27 Nov
2008
27 Nov
'08
11:10 a.m.
Where have all the HP3000 systems gone?
Between 1986 and 1988, I worked on a whole slew of HP3000s, from the
Series III to the Series 70. They were popular in the business environment,
especially in COBOL shops. Where did they end up? You can find loads of
DEC equipment on Ebay, even IBM System 34, 36 and AS/400s, the occasional
HP1000, but the only HP3000 I recall seeing in recent years was a single
Model 37.
Scrap people drool when they see an old HP 3000. Full of nice easy to
take apart heavy aluminum and nice bright gold plated boards. That is
why there are so few of them.
We had several go through our hands in the 90s. All went to scrap. I
couldn't keep bobbys screwdriver off of them.
Paxton
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Paxton Hoag
Astoria, OR
USA