SPARCstation
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SPARCstation is a family of UNIX workstations developed by Sun Microsystems in the late 1980s and 1990s, based on the SPARC RISC architecture and widely used in engineering and academic environments.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
computer hardware platform
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workstation family → |
| basedOn |
SPARC architecture
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| category |
RISC workstations
→
Sun workstations → UNIX workstations → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| cpuArchitecture |
RISC
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| developer |
Sun Microsystems
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| formFactor |
desktop workstation
→
lunchbox workstation → pizza box workstation → tower workstation → |
| hardwareArchitecture |
SPARC V7
→
SPARC V8 → |
| industry |
computer workstations
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| launchPeriod |
1990s
→
late 1980s → |
| manufacturer |
Sun Microsystems
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| marketedAs |
UNIX workstation
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| notableFor |
early adoption of SPARC RISC architecture
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network-centric design → widespread use in universities → |
| notableModel |
SPARCstation 1
→
SPARCstation 10 → SPARCstation 2 → SPARCstation 20 → SPARCstation IPC → SPARCstation IPX → SPARCstation LX → SPARCstation Voyager → |
| operatingSystem |
Solaris
→
SunOS → |
| platform |
UNIX
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| successor |
Ultra workstation line
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| supports |
NFS
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TCP/IP networking → X Window System → |
| targetUser |
engineers
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researchers → system administrators → university students → |
| typicalUse |
networked workstation
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| usedIn |
academic environments
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engineering → scientific computing → software development → |
| vendor |
Sun Microsystems
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Referenced by (11)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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SPARCstation
("SPARCstation 1")
→
SPARCstation ("SPARCstation 2") → SPARCstation ("SPARCstation IPC") → SPARCstation ("SPARCstation IPX") → SPARCstation ("SPARCstation 10") → SPARCstation ("SPARCstation 20") → SPARCstation ("SPARCstation LX") → SPARCstation ("SPARCstation Voyager") → |
notableModel |
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Sun Microsystems
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product |
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The Network Is The Computer
("Sun Microsystems workstations")
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relatedTo |
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SPARC
("Sun SPARCstation workstations")
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usedIn |