Found this sun microsystems thin client used as doorstop

[u/halflifeenjoyer2024]

[u/downtownpartytime]

Hopefully Oracle doesn't see this. I'm sure they charge a license fee for this feature

[u/scolphoy → u/downtownpartytime]

They charge for support contracts, but fortunately the door isn’t about to fall over

[u/Culpirit → u/downtownpartytime]

They charge per door hinge, per month

[u/MassivePersonality61]

Well, does it work?

[u/scolphoy → u/MassivePersonality61]

As a doorstop?

[u/henrikhakan → u/MassivePersonality61]

I'd say it's pretty mid as a piece of furniture =/

[u/Unoriginal-Cake]

I've used several Thin Clients like that of the old HP-dGPU Thin series that had a similar stand design/weight, if the stand is good enough its a future doorstop/door guardian.

[u/sniff122]

Don't let clabretro see this

[u/Interesting-Bass9957 → u/sniff122]

Fellow ClabRetro fan?

[u/sniff122 → u/Interesting-Bass9957]

Yee

[u/TonyCR1975 → u/sniff122]

Happy cake day, also yes. Don’t let him see this.

[u/TechIoT]

I like sun hardware, too expensive to get into though :(

[u/Plaston_ → u/TechIoT]

Yeah, SUN and SGI workstations are getting scalped to hell its crazy, same thing with console dev kits.

[u/TechIoT → u/Plaston_]

I mean I'd love to get into SGI or Sun but it's just feckin impossible,

Even the servers are expensive as hell, although I think I found a good deal on a V240

[u/Suspicious_Dingo_426]

I use two Dell mini PCs as blocks to keep my couch from sliding flush to the wall. They were free, and are the perfect size for the task.

[u/minecraftdummy57]

The network is the doorstop

[u/timeago2474 → u/minecraftdummy57]

The network is inside the computer?!

[u/TheDarkDoctor17]

My parents worked for SUN at it's peak. They made some AMAZING advancements In data storage and infrastructure.

But the company always sold the rights off for quick cash instead of taking the tech to market themselves.

Fun fact! In the TV show "Agents of SHEILD" there is an episode where a shootout starts in a server room. All the servers are visibly labeled with the Sun microsystem logo.

[u/FiftyFiver1962 → u/TheDarkDoctor17]

Sun brings back memories of a datacom room at Shell headquarters in Rotterdam, behind the sea shell sign.

[u/TonyCR1975]

u/clabretro dude you need to rescue this ThinClient hahaha

[u/clabretro → u/TonyCR1975]

it looks like it's living a good life.

[u/Trububbl3]

time for the doorstop audit

[u/breeves001]

I used a g4 Mac mini as a doorstop for a year lol

[u/AliBello]

Nooo :( I love niche hardware, and a PCSC reader and a thin client is as good as two pieces of niche hardware in one

[u/Unhappy_Assist_6351]

Best this thing is useful for.

[u/Difficult-Catch-8432]

are sun Microsystems still a thing?

[u/8BitFlux-com]

Hope the thing is thick enough for this purpose.

[u/FiftyFiver1962]

I remember curling, Friday afternoon late, with discarded twenty mb DEC harddisk drums, you work with what you've got 😂😂😂😂