[Suns-at-Home] Re: collectible?

[Rick Leir]

> How much does one of these systems go for nowadays? Are they
> "collectible" and therefore worth more than systems that are many times
> faster than them? I am just curious as I would like to try to acquire
> one. I am a unix geek, I collect weird boxes and make then run
> bsd/linux/solaris/hpux/irix/etc and this one I hadn't thought about but
> would be a nice addition to my unix dungeon. :)
>
>   
This box was made around the time that Sun was switching from Motorola 
68000 architecture to their own Sparc.  There was a wide gulf between 
Sun and the Intel/Microsoft camp, and no love was lost. The 386i was a 
strange attempt to bridge the the gap.  If you can find one, have fun!
cheers -- Rick