Re: Sun3 workstation h/w available

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I too have  a SUN 3/50 and a SUN 3/260 in my hardware archive..  the 
3/50 has 4MB memory
the sun 3/260 hasn't been run in a while due to original hardware disk 
crash...

Any interest write back.

David Johnson
205-602-4999
[email protected]

Joe Greco wrote:
> We recently retired what may well be one of the longest continuously
> running Sun3/60's on the planet; the old SunOS-based solaria.sol.net 
> has been decommissioned and replaced with a virtualized host.
>
> We've got a small number of Sun3 workstation chassis that were held 
> onto as potential spares if problems arose.  Most of these haven't 
> seen any significant amount of runtime.  If there's any interest in 
> the retro computing/NetBSD/etc community, I'd prefer to see these 
> units in the hands of an enthusiast rather than rotting in some 3rd
> world dump to have their precious metals extracted.
>
> I believe there's a 3/50 and several 3/60's in the pile, I can do a
> bit of basic testing on them and check their exact configuration if
> anyone is seriously interested.
>
> Also available is a 3rd party drive enclosure that holds 2 5.25" 
> SCSI (originally ESDI, IIRC) drives; am willing to provide this
> with the needed DB50 SCSI cable and two 600MB Seagate Wren's to
> an interested party.
>
> I believe I may have some tape media (no drives, sorry) available.
>
> Some original Sun3 keyboards are in storage but I don't know much
> about their condition.  We also have one of the big mono monitors
> in storage.  Probably mice.  Haven't used any of that stuff in at
> least a decade, though.
>
> If you have any interest, I'm happy to answer any questions or
> inquiries.  The Sun3 series served us well, and they don't make any
> gear like this anymore.  Contact me directly at
>
> "[email protected]"
>
> to discuss.
>
> Thanks.
>   


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