On May 26, 2021, at 3:58 AM, Carsten Grzemba via openindiana-discuss 
<openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org> wrote:
> 
> Off topic: 
> Is there anyone who is interested in Sun keyboards X3733A, en-layout
> I have some on stock and would yield them for shipping costs only.
> -- 
> Carsten

If no one else has claimed them in 7 days (so that more deserving souls who 
actually _git commit_ to OI rather than benefit from other people’s work as end 
users all get a chance first), I’ll take a couple :)
For the full nostalgic OpenSolaris experience they’ll pair well with my Sun 
Ultra 24 Model B21 and Ultra 27 Model B27 workstations, you know, the ones 
where when you swivel the side of the case down, you are surprised with the 
clearest, most compact and succinct, most thoughtfully illustrated diagrams on 
user-serviceable part upgrade/replacement procedures ever drawn on the inside 
of a computer case or rack, the kind of thoughtful design so characteristically 
in line with Sun Microsystems’ legendary commitment to quality.  Those diagrams 
are just works of art, and it always struck me that Sun cared so much about 
details like that that exceedingly few people would ever see.

I always loved how Sun’s boxes looked like any other computer manufacturer’s 
off-white boxes on the outside, but were always so clean and thoughtfully 
designed on the inside.  It reminds me of Steve Jobs and how he would tell the 
story of his dad emphatically imparting to his teenage son how utterly 
important it was to make sure that you always did your best work, never took 
shortcuts, and paid excruciating attention to detail when rebuilding and/or 
overhauling an engine and made sure your work was not only perfect and 
professional, but _looked_ clean and beautiful, even though no one else would 
ever, ever see any of the work you did under the hood of your car.  That 
dedication to engineering excellence was just so deeply embedded in Sun 
Microsystems’ DNA

“We are responsible for actions performed in response to circumstances for 
which we are not responsible.”  —Allan Massie, _A Question of Loyalties_, 1989
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