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Sun Microsystems was an early American computer manufacturer. They also manufactured their products in Europe.

History

The Sun-1, 2, and 3 series of workstations and servers were based on the Motorola 68k family of microprocessors. The Sun-4 series introduced Sun's own SPARC RISC architecture. Sun also developed their own variant of Unix, originally called SunOS, which became Solaris. Their Network File System (NFS) became a de facto standard for sharing files between Unix systems.[1]

Facebook_headquarters_sign_-_Sun_Microsystems_logo

Facebook headquarters sign - Sun Microsystems logo

At one point, Sun became one of the largest computer companies and also owned MySQL AB.[1] Sun had considered an opportunity to merge with Apple Computer in 1990, and to buy the struggling company outright in 1996.[2]

On April 20, 2009, Oracle Corporation announced that it would acquire Sun for US$9.50 per share.[3] The sun.com URL now redirects to Oracle Hardware.[4] Sun's former headquarters has been occupied by Facebook since 2011.[5] Sun's logo was kept and moved to the back of the campus sign as a cautionary warning against complacency.[6]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sun Microsystems, Inc. at the Free On-Line Dictionary Of Computing. 1995-10-14.
  2. ↑ Today in Apple history: Sun Microsystems almost buys Apple by Luke Dormehl, Cult of Mac. 2021-01-25.
  3. ↑ Oracle to Buy Sun, Sun Microsystems]. 2009-04-20. Archived 2009-04-23.
  4. ↑ Oracle Hardware, Oracle. Accessed 2021-10-10.
  5. ↑ Facebook Makes It Official: We Bought The Old Sun Campus In Menlo Park (And Don’t Forget We’re Hiring!) by Alexia Tsotsis, TechCrunch. 2011-02-08.
  6. ↑ Facebook Headquarters Sign / Sun Microsystems logo by Didier Lüthi, YouTube. 2016-03-30.

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