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==Sun Keyboards==
In its prime, Sun manufactured workstations.
The most famous line was ''SparcStation'' that had Sun's processor design ''SPARC'' and ran one of Sun's Unix operating systems: ''SunOS' and later ''Solaris''.

Most keyboards for Sun workstations were high-quality [[rubber dome]] keyboards made by [[Fujitsu]].

=== Keyboard protocol ===
Early keyboards talked one of Sun's proprietary protocols. The latest keyboards talked USB.

=== Keyboard layout ===
In Sun's own layout:
* The [[backspace key]] was right above a horizontal [[enter key]].
* The [[control key]] was to the left of 'A' (on a QWERTY) keyboard. and the [[caps lock]] key was on the space-bar row below the left Shift key.
* The space bar row had [[meta key]] and a [[compose key]].

Some keyboards, such as the Sun Type 5, was available in variants for both the Sun layout and in a more [[IBM Enhanced Keyboard|IBM-like]] layout.

Several keyboards had named function keys to the left of the main region: "Cut", "Copy", "Paste", "Props" (properties), etc.

The Sun layout inspired much of the layout of the [[HHKB_Professional|Happy Hacking Keyboard Professional]].

=== List of keyboards ===
* [[Sun Type 3]]. [[Oak Full-Travel Membrane]].<ref>ちゃたりたいね — [http://kbd.rzw.jp/membrane/sun_type3/ Sun Type 3 OAKスプリング]</ref>
* [[Sun Type 4]]. Tactile [[Key Tronic foam and foil]].<ref>ちゃたりたいね — [http://kbd.rzw.jp/keytronic/sun_type4/ Sun Type 4 KeyTronic静電容量]</ref>
* [[Sun Type 5]]. Standard Fujitsu internals. High-quality keycaps. Often named the most beautiful keyboard in the world.{{citation needed}}
* [[Sun Type 6]]. Standard Fujitsu design in Sun's layout.
* [[Sun Type 7]]. Standard Fujitsu design in Sun's layout.