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How many SPARCs is too many SPARCs?
JP's Website How many SPARCs is too many SPARCs? Posted on 2025-08-20 Contents - Background - The Collection - The Machines - Sun Fire V100 - circa 2002 - Sun Netra T1 - circa 1999 - SPARCstation 1 - CSFB SPARCstation2 - MORSE SPARCstation 2 - Wrapping up Background I was browsing /r/vintagecomputing, as you do, and I came across this post: Hi all. Back in the day I was a developer working exclusively on Solaris.
About 25 years ago, for one reason and another I came into possession of about 30 assorted SPARC based workstations and a few other bits and bobs, network/SCSI cards, keyboards, mice, etc. The machines were in Newbury and the owner needed to clear the whole lot, so wasn't particularly interested in people coming and collecting one at a time. The trip was uneventful and the vendor was very kind, and six hours later I'm back at home and realising I really don't have anywhere to put them.
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