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Can a 2001 Sun SPARC server host a website in 2026?

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  • darkosubotica@hachyderm.ioD darkosubotica@hachyderm.io

    @humanhorseshoes oh my! How do Pentium chips vanish? ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

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    @darkosubotica the truck SIM card sending SMS messages either went out of coverage, the unit in the machine failed or needed a reboot etc

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    • darkosubotica@hachyderm.ioD darkosubotica@hachyderm.io

      Can a 2001 Sun SPARC server host a website in 2026?

      Spoiler: Yes. Yes it can. ๐Ÿ”ฅ

      I got my Sun Netra X1 running OpenBSD + httpd serving actual web traffic.

      Full writeup: https://rup12.net/posts/can-my-sparc-server-host-my-website/

      #homelab #SPARC #retro #selfhosted #OpenBSD #Cloudflare #vintagecomputing #sysadmin #Sun

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      @darkosubotica I see what you did here ๐Ÿคฃ

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      • darkosubotica@hachyderm.ioD darkosubotica@hachyderm.io

        Can a 2001 Sun SPARC server host a website in 2026?

        Spoiler: Yes. Yes it can. ๐Ÿ”ฅ

        I got my Sun Netra X1 running OpenBSD + httpd serving actual web traffic.

        Full writeup: https://rup12.net/posts/can-my-sparc-server-host-my-website/

        #homelab #SPARC #retro #selfhosted #OpenBSD #Cloudflare #vintagecomputing #sysadmin #Sun

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        @darkosubotica It's literally called a "server" and it's from 2001, in time for the first dot com crash. I'd be more surprised if it COULDN'T host a website!

        These were the halcyon days for web servers that probably cost $30,000 brand new.

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        • steffeng@hachyderm.ioS steffeng@hachyderm.io

          @darkosubotica I see what you did here ๐Ÿคฃ

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          @steffeng We're all 486

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          • soviut@hachyderm.ioS soviut@hachyderm.io

            @darkosubotica It's literally called a "server" and it's from 2001, in time for the first dot com crash. I'd be more surprised if it COULDN'T host a website!

            These were the halcyon days for web servers that probably cost $30,000 brand new.

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            @soviut the challenge here is making sure the OS and the stack is new enough to be exposed to the scary portion of the internet!

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            • darkosubotica@hachyderm.ioD darkosubotica@hachyderm.io

              @soviut the challenge here is making sure the OS and the stack is new enough to be exposed to the scary portion of the internet!

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              @darkosubotica Yeah, great article!

              By the way, you left some PII on the one chip ๐Ÿ˜‰

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              • soviut@hachyderm.ioS soviut@hachyderm.io

                @darkosubotica Yeah, great article!

                By the way, you left some PII on the one chip ๐Ÿ˜‰

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                @soviut that must be from the previous owners! ๐Ÿ˜… Oddly the chip had no thermal paste once I opened it up!

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                • darkosubotica@hachyderm.ioD darkosubotica@hachyderm.io

                  @humanhorseshoes oh my! How do Pentium chips vanish? ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

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                  @darkosubotica @humanhorseshoes Like a truckload of clogs vanish. https://www.outsideonline.com/culture/essays-culture/bedrock-sandals-stolen/

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                  • markstos@urbanists.socialM markstos@urbanists.social

                    @darkosubotica @humanhorseshoes Like a truckload of clogs vanish. https://www.outsideonline.com/culture/essays-culture/bedrock-sandals-stolen/

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                    @markstos @darkosubotica more useful than a pile of intel crap

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                    • darkosubotica@hachyderm.ioD darkosubotica@hachyderm.io

                      Can a 2001 Sun SPARC server host a website in 2026?

                      Spoiler: Yes. Yes it can. ๐Ÿ”ฅ

                      I got my Sun Netra X1 running OpenBSD + httpd serving actual web traffic.

                      Full writeup: https://rup12.net/posts/can-my-sparc-server-host-my-website/

                      #homelab #SPARC #retro #selfhosted #OpenBSD #Cloudflare #vintagecomputing #sysadmin #Sun

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                      @darkosubotica reminds me, I have a SPARC stored in the attic. Should try this ๐Ÿค”

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                      • collectifission@greennuclear.onlineC collectifission@greennuclear.online

                        @darkosubotica reminds me, I have a SPARC stored in the attic. Should try this ๐Ÿค”

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                        @collectifission yes you should! ๐Ÿ‘

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