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`SPARCstation
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`The SPARCstation, SPARCserver and SPARCcenter product lines were a series of SPARC-
`based computer workstations and servers in desktop, desk side (pedestal) and rack-based form
`factor configurations, developed and sold by Sun Microsystems.
`
`The first SPARCstation was the SPARCstation 1 (also known as the Sun 4/60), introduced in 1989.
`The series was very popular and introduced the Sun-4c architecture, a variant of the Sun-4
`architecture previously introduced in the Sun 4/260. Thanks in part to the delay in the
`development of more modern processors from Motorola, the SPARCstation series was very
`successful across the entire industry. The last model bearing the SPARCstation name was the
`SPARCstation 20. The workstation series was replaced by the Sun Ultra series in 1995; the next
`Sun server generation was the Sun Enterprise line introduced in 1996.
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`Contents
`Models
`"Pizzabox" systems
`"Lunchbox" systems
`Integrated monitor/portable systems
`Server systems
`Sun timeline
`See also
`References
`External links
`
`Models
`
`Sun SPARCstation 1+ "pizzabox",
`25 MHz SPARC processor, early
`1990s
`
`Desktop and deskside SPARCstations and SPARCservers of the same model number were
`essentially identical systems, the only difference being that systems designated as servers were
`usually "headless" (that is, configured without a graphics card and monitor), and were sold with a
`"server" rather than a "desktop" OS license. For example, the SPARCstation 20 and SPARCserver 20 were almost identical in motherboard,
`CPU, case design and most other hardware specifications.
`
`SPARCstation Voyager
`
`Most desktop SPARCstations and SPARCservers shipped in either "pizzabox" or "lunchbox" enclosures, a significant departure from earlier
`Sun and competing systems of the time. The SPARCstation 1, 2, 4, 5, 10 and 20 were "pizzabox" machines. The SPARCstation SLC and ELC
`were integrated into Sun monochrome monitor enclosures, and the SPARCstation IPC, IPX, SPARCclassic, SPARCclassic X and SPARCstation
`LX were "lunchbox" machines.
`
`SPARCserver models ending in "30" or "70" were housed in deskside pedestal enclosures (respectively 5-slot and 12-slot VMEbus chassis);
`models ending in "90" and the SPARCcenter 2000 came in rackmount cabinet enclosures. The SPARCserver 1000's design was a large rack-
`mountable desktop unit.
`
`Later versions of the SPARCstation series, such as the SPARCstation 10 and 20, could be configured as multiprocessor systems as they were
`based on the MBus high-speed bus. These systems could accept one or two single or dual central processing units packaged in MBus modules.
`
`Until the launch of the SPARCserver 600MP series, all SPARCstation/server models were also assigned Sun 4-series model numbers. Later
`models received S-prefix model numbers.
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`Models are listed within their category in approximately chronological order.
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`Name
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`Model
`
`Codename
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`Platform
`
`CPU
`
`4/60
`
`Campus
`
`sun4c
`
`Fujitsu
`MB86901A
`or LSI
`L64801
`
`SPARCserver 1000 and SPARC
`Storage Array disk array
`
`CPU
`MHz
`
`RAM
`(max)
`
`Announced
`
`End
`of
`Sales
`
`End of
`Support
`
`20 MHz
`
`64 MB
`
`April 1989
`
`May 1999
`
`4/65
`
`Campus B
`
`sun4c
`
`LSI L64801
`
`25 MHz
`
`64 MB
`
`1989
`
`May 1999
`
`S4
`
`Perigee
`
`sun4m
`
`SPARCstation
`4
`SPARC
`Xterminal 1
`[Note 1]
`
`S114
`
`Perigee
`
`sun4m
`
`microSPARC
`
`50 MHz
`
`128 MB March 1995
`
`1. The SPARC Xterminal 1 was an X terminal, using the same enclosure as the SPARCstation 4, but a different motherboard. A board-swap
`upgrade to a SPARCstation 4 was also sold.
