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

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From: Chris Newport
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 13:33
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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.
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Subject: Re: In search of... Sun 2/50!
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