Sparcsystems were on display from a number of vendors: Ace K Computer is the sales arm of MicroHelios Ltd of Osaka, which recently announced a Sparcstation 10-compatible machine under the name HelioStation 1000 – this adds to its current Sparc-based Heliostation 400 series and both machines are imported and sold under an agreement with Axil Technology Inc, of San Jose, California, a relatively new player in the compatible market; the prices are about 40% of the Nippon Sun retail price and the company looks to sell 1,500 of the things annually.
