[TUHS] Do you have any historical UNIX computers?

[Vicente Collares via TUHS]

Hello Henry,

On Mon, 9 Jun 2025 14:52:54 -0400
Henry Bent <henry.r.bent at gmail.com> wrote:

> Something like a SPARCstation 2 or 5 might be ideal since you would be able
> to run a variety of operating systems both historic and modern - SunOS 4,
> Solaris, NetBSD, probably Linux if you really wanted to, NeXTstep, and I'm
> probably forgetting a few more.  The historical significance of a system
> like that is that they were everywhere - Sun sold a ton of them and they
> were used in all sorts of applications, which also makes it a good entry
> level machine since they're fairly easy to come by and not terribly
> expensive.  Parts are usually easy to find and inexpensive if you need
> them.  You would also have options like using a modern SCSI emulator
> instead of a hard disk or connecting to an LCD monitor, but you could also
> do the full original workstation setup without too much trouble.
> 
> -Henry
> 

Do the models you mentioned generally "age" well? Do they usually 
require significant repairs to get them running again?

I've always found Sun to be an interesting company and like your 
suggestion a lot. I like having the option to connect a hard drive 
through a SCSI emulator.

Thanks for answering my questions,

Vicente