[rescue] Top 10 Sun?

[Curtis H. Wilbar Jr.]

Forgot the SS1000E ... I think it fits on both lists....

-- Curt

>Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 15:55:13 -0400 (EDT)
>From: "Curtis H. Wilbar Jr." <rescue at hawkmountain.net>
>Subject: re: [rescue] Top 10 Sun?
>To: rescue at sunhelp.org
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>I think there are different aspects in a top 10 list... 
>you could have top 10 nostalgic boxes... top 10 historical
>boxes (ones that set new milestones for Sun or the industry), etc...
>
>Nostalgic boxes for me are: 386i, 486i, 2/120, 3/80, 4/3x0, 3/4x0, SS2, U1
>
>historical: 3/60 ? , 3/80, 386i, SS1, 4/6X0, SS10, U1, ...
>
>-- Curt
>
>>Subject: re: [rescue] Top 10 Sun?
>>From: Gregory Leblanc <gleblanc at linuxweasel.com>
>>To: rescue at sunhelp.org
>>Date: 10 Apr 2003 12:41:04 -0700
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>>On Thu, 2003-04-10 at 04:21, rescue-request at sunhelp.org wrote:
>>> From: PurpleT3K <purpletwilight3000 at yahoo.co.uk>
>>> To: The Rescue List <rescue at sunhelp.org>
>>> Subject: [rescue] Top 10 Sun?
>>> Date: 10 Apr 2003 10:42:15 +0100
>>> 
>>> Hi - sorry if this a bit off topic...
>>> 
>>> I got chatting with a colleague at work on our list of
>>> all time great Sun machines.
>>> 
>>> We came up with the following top 10. Its really based
>>> on our personal experiences - so not particularly
>>> all encompassing. What do you think?
>>
>>I think it's an awful list. ;-)
>>
>>> 1. Sun 2/120
>>> 2. Sun 3/60
>>> 3. SPARCstation 1
>>> 4. ULTRA 1
>>> 5. Sun 2/50
>>> 6. SPARCstation 2
>>> 7. Sun 3/160
>>> 8. Sun 3/470
>>> 9. SPARCstation 10
>>> 10. ULTRA 5
>>
>>I wouldn't list both the SS1 and the SS2 on there.  I'm much happier
>>with my 2s.  I'd cull the Ultra 5 and the Ultra 1 off of there entirely,
>>and add the Ultra 2.  Replace the SS10 with the SS20, and then you're
>>getting some where.  
>>	Greg
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