SUN Microsystems Invites To Vintage Computer Festival

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Wednesday, July 14, 2004; 12:00 AM

July 14, 2004 – (HostReview.com) - This week at its Burlington campus, Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq: SUNW) is hosting Vintage Computer Festival (VCF) East 2.0, an international event that celebrates the history of computing. The mission of VCF is to promote the preservation of 'obsolete' computers by offering attendees a chance to experience the technologies, people and stories that embody the computing revolution.

On Friday and Saturday, July 16-17, 2004, the press is invited to view the vintage collections exhibited by computing enthusiasts and to sit in on the presentations that will be given on a variety of topics. Friday's speaking agenda will feature Sun executives discussing SIMH, the Computer History Simulation Project aimed at preserving computing's heritage by simulating systems of historic interest; and the emerging utility model for today's computing systems, juxtaposing the past with the future.

When:
Friday and Saturday, July 16-17, 2004
Presentations from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. daily
Exhibits from 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. daily

Where:
Sun Microsystems
One Network Drive
Burlington, MA
Driving directions are available at http://www.sun.com/corp_emp/boston/map.html

Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision -- "The Network Is The Computer" -- has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW) to its position as a leading provider of industrial-strength hardware, software and services that make the Net work. Sun can be found in more than 100 countries and on the World Wide Web at http://sun.com