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  • Miscellaneous Issues
    Anything that doesn't really fit in any of the other forums but is related to the core topic of Sun and compatible hardware, OS's, applications, etc.
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    Sat Aug 28, 2010 9:03 pm
  • System Administration
    Generic Unix system administration issues relating to Sun servers, workstations and related hardware.
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    Tue Aug 31, 2010 6:55 pm
  • comp.sys.sun.advocacy
    A Usenet newsgroup which doesn't really exist, but perhaps should. Most often advocacy-related issues get discussed in comp.sys.sun.misc, etc. but they really need a place of their own. This forum is that place!
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    Thu Sep 02, 2010 3:00 am
  • Buy/Sell/Swap - the SunShack Trading Post!
    The place to buy, sell or swap Sun or compatible hardware, and things related such as operating system media, etc. Feel free to post references to your Ebay listings and/or comp.sys.sun.wanted posts here too.
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    Fri Sep 03, 2010 8:09 pm
  • 3rd-Party Hardware Compatibility
    Any issues related to compatability (including device driver issues) using 3rd-party hardware products with Sun and related servers and workstations.
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    Fri Sep 03, 2010 2:13 am
  • Open-Source Software with Sun Systems
    Discussions about using open-source software on Sun servers, workstations and related compatible hardware.
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    Fri Sep 03, 2010 4:21 pm
  • Sun3/3x Systems
    Sun3/3x family of servers and workstations based around the Motorola 68020 and 68030 processors. Last supported by Sun in SunOS 4.1.1u1 (1990).
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    Thu Sep 02, 2010 10:40 pm
  • Sun4 Systems
    The very first family of machines to based on the first generation of Sparc processors. These systems were last supported in SunOS 5.4 (released around 1993?).
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    Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:08 am
  • Sun4c Systems
    The second generation of Sparc systems. The same CPU's were used by Solbourne Computer in their Sparc sytems that run a modified SunOS 4.x called OS/MP. Last supported by Sun in SunOS 5.7 (aka Solaris 2.7).
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    Wed Sep 01, 2010 7:03 pm
  • Sun4m Systems
    Sun's Mbus-based family of servers and workstations. TI Microsparc and Supersparc + Ross Hypersparc processors. Last supported by Sun in SunOS 5.9 (aka Solaris 9).
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    Fri Sep 03, 2010 3:31 pm
  • Sun4d Systems
    Sun's XD-bus systems were a further development of the Mbus concept. Used the same TI Supersparc modules as sun4m series.
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    Wed Sep 01, 2010 3:21 am
  • Sun4u Systems
    Sun's Ultrasparc-based servers and workstations. UPA bus CPU modules, vastly enhanced bus architecture.
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    Fri Sep 03, 2010 10:10 am
  • Other Systems - Sun1, Sun2, 386i, OEM, etc.
    Sun has also produced the Sun1 and Sun2 familes, based around very early 68000/68010 CPU's from Motorola, the 386i systems based around early Intel 80386 CPU's, along with some Cray servers and special system for the Telco industry.
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    Fri Sep 03, 2010 3:41 pm
  • Cobalt Appliance Servers
    Originally Cobalt Networks, bought by Sun in 2000. Early appliance servers are based on MIPS RISC processors, later ones on embedded x86 processors. Support from Sun stopped in 2007. Current support by Strongbolt OS based on Centos Linux.
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    Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:28 am
  • SunOS 4.x (aka Solaris 1.x)
    Sun's first full-production Unix OS based on BSD Unix. Supported on Sun3/3x systems running Motorola 68020/68030 CPU's until EOL'd in 1990.
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    Thu Sep 02, 2010 4:29 am
  • SunOS 5.x (aka Solaris [2.]x)
    Sun moved to a new OS based on AT&T SYSV in 1990 with SunOS 5.x. Sun bundled an X-based graphical user environment with it to create 'Solaris'. All Sparc-based Sun systems have been supported.
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    Tue Aug 31, 2010 7:00 pm
  • Alternative Operating Systems
    Alternative OS's breath new life into old hardware plus make better use of current hardware. OS's range from NetBSD and OpenBSD to various flavours of SYSV-based Linux such as Debian, Gentoo, etc. along with Strongbolt Linux for Cobalt systems.
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    Thu Sep 02, 2010 10:19 pm
  • GNOME - Open-source GUI from GNU
    Sun offered GNU's GNOME graphical environment starting from Solaris 9 (aka SunOS 5.9). It is now bundled with the core SunOS distributions. GNOME is free, open-source software which is part of the GNU Project.
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    Wed Sep 01, 2010 2:10 am
  • StarOffice + OpenOffice
    StarOffice, originally a product of StarDivision, was taken over by Sun in 2001 and ceased to be a free product. An open-source version called OpenOffice continues to be developed (and for now, supported by Sun). Open Office is a direct competitor to the Microsoft Office suite.
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    Fri Sep 03, 2010 2:49 pm
  • OpenGL API and OpenGL-based Software
    Sun is a key supporter of the OpenGL specialised 3D graphics application programming interface originally created by SGI.
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    Fri Sep 03, 2010 12:51 pm

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