# The Amiga 3000 UNIX and Sun Microsystems: Deal or no deal?

**URL:** <https://forum.devtalk.com/t/the-amiga-3000-unix-and-sun-microsystems-deal-or-no-deal/205517>\
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**Created:** [3 July 2025 13:45 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/the-amiga-3000-unix-and-sun-microsystems-deal-or-no-deal/205517 "2025-07-03T13:45:56Z")\
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**Post date:** [3 July 2025 13:45 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/the-amiga-3000-unix-and-sun-microsystems-deal-or-no-deal/205517/1 "2025-07-03T13:45:56Z")

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> Amiga lore is full of exciting tales. Many of them are retold to demonstrate how the incompetence of Commodore’s management destroyed a platform that, by rights, was destined for success. _Coulda, shoulda,_ and the Amiga _woulda_ risen as rightful ruler of all other computer platforms, forever and ever. Amen.
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> One of those stories is about how Sun Microsystems allegedly showed interest in the Amiga 3000 during the early 1990s. It’s a classic Amiga anecdote, usually recounted without much reflection, and one [I’ve certainly helped perpetuate](https://www.datagubbe.se/afb/).
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> Alas, the more I think about it, the less it adds up. Fact or factoid? Let’s speculate!

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