Re: In search of... Sun 2/50!

From: Tom Tobin (tom_at_acara.co.uk)
Date: 02/25/05 

Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 11:00:44 -0000

"Chris Newport" <crn.news@nospam.netunix.com> wrote ...
> Andrew Gabriel wrote:
>
> > Sun-1's were only made for Stanford University.
> > Sun-2's were the first commercially available Sun workstation.
> > They were imported and sold in the UK by GEC Computers Ltd
> > (which badged them "GEC Series 42"), before Sun was known or
> > had any presence in the UK.
>
> Try asking Tom at http://www.acara.co.uk/
> They have a warehouse full of old Sun kit which they sell off as
> spares to 3rd party mtce companies.
> If they do not have it you will probably not find it anywhere.
>
Sorry, we don't have any Sun-2s in stock.
But we were recently asked for a Sun 2/120, which we don't have
in stock either. No 2/50s! And no 2/120s! Honestly! A Sun used
hardware stockist - and we don't have these much sought-after
models!;-)

We put the 2/120 as a WTB on our trade email - but got no
response on it. This collector did send me a photo of a 2/50.
And I'm now sure we scrapped some of those in the early days.
(Hiss! Boo! Philistine!;-)
Generally anything without the Sun badge, or in the 'wrong' livery,
got cannibalized (if the parts could be used) and then scrapped
fairly quickly. In mitigation, your Honour, I'd like to say that 3/50s
were quickly all the rage and if we'd kept everything we've ever
scrapped we'd have needed a *lot* more space!;-)

If anyone wants to contact the collector, please email me.
(I'm un-munged.)

We have got some other old stuff... oops... collectables eg:
Sun386i Owners Supplement Documentation Set.
4.1 Reference Manual Set.
4.1.1 Reference Manual Set.
Any interest? (These sets are all opened, but complete and
un-used - and very heavy!;-)

We have many of the Sun3 and Sun4 parts in stock.
And some of the (not-so-old) chassis' - like the 4/330, etc.
We're looking for the 6x0MP motherboard, so if anyone has
some 501-20455 (or similar), please email me.

BTW - We *do* stock more recent Sun kit!;-)) 

-- 
Regards,
Tom Tobin.
Acara Limited.

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