Yuna

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Yuna
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Hardware
Vendor:Sun Microsystems
Model:Ultra 10
CPU:UltraSPARC IIi@333MHz
Bus:PCI, UPA
RAM:640MB
Software
Collection Data
Acquired:2002
Paid:$150.00
Catalog Data
Usage Info


[[Category:Vendor Sun Microsystems]]

[[Category:Computers with UltraSPARC IIi CPUs]]


Summary

This beauty of a system is the datashed systems and network administration workhorse. I acquired it ca. 2002 while working as a UNIX Systems Administrator Associate for Lockheed Martin. It was my main home computer for some time, a role in which it served me well.

I developed trapd and a bunch of goofy text-mode games on this in C, and it got me through a Modula-2 course.

Though it originally ran Solaris 8, I have since upgraded to Solaris 10--though I question exactly how well this qualifies as an "upgrade", given the decreased performance and lack of OpenWindows desktop. GNOME is completely unusable on such a slow system, but CDE is quite serviceable.

Inspiration

This was inspired by the character of Yuna from Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2. She is a kind and honest character, a summoner and seeker of truth.

Yuna from Final Fantasy X-2

Current Usage

This machine is used to perform administration tasks in the datashed. It is too slow for most web browsing, but is quite good as an ssh terminal.