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Mark J Koch ✅

A gentleman named Paul Khoury approached me about getting a retro computer he'd acquired up and running. The computer is a Sun SPARCstation UPN (1997), a prototype for a super small desktop computer that preceded the Mac mini by about 6-7 years. Only about 20 were ever made. I was the designer on the project and had poured my soul into it, so I was proud to help him get it running. I dug out the schematics from storage and gave any advice I could remember and he got it powered on in a few days.

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Mark J Koch ✅

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Console power up from serial port.

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Mark J Koch ✅

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Some more details about SPARCstation UPN.

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Mark J Koch ✅

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I am told you can see the UPN along with other vintage Sun systems at the upcoming VCF (Vintage Computer Festival) in Dallas Texas in mid June: https://www.vcfsw.org

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jmorris

James Morris

@maehem that font brings back memories.

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