Sun Microsystems

Sun Microsystems was an early American computer manufacturer. They also manufactured their products in Europe.
==History==
The , , and series of workstations and servers were based on the Motorola 68k family of microprocessors. The series introduced Sun's own RISC architecture. Sun also developed their own variant of Unix, originally called , which became . Their Network File System (NFS) became a de facto standard for sharing files between Unix systems.. 1995-10-14.
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At one point, Sun became one of the largest computer companies and also owned . Sun had considered an opportunity to merge with Apple Computer in 1990, and to buy the struggling company outright in 1996.Today in Apple history: Sun Microsystems almost buys Apple by Luke Dormehl, Cult of Mac. 2021-01-25.
On April 20, 2009, Oracle Corporation announced that it would acquire Sun for 9.50 per share.Oracle to Buy Sun, Sun Microsystems]. 2009-04-20. Archived 2009-04-23. The sun.com URL now redirects to Oracle Hardware.Oracle Hardware, Oracle. Accessed 2021-10-10. Sun's former headquarters has been occupied by Facebook since 2011.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. Sun's logo was kept and moved to the back of the campus sign as a cautionary warning against complacency.Facebook Headquarters Sign / Sun Microsystems logo by Didier Lüthi, YouTube. 2016-03-30.
==References==
==External links==
*Sun Microsystems official website (archived 2009-04-23, 1996-10-20)
* at Wikipedia
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