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Old 29th Jun 2011, 7:57 am   #13
twocvbloke
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Default Re: Mostek/ST 'Timekeeper' IC (Sun NVRAM) repair

I quite like old computers me, even more so when they're working, and as for these Sun computers, I never even knew they existed until around 2002 when I got my first job (back then all I knew that existed were PCs & Macs, hadn't even heard of linux then either!!!), and seeing these ones here running modern internet browser applications, where a Windows or mac computer couldn't, it's very impressive...

And I like the idea of the BIOS settings being loaded from a 5 1/4" floppy (I want an old system with them, an old 486 with multiple FDD's, just like the "Phantom of the Floppera" vid on youtube!!), today that just wouldn't work, computers are so boring in that respect, hence why I love old hardware, there's more room to play...

What were Sun systems used for anyway? like I say I only learned of their existence in 2002, but, I never found out what they're for, I know networking them is common, but, other than that, I don't know anything about them...
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