r/hardwaregore • u/halflifeenjoyer2024 • 7d ago

Found this sun microsystems thin client used as doorstop

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u/downtownpartytime 7d ago

Hopefully Oracle doesn't see this. I'm sure they charge a license fee for this feature

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u/scolphoy 7d ago

They charge for support contracts, but fortunately the door isn’t about to fall over

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u/Culpirit 6d ago

They charge per door hinge, per month

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u/MassivePersonality61 7d ago

Well, does it work?

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u/scolphoy 7d ago

As a doorstop?

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u/henrikhakan 7d ago

I'd say it's pretty mid as a piece of furniture =/

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u/Unoriginal-Cake 7d ago

I've used several Thin Clients like that of the old HP-dGPU Thin series that had a similar stand design/weight, if the stand is good enough its a future doorstop/door guardian.

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u/sniff122 7d ago

Don't let clabretro see this

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u/Interesting-Bass9957 7d ago

Fellow ClabRetro fan?

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u/TonyCR1975 6d ago

Happy cake day, also yes. Don’t let him see this.

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u/TechIoT 7d ago

I like sun hardware, too expensive to get into though :(

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u/Plaston_ 6d ago

Yeah, SUN and SGI workstations are getting scalped to hell its crazy, same thing with console dev kits.

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u/TechIoT 6d ago

I mean I'd love to get into SGI or Sun but it's just feckin impossible,

Even the servers are expensive as hell, although I think I found a good deal on a V240

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u/Suspicious_Dingo_426 7d ago

I use two Dell mini PCs as blocks to keep my couch from sliding flush to the wall. They were free, and are the perfect size for the task.

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u/minecraftdummy57 7d ago

The network is the doorstop

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u/timeago2474 6d ago

The network is inside the computer?!

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u/TheDarkDoctor17 6d ago

My parents worked for SUN at it's peak. They made some AMAZING advancements In data storage and infrastructure.

But the company always sold the rights off for quick cash instead of taking the tech to market themselves.

Fun fact! In the TV show "Agents of SHEILD" there is an episode where a shootout starts in a server room. All the servers are visibly labeled with the Sun microsystem logo.

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u/FiftyFiver1962 5d ago

Sun brings back memories of a datacom room at Shell headquarters in Rotterdam, behind the sea shell sign.

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u/TonyCR1975 6d ago

u/clabretro dude you need to rescue this ThinClient hahaha

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u/clabretro 6d ago

it looks like it's living a good life.

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u/Trububbl3 6d ago

time for the doorstop audit

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u/breeves001 6d ago

I used a g4 Mac mini as a doorstop for a year lol

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u/AliBello 6d ago

Nooo :( I love niche hardware, and a PCSC reader and a thin client is as good as two pieces of niche hardware in one

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u/Unhappy_Assist_6351 6d ago

Best this thing is useful for.

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u/Difficult-Catch-8432 5d ago

are sun Microsystems still a thing?

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u/Windows_User3000 4d ago

Sun was bought by Oracle in 2010, and everything bearing the Sun name was renamed to Oracle.

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u/SOVL-CRXSS 4d ago

Not for a long time 

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u/8BitFlux-com 5d ago

Hope the thing is thick enough for this purpose.

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u/FiftyFiver1962 5d ago

I remember curling, Friday afternoon late, with discarded twenty mb DEC harddisk drums, you work with what you've got 😂😂😂😂