Sun Sparc 5 Nostalgia

barl0w writes with what he calls "an awesome on-going story over at OS News about a Sun Sparc 5 coming alive again." Like the article's author points out, if you really want 64-bit computing, it's available cheaply on eBay.

64 bits?

[bennomatic]

Back in my day, we had eight bits [lemon64.com], and we liked it!

Re:Again?

[Achoi77]

Is that the computer lab under Hill? I don't remember, as I was in school before they created ARC. You aren't referring to those ancient slow computers with the opto/magnetic mouse things that needed that metal mousepad to get it to work, are you? Cause those were SLOW, nobody wanted to use them, unless you had a programming assignment deadline, then that lab would be full to the brim trying to get their assignment to compile. =)

This is a great idea....

[sinergy]

Put some old things on Ebay, and create a completely unmerited ferver on /. to buy them.

Re:Correction

[sysadmn]

If you keep spreading facts on Slashdot we'll have to throw you out.
Let's get back to the mindless bashing and opinions presented as Gospel.

Re:Correction

[morgue-ann]

Where's the item in the moderate listbox for "insightful flamebait"?

Re:64 bit a marketing tool?

[autocracy]

Maybe by linking to other sites that don't do as well, we don't look as bad? Then again, more people would have to RTFA for that to work...

Re:I have some of these in my garage!

[RevDobbs]

``A lot of traffic'', you say? Care to put them up to a good slashdotting? C'mon, post a URL, you know you want to...