12:10 AM
akapugs.bsky.social
OTD 1990: #SunMicrosystems announces NeWSprint and SPARCprinter. Very cool, not very successful.
September 26, 2026 at 4:47 PM
aka-pugs.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
OTD 1990: #sunmicrosystems announces NeWSprint and SPARCprinter. Very cool, not very successful.
September 26, 2026 at 4:52 PM
keldrim.bsky.social
Ohh yeah if you are ever as lucky as me and have a SunBlade where the inner parts of the front panel are broken off, the screws on the inside that hold the big parts in place are great anchor point for neodymium magnets you can glue to the panel.

#SunMicrosystems #Sun_Microsystems #SPARC #Solaris
Drive bay front, some exposed screws can be used as anchor points for neodymium magnets. The inside of the grey front Panel two magnets have been super glued to the sides where they match up with the screws.
September 13, 2026 at 9:29 PM
keldrim.bsky.social
And here is the culprit and murder victim, silent now, survived 25 years just to be murdered be an underpaid delivery worker...

#Sun_Microsystems #SunMicrosystems #SPARC
UltraSPARC III CU CPU module, clocked at 600 MHz while there is no visible damage on it, bricks the system, was damaged due heavy impact of the package while delivery.
September 13, 2026 at 10:37 AM
keldrim.bsky.social
One OpenBoot Firmware update and two heart transplants later I brought it back to life, named it The-Piglet because it's dented front and color mismatch but still kinda cute lol...

#SunMicrosystems #Sun_Microsystems #SPARC #Unix #Solaris
A SunBlade 1000 workstation now with repaired front panel but still some visible gaps where the plastic is missing due the impact the workstation took. SCSI DVD drive is sticking out with is classic beige colour not matching the blueish grey tone. Thank you ebay sellers for being greedy. A picture of Solaris 10 in working order with a terminal displaying the two UltraSPARC III+ CU modules clocked at 900 MHz that gave the workstation it's new life.
September 13, 2026 at 5:16 PM
sharatchander.bsky.social
On the 25th anniversary of that tragic day, this 9/11 we continue to remember Phil Rosenzweig.

Devoted husband, father, leader, mentor, colleague, and FRIEND. You are missed.

#SunMicrosystems #NeverForget

hellers.ws/memory/phil_ro
September 11, 2026 at 2:07 PM
akapugs.bsky.social
OTD 1985: #SunMicrosystems announces the Sun-3/1xx workstations based on the Motorola 68020 - true 32 bit computing. I loved those machines.

Made Sun a billion dollars before SPARC was ever released.
September 9, 2026 at 4:26 PM
aka-pugs.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
OTD 1985: #sunmicrosystems announces the Sun-3/1xx workstations based on the Motorola 68020 - true 32 bit computing. I loved those machines.

Made Sun a billion dollars before SPARC was ever released.
September 9, 2026 at 4:26 PM
akapugs.bsky.social
OTD 1999: #SunMicrosystems announces the Sun Ray desktop appliance.
www.1000bit.it/js/we...
September 8, 2026 at 4:15 PM
aka-pugs.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
OTD 1999: #sunmicrosystems announces the Sun Ray desktop appliance.
https://www.1000bit.it/js/web/viewer.html?file=%2Fad%2Fbro%2Fsun%2Fray1%2Fsun%5Fray1%2Epdf#zoom=page-fit
September 8, 2026 at 4:16 PM
keldrim.bsky.social
Well there goes my little dream, broken to pieces, and sadly not only the front panel is a goner but also motherboard is toast and wont recognize any USB keyboards any longer, not my original Sun or even a crummy Logitech....

#SunMicrosystems #Sun_Microsystems #SPARC #Unix #Solaris
Smashed internal front panel parts that are supposed to hold things together. Different view and a bit closer showing some chipped away edges as well. OpenBoot output informing of a missing keyboard, sadly in this case more showing the motherboard got damaged since a keyboard is indeed attached.
September 7, 2026 at 9:45 PM
alyx.sh
You can reach me on Discord at (@)sunmicrosystems or on Signal as alyx.99
September 2, 2026 at 11:28 PM
alyx.sh
Either message me here, on Discord (@sunmicrosystems) or on Signal (Alyx.99) and we can sort something out!
August 30, 2026 at 5:25 AM
macgarden.bitbang.social.ap.brid.gy
TOPS Terminal

https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/tops-terminal

What is TOPS Terminal?

#macgarden #internetcommunications #1988 #sunmicrosystems
August 20, 2026 at 11:00 AM
vintagecomputer.ca
#SunMicrosystems #Unix fans may not be to familiar with the SPARCstation Voyager. This is a portable #Solaris Unix workstation is also a work of art. Yes, it will run on a battery but being a #vintagecomputer from 1994, mine have been long dead.
The Sun Microsystems SPARCstation Voyageur show running Solaris. Side view of the Sun SPARCstation Voyager SPARCstation Voyageur in it's carrying case.
December 4, 2024 at 12:00 PM
metadaddy-archive.bsky.social
Welcome, @sunmicrosystems and @kuni_Tw - my empire expands! Mwa-ha-ha-ha-haaaa! :-D
November 13, 2024 at 1:57 AM
meson.ninja
anyone know the fu to clearing a lomlite2 config on a #sunmicrosystems netra t1?

I've tried manipulating jumpers 13 to 15 every which way and can't get anywhere, aside from the occasional lom prompt by bypassing the prom via glitching the debug jumper, unable to set user settings from there
May 21, 2024 at 1:56 PM
molloy.bsky.social
Calma ad, in EDN, October 15, 1987.

The classic Sun 3 monitor and keyboard.

#SunMicrosystems #Sun #CAD #Electronics #Design
Now you can layout in the Sun. add showing a Sun screen displaying the Calma computer-aided design application in use (chip design). Keyboard in front of the monitor.
December 27, 2024 at 11:19 PM