[geeks] Sun E10000 Historical Enquiry

[JP Hindin]

(I sent this to the ccmp list, but I realised I probably will get a better 
response here - my apologies to those who saw the double-post) and the

Greetings to all;

There's been a bunch of talk of favourite machines and getting into the 
hobby on the classic computing list and it has gotten me amped up to work 
on my E10k. The E10k was always the "coolest" machine for me - largely due 
to the timing of my entry into the industry.

I recently read Tracy Kidder's Soul of a New Machine and was pondering the 
history of the E10k and its start in Cray Research Inc and its subsequent 
sale to Sun. The asset transfer that must've taken place and then how Sun 
turned it around to make it a Sun product and made its impact on the 
market has to be a fascinating story too.

I would love to talk to anyone who was involved in the development, 
transfer, initial rollout and support of the E10k - from
both CRI's and Sun's perspective. Heck, I'd be fascinated to talk to 
anyone who purchased the machines during their lifespan
(1997-2001) and could tell me what you used them for.

If you only know of someone that was involved that you might think would 
be interested in talking to me, please pass my
eMail address on.

Maybe if I get a big response I could put something together, if there was 
suitable interest of course. But at this point,
I'm mostly just fascinated for myself.

Thanks to all!

  - JP