Sun-1 workstation

E38953

computer hardware platform workstation computer

The Sun-1 workstation was Sun Microsystems’ first UNIX-based desktop computer, notable for helping pioneer the commercial workstation market in the early 1980s.

Aliases (1)

Sun Microsystems workstations ×1

Statements (33)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	computer hardware platform → workstation computer →
architecture	Motorola 68000 architecture →
basedOn	Stanford University Network (SUN) workstation design concepts →
category	1980s computers → Sun Microsystems workstations → UNIX workstations →
commercialStatus	discontinued →
company	Sun Microsystems →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
cpu	Motorola 68000 →
decadeIntroduced	1980s →
developer	Sun Microsystems →
displayType	bitmap graphics display →
formFactor	desktop computer →
influenced	early commercial UNIX workstation market → later Sun workstation lines →
introductionYear	1982 →
manufacturer	Sun Microsystems →
marketSegment	engineering workstation → technical workstation →
networkCapability	Ethernet networking support →
notableFor	being Sun Microsystems’ first workstation product line → helping pioneer the commercial workstation market →
operatingSystem	SunOS → UNIX →
osFamily	BSD UNIX family → UNIX System V family →
predecessor	Stanford University SUN workstation designs →
primaryUse	computer-aided engineering → scientific computing → software development →
successor	Sun-2 workstation →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Sun-1 workstation ("Sun Microsystems workstations") →	category
Sun-2 workstation →	predecessor
Sun Microsystems →	product
Motorola 68000 family →	usedIn