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The Founders

From left to right: Vinod Khosla, Bill Joy, Andreas Bechtolsheim and Scott McNealy. Although Joy was not a founder, he was hired shortly thereafter and became one of Sun's major contributors. (Image courtesy of Sun Microsystems, Inc.)

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The Sun-1

Sun's workstations were an instant success primarily in the university market. This led many professionals to the company who helped it grow steadily. (Image courtesy of Sun Microsystems, Inc.)

The First SPARCstation

In 1989, Sun introduced the SPARCstation 1, the first Sun computer that used the SPARC chip. (Image courtesy of Sun Microsystems, Inc.)

Sun JavaStation

Sun developed the Java programming language, and its network computer is aptly named. The JavaStation conforms to the NC Reference Profile and is available in several models. (Image courtesy of Sun Microsystems, Inc.)

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