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Organization · 1982 CE – 2010 CE

Sun Microsystems

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Stanford University Network
Sun
Sun
Sun
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Sun Microsystems, Inc.

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in countryUnited States1784 CE
employedAdam Leventhal1979 CE
founded by · employedBill Joy1954 CE
employedDavid J. Brown1957 CE
employedJohn Gage1942 CE
employedLila Tretikov1978 CE
subsidiaryStorage Technology Corporation1969 CE
employedTantek Çelik19th c. CE
followsThinking Machines Corporation1983 CE
is part ofUnix International1988 CE
employedWilliam English1929 CE

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