The Sun Blade 1000, introduced in October 2000, was the first system to use Fireplane as the interconnect between its single or dual processors and the I/O subsystem, a few months ahead of its use in the new Sun Fire server product line.
The 1500/2500 series came in two variants, the earlier "red" series, and the later "silver" series. The "silver" series were enhanced versions of the "red" series - a faster CPU being the key differentiator.
The product line's name was not a reference to "blade server" systems, a term not yet in common use in 2000. In 2006, Sun did introduce an unrelated "Sun Blade" blade server product line.
Models
Sun Blade 100 workstation (desktop form factor), missing its front badge