`
`"Lunchbox" systems
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`SPARCstation
`1
`
`SPARCstation
`1+
`
`SPARCstation
`2
`
`4/75
`
`Calvin
`
`sun4c
`
`SPARCstation
`10
`
`S10
`
`Campus-2
`
`sun4m
`
`SPARCstation
`5
`
`S5
`
`Aurora
`
`sun4m
`
`SPARCstation
`20
`
`S20
`
`Kodiak
`
`sun4m
`
`Cypress
`CY7C601 or
`Weitek
`SPARC
`POWER µP
`WTL 8601
`
`SuperSPARC
`I/II or
`hyperSPARC
`
`microSPARC
`II or
`TurboSPARC
`
`SuperSPARC
`I/II or
`hyperSPARC
`
`microSPARC
`II
`
`40,
`80 MHz
`
`128 MB
`
`November 5,
`1990
`
`Dec 1999
`
`33, 36,
`40, 50,
`60, 75,
`80, 90,
`100,
`125,
`150,
`180,
`200 MHz
`70, 85,
`110,
`170 MHz
`50, 60,
`75, 90,
`100,
`125,
`150,
`180,
`200 MHz
`70, 85,
`110 MHz
`
`512 MB May 1992
`
`Oct
`1994
`
`Oct 1999
`
`256 MB
`
`1994
`
`Dec 1998
`
`512 MB
`
`1994
`
`Sep 1997
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`160 MB
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`1995
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`Name
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`Model
`
`Codename
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`Platform
`
`CPU
`
`SPARCstation
`IPC
`
`4/40
`
`Phoenix
`
`sun4c
`
`SPARCstation
`IPX
`
`4/50
`
`Hobbes
`
`sun4c
`
`Fujitsu
`MB86901A
`or LSI
`L64801
`Fujitsu
`MB86903,
`Weitek
`W8701,or or
`Weitek
`SPARC
`POWER µP
`WTL 8601
`
`CPU
`MHz
`
`RAM
`(max)
`
`Announced
`
`End
`of
`Sales
`
`End of
`Support
`
`25 MHz
`
`48 MB
`
`1990
`
`Dec 1999
`
`40,
`80 MHz
`
`64 MB
`
`1991
`
`May 2000
`
`May 2000
`
`Jul 1999
`
`March
`1994
`
`May 2000
`
`May
`1995
`Jul
`1994
`
`May
`1995
`
`SPARCclassic
`[Note 1]
`
`SPARCstation
`LX
`SPARCstation
`ZX
`SPARCclassic
`X [Note 2]
`
`4/15
`
`4/30
`
`4/30
`
`4/10
`
`Sunergy
`
`sun4m
`
`microSPARC 50 MHz
`
`128 MB
`
`Nov 1992
`
`Sunergy
`
`sun4m
`
`microSPARC 50 MHz
`
`128 MB
`
`Nov 1992 /
`Aug 1993
`
`Sunergy
`
`sun4m
`
`microSPARC 50 MHz
`
`96 MB
`
`Aug 1993
`
`Hamlet
`
`sun4m
`
`microSPARC 50 MHz
`
`96 MB
`
`Jul 1993
`
`1. The SPARCclassic was originally to be called the SPARCstation LC but was renamed shortly before launch to avoid confusion with the
`SPARCstation ELC.
`2. The SPARCclassic X was a stripped-down SPARCclassic (no hard drive or diskette drive, and only 4 or 8 MB of memory) sold as an X
`terminal. Kits were sold to upgrade it to a SPARCclassic.
