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'''SPARC''' is [[Sun Microsystems]]' 32-bit [[Reduced Instruction Set Computer|RISC]] [[Central Processing Unit|processor]], an enhanced SPARC (32b), not to be confused with its more modern 64-bit descendant, [[UltraSPARC]].  It was manufactured by several companies including  Atmel, Bipolar Integrated Technology, Cypress Semiconductor, Fujitsu, Matsushita and [[Texas Instruments]], etc. SPARC is fully [[open source|open]], non-proprietary and royalty-free.
'''SPARC''' is [[Sun Microsystems]]' 32-bit [[Reduced Instruction Set Computer|RISC]] [[Central Processing Unit|processor]], an enhanced SPARC (32b), not to be confused with its more modern 64-bit descendant, [[UltraSPARC]].  It was manufactured by several companies including  Atmel, Bipolar Integrated Technology, Cypress Semiconductor, Fujitsu, Matsushita and [[Texas Instruments]], etc. SPARC is fully [[open source|open]], non-proprietary and royalty-free.


It was used in a variety of Sun systems, from speeds of 14.28Mhz to 200 MGhz.
It was used in a variety of Sun systems, from speeds of 14.28MHz to 200 MHz.


== Sun-4 machines ==
== Sun-4 machines ==
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[[Category: Microprocessors]]
[[Category: Microprocessors]]
[[Category: Architectures]]

Latest revision as of 05:11, 20 February 2024

SPARC is Sun Microsystems' 32-bit RISC processor, an enhanced SPARC (32b), not to be confused with its more modern 64-bit descendant, UltraSPARC. It was manufactured by several companies including Atmel, Bipolar Integrated Technology, Cypress Semiconductor, Fujitsu, Matsushita and Texas Instruments, etc. SPARC is fully open, non-proprietary and royalty-free.

It was used in a variety of Sun systems, from speeds of 14.28MHz to 200 MHz.

Sun-4 machines

The Sun-4s were SPARC-based computers using the Sun-3's general VMEbus approach.

SPARCstations

SPARC Integrated and laptops

SPARCservers

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