Sun Microsystems

Sun Microsystems was an early American computer manufacturer. They also manufactured their products in Europe.

History
The, , and series of workstations and servers were based on the Motorola 68k family of microprocessors. The series introduced Sun's own  RISC architecture. Sun also developed their own variant of Unix, originally called, which became. Their Network File System (NFS) became a de facto standard for sharing files between Unix systems.

At one point, Sun became one of the largest computer companies and also owned. Sun had considered an opportunity to merge with Apple Computer in 1990, and to buy the struggling company outright in 1996.

On April 20, 2009, announced that it would acquire Sun for 9.50 per share. The sun.com URL now redirects to Oracle Hardware. Sun's former headquarters is now occupied by Facebook.