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`Integrated monitor/portable systems
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`Name
`
`Model
`
`Codename
`
`Platform
`
`CPU
`
`CPU
`MHz
`
`RAM
`(max)
`
`Announced
`
`End
`of
`Sales
`
`End of
`Support
`
`SPARCstation
`SLC
`
`4/20
`
`Off-Campus
`
`sun4c
`
`SPARCstation
`ELC
`
`SPARCstation
`Voyager
`
`4/25
`
`Node Warrior
`
`sun4c
`
`S240
`
`Gypsy
`
`sun4m
`
`Fujitsu
`MB86901A,
`LSI L64801
`or LSI
`LSIS1C0007
`Fujitsu
`MB86903 or
`Weitek
`W8701
`microSPARC
`II
`
`20 MHz
`
`16 MB
`
`33 MHz
`
`64 MB
`
`Nov 1996
`
`Oct 1998
`
`60 MHz
`
`80 MB
`
`Mar 1994
`
`Dec
`1995
`
`Dec 2000
`
`Server systems
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`Name
`
`Model
`
`Codename
`
`Platform
`
`CPU
`
`SPARCserver 330
`SPARCserver 370
`SPARCserver 390
`SPARCserver 470
`SPARCserver 490
`SPARCserver
`630MP
`SPARCserver
`670MP
`SPARCserver
`690MP
`SPARCserver
`1000/1000E
`SPARCcenter
`2000/2000E
`Cray Superserver
`CS6400
`
`4/330
`4/370
`4/390
`4/470
`4/490
`
`S630
`
`Stingray
`Stingray
`Stingray
`Sunray
`Sunray
`
`Galaxy
`
`S670
`
`Galaxy
`
`S690
`
`Galaxy
`
`S1000
`
`Scorpion
`
`S2000
`
`Dragon
`
`sun4
`sun4
`sun4
`sun4
`sun4
`
`sun4m
`
`sun4m
`
`sun4m
`
`sun4d
`
`sun4d
`
`Cypress CY7C601
`Cypress CY7C601
`Cypress CY7C601
`Cypress CY7C601
`Cypress CY7C601
`Up to four Cypress CY7C601 or
`SuperSPARC I
`Up to four Cypress CY7C601 or
`SuperSPARC I
`Up to four Cypress CY7C601 or
`SuperSPARC I
`
`Up to eight SuperSPARC I/II
`
`Up to 20 SuperSPARC I/II
`
`CS6400
`
`SuperDragon
`
`sun4d
`
`Up to 64 SuperSPARC I/II
`
`CPU
`bus
`—
`—
`—
`—
`—
`
`MBus
`
`MBus
`
`MBus
`
`XDBus
`×1
`XDBus
`×2
`XDBus
`×4
`
`CPU MHz
`
`25 MHz
`25 MHz
`25 MHz
`33 MHz
`33 MHz
`40, 50,
`60 MHz
`40, 50,
`60 MHz
`40, 50,
`60 MHz
`40, 50, 60,
`85 MHz
`40, 50, 60,
`85 MHz
`
`RAM
`(max)
`72 MB
`72 MB
`72 MB
`96 MB
`96 MB
`
`1 GB
`
`2.5 GB
`
`3.5 GB
`
`2 GB
`
`5 GB
`
`60, 85 MHz
`
`16 GB
`
`Note that the above configurations were those supported by Sun Microsystems. Various third-party processor upgrades were available for
`SPARCstation/server systems, for instance the 80 MHz Weitek POWER μP for the SPARCstation 2 or IPX, or the Ross hyperSPARC MBus
`modules rated at clock speeds up to 200 MHz. As mentioned above, some models listed as SPARCstations were also available in SPARCserver
`configuration and vice versa.
`
`The CS6400 was developed by an outside group working cooperatively with, rather than competitively against, Sun Microsystems;[1][2] as a
`result, although sold by Cray Research as the “Cray Superserver 6400”, all of its components had Sun OEM part numbers and the machine
`was documented in Sun's System Handbook.[3] In 1996, when Cray Research was bought by Silicon Graphics, the CS6400 development group
`was sold to Sun, and released the 64-processor Sun Ultra Enterprise 10000 “Starfire” the following year.
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`Sun timeline
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`See also
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`Cray CS6400
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`References
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`1. How the Sun Enterprise 10000 Was Born (https://web.archive.org/web/20150924012730/http://www.filibeto.org/~aduritz/truetrue/e10000/
`how-e10k-wasborn.html)
`2. “Scaling Solaris for Enterprise Computing”, Cray Users Group 1995 Spring Proceedings (https://cug.org/5-publications/proceedings_atten
`dee_lists/1997CD/S95PROC/172_181.PDF)
`3. Sun System Handbook v2.1, 2003 March (https://web.ivy.net/~carton/sun-feh-2_1/Systems/4d-System/4dSYSTEM_Cray_Supersvr_640
`0.html)
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`External links
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`Sun Microsystems (http://www.sun.com/)
`The Sun Hardware Reference, Part 1 (http://www.sunhelp.org/faq/sunref1.html)
`Benchmarks for various Sun systems (http://sunstuff.org/hardware/performance/)
`Obsolyte! - Fan site for old Unix Workstations, including Sun machines (http://www.obsolyte.com/)
`Sun Field Engineer Handbook, 20th edition (https://web.archive.org/web/20070715111911/http://www.sunshack.org/data/feh/1.5/wcd0009
`4/wcd09466.htm)
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