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Yes, but there was literally a parallel "SPARCserver" line of systems that were differentiated by lack of a graphics card and a server-oriented OS. https://en.
by AStonesThrow 2y ago
Yes, but there was literally a parallel "SPARCserver" line of systems that were differentiated by lack of a graphics card and a server-oriented OS.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPARCstation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPARCstation
That being said, most orgs had little reservations about putting workstations into server roles, including every company I worked for, such as a regional ISP.
- hapless 2y agoUnlike prior Sun systems there was no rack-optimized direct counterpart to the SS20 the "SPARCServer 20" was a super rare badging for like, workgroup servers the big rackmount units for the sun4m era were still VME systems: 4/670, 4/690, etc