Scalable Performance ARChitecture A high performance reduced instruction set computer from Sun Microsystems A number of GIS products now operate on SPARC workstations
Scalar Processor Architecture A RISC microprocessor from Sun Microsystems See also RISC
Established as an initiative of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Office of Scholarly Communication in fall 1997, and formally launched in June 1998, SPARC is a coalition of libraries that leverages buying power to create a more competitive and cost effective marketplace for scholarly journals The objective is pursued via publisher partnerships that support lower-cost alternatives to high-priced journals and innovative models of scholarly publishing In return for offering library-friendly pricing and policies, partnerships receive endorsement and marketing support from SPARC For more information, visit the SPARC Website http: //www arl org/sparc
A RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer) architecture developed by Sun Microsystems
(Scalable Processor ARChitecture) A microprocessor architecture based on very efficient handling of a small set of instructions (See http: //www sparc com/ )
A type of RISC chip used in machines made by Sun Microsystems, among others SPARC-based machines can run various versions of SunOS, Solaris 2 5 and close variants, and some other UNIX operating systems