Comment by haunter
6 hours ago
The predecessor that the Sun JavaStation “Krups” is one of my all time favorite computer design https://forums.sgi.sh/index.php?threads/the-sun-javastation-...
We used to have these at my workplace and always wanted to get one but they got thrown out and I didn’t manage to save one… And nowadays they are kind of rare to find on used marketplaces.
And of course you can still set them up today https://youtu.be/Fb0w5OT1U58
Image for UK-based readers:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaStation#/media/File:Sun_Mi...
Wow that's... hideous. I assume they didn't mean it was their favourite design aesthetically!
Taste is subjective after all. I'd say it has a certain late 90s charm to it.
Thanks for sharing, that brings back good memories.
Here is another one, from the first JavaStation,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxV_pR1ZsXM
Sun was my favourite UNIX vendor, oh well.