7 May
1999
7 May
'99
5:29 a.m.
The HP 700 series were/are graphical workstations. They are virtually
identical to the 800 series (the business servers) except they were
repackaged for the workstation market. Unix (HP-UX) OS. PA-RISC cpu's. Parts
of the 700 series might still be in production. Getting a power supply from
a scrap/surplus dealer wouldn't be all that easy, but not impossible. You
can probably still buy a power supply for it from HP.
Jay West
-----Original Message-----
From: Bruce Lane <kyrrin(a)bluefeathertech.com>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
Date: Friday, May 07, 1999 9:18 AM
Subject: HP700?
I don't know how 'classic' this one is
just yet, but...
I came across a partly gutted HP700IL at my local used place yesterday. It
was missing its power supply, but still had the CPU card. I took a look,
and it looks like the heat sink was actually bolted to the CPU chip (a la
the DEC Alphas).
Is the unit worth grabbing? It looked kind of slick. How hard would it be
to find a power module?
Thanks...
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