Gregory's ServerA 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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@maehem This thing is adorable and, like, I almost wish the line that crack made was part of the original design. Adds a nice flow.
@nick @maehem Awesome! I have an IPX that I resurrected, running NetBSD and Linux intermittently for a bit. I keep thinking I'll print an SBus-shaped Raspberry Pi case and resurrect it one more time.
@maehem Very interesting, thanks Mark! Do you remember why the TurboSPARC/Aurora was chosen over the contemporary UltraSPARC IIi?