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A hybrid Sun-4c/VME architecture found in the SPARCengine 1 (Sun 4/E) VME embedded controller. This board was originally designed by Force
Computers and licensed to Sun. Supported by SunOS 4.0.3e and 4.1e and Solaris 2.1 to
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processor interconnect, scalable up to 20 processors. The only Sun-4d systems produced by Sun were the SPARCserver 1000 and SPARCcenter 2000 series. The
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56:series, but employing
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877:"SunFLASH Vol 47 #26"
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322:Cypress Semiconductor
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1560:Visualization System
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228:Weitek 1164/1165 FPU
195:Weitek 1164/1165 FPU
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60:based on Sun's own
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