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SPARC is [[Sun Microsystem]]'s 32-bit RISC processor, not to be confused with its more modern 64-bit descendant, UltraSPARC.  It was manufactured by several companies including Sun, Fujitsu, TI, etc.
 
SPARC is [[Sun Microsystem]]'s 32-bit RISC processor, not to be confused with its more modern 64-bit descendant, UltraSPARC.  It was manufactured by several companies including Sun, Fujitsu, TI, etc.
  
It was used in a variety of Sun systems, including
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It was used in a variety of Sun systems.
  
* Sun-4 machines
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== Sun-4 machines ==
  
* SPARCstations
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The Sun-4s were SPARC-based computers using the Sun-3's general VMEbus approach.
  
** [[SPARCstation 5]]
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== SPARCstations ==
  
* SPARCservers
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* [[SPARCstation 5]]
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== SPARCservers ==

Revision as of 13:27, 27 December 2010

SPARC is Sun Microsystem's 32-bit RISC processor, not to be confused with its more modern 64-bit descendant, UltraSPARC. It was manufactured by several companies including Sun, Fujitsu, TI, etc.

It was used in a variety of Sun systems.

Sun-4 machines

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

SPARCstations

SPARCservers