9 Jun
2025
9 Jun
'25
7:18 p.m.
Hello Henry,
On Mon, 9 Jun 2025 14:52:54 -0400
Henry Bent <henry.r.bent(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Something like a SPARCstation 2 or 5 might be ideal
since you would be able
to run a variety of operating systems both historic and modern - SunOS 4,
Solaris, NetBSD, probably Linux if you really wanted to, NeXTstep, and I'm
probably forgetting a few more. The historical significance of a system
like that is that they were everywhere - Sun sold a ton of them and they
were used in all sorts of applications, which also makes it a good entry
level machine since they're fairly easy to come by and not terribly
expensive. Parts are usually easy to find and inexpensive if you need
them. You would also have options like using a modern SCSI emulator
instead of a hard disk or connecting to an LCD monitor, but you could also
do the full original workstation setup without too much trouble.
-Henry
Do the models you mentioned generally "age" well? Do they usually
require significant repairs to get them running again?
I've always found Sun to be an interesting company and like your
suggestion a lot. I like having the option to connect a hard drive
through a SCSI emulator.
Thanks for answering my questions,
Vicente