<div dir="ltr">There is a Sun 3 on E-Pay!<div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/174665215468?hash=item28aadbadec:g:r9wAAOSw4tNgQPtb&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA0HuCk90Ad2Fn2FTmoHs4AUIo88K60hhZvcXqRdrQ%2Fm7dK2zi6hq422Cmb1xS2Tl6Pp6n6Us5Fw%2B%2FiEaGey%2BixpMRE6%2Bkqn5saC8JuJW2pOhTV1%2BYEmI3B8Y7KH9kVooOB%2BKNaB6sh8RYuhd9C5iTka8M2g5egiffL%2BggYLJzVgm8NHCLv7MqMEENDUo3%2BOdcE%2ByF3vJCh%2BubEzn2mWg%2FFDtTaPKCJdrzAuuATiJ4%2FQ8P%2FmenvEXIQ4zGgZWPFpvQFqK0dP%2FV44czA6lkOpRq63A%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR4iGy7aqYg">https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/174665215468?hash=item28aadbadec:g:r9wAAOSw4tNgQPtb&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA0HuCk90Ad2Fn2FTmoHs4AUIo88K60hhZvcXqRdrQ%2Fm7dK2zi6hq422Cmb1xS2Tl6Pp6n6Us5Fw%2B%2FiEaGey%2BixpMRE6%2Bkqn5saC8JuJW2pOhTV1%2BYEmI3B8Y7KH9kVooOB%2BKNaB6sh8RYuhd9C5iTka8M2g5egiffL%2BggYLJzVgm8NHCLv7MqMEENDUo3%2BOdcE%2ByF3vJCh%2BubEzn2mWg%2FFDtTaPKCJdrzAuuATiJ4%2FQ8P%2FmenvEXIQ4zGgZWPFpvQFqK0dP%2FV44czA6lkOpRq63A%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR4iGy7aqYg</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>But of cause it's extremely expensive (<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Skin-market-sans;font-size:24px;font-weight:700">£1,295.00) </span>and a doubt if it is working or compete.</div><div><div style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14pt"><font size="4"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:18.6667px">Quite an interesting history behind this little lot - H. Berthold AG, Type Foundry, Berlin, responsible for some of the type-faces that we use today. Unfortunately looks like they went out of business in 1993 ....</span></font></font></div><font face="Arial" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial"><div><font size="4"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:18.6667px"><br></span></font></font></div>Two x SUN Microsystems 3/50 model 247 Workstations, badged Berthold, Vintage 1988 with DataTower 250 and </font><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:18.6667px">RasterImageServer</span><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial"><font face="Arial"><br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial"><font face="Arial">Massive lot of early SUN Microsystems hardware from 1988. I've made a number of notes so I'll try to describe as accurately as I can ....</font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial"><font face="Arial"><br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial"><font face="Arial">TWO x Sun Microsystems 3/50, model 247, part number 600-2107-01, one dated 13th July 1988 and the other dated 19th July 1988</font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial"><font face="Arial"><br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial"><font face="Arial">Made in the USA</font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial"><font face="Arial"><br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial"><font face="Arial">The two SUN 3/50's have been rebadged Berthold, Workstation 1.5</font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial"><span style="font-size:14pt">Wide 'pizza-box' desktop model</span><br></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial"><span style="font-size:14pt">Connections across the back are - 15-pin Keyboard, BNC and 15-pin Ethernet, 2 x 25-pin Serial A and Serial B and a 9-pin monitor connection.</span><br></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial"><font face="Arial"><br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial"><font face="Arial">Power-on tested only - ie. I've plugged in a power cable and turned the workstations on. Fans start up, sounds like they're working but I don't have a keyboard or monitor that would connect to these Units so I am unable to test further.</font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial"><span style="font-size:14pt">In addition to the two SUN workstations are the two large and heavy cabinets that you'll see in the photo.</span><br></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial"><span style="font-size:14pt">First one, again badged Berthold, is a DataTower 250, machine number 176-0055. Dimensions 75 cm tall x 48 cm deep x 36 cm wide and weight 55kg. </span><br></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial"><span style="font-size:14pt">Second Unit, badged Berthold, is a RasterImageServer, machine number 167-0328. Dimensions 75 cm tall x 80 cm deep x 36 cm wide and weight of this one 90kg. </span><br></div><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, 14 Jul 2023 at 04:00, Jonathan Chapman via rescue <<a href="mailto:rescue@sunhelp.org">rescue@sunhelp.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">Hah, same, been looking for a Sun 2 box for a while :P</div><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">Sun3 is out there, especially 3/50 and 3/60, but all the VME stuff is expensive now.<br></div><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">Thanks,</div><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">Jonathan<br></div>
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<div dir="ltr"><br><div>Hi Safar,</div><div><br></div><div>I would like one too, please let me know if you find one. I'll give the donor a shoutout on my youtube channel!</div><div><br></div><div>I'll cover shipping or pickup anywhere on east coast of US.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Best Regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Mark</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Thu, Jul 13, 2023 at 6:25 PM Safar Mashtizadeh via rescue <<a href="mailto:rescue@sunhelp.org" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">rescue@sunhelp.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex" class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><p>Please Help ,I'm in need of any vintage Sun System 2 or 3 . A complete system or parts for sale or as donation . <br>
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<p>Please let me know if you can help .</p><p>Thanks,</p><p><br></p><p>Safar.<br></p>
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