2 May
1999
2 May
'99
11:31 a.m.
"Phil Guerney" <guerney(a)uq.net.au> wrote:
The state (Qld, Australia) main roads department are
selling a job lot of 16
x HP1000 A-series systems.
http://www.qits.net.au/hp1000/
Are these the same HP 1000's that are listed in the Comprehensive Computer
Catalog as being introduced in 1976?
No. Those are probably the 1000 M, E, and F-series and are basically
21MX processors with the "HP1000" name applied. The A-series are
later models. A600s were introduced in 1983, A400s in 1987 or 1988.
I think they're largely compatible (e.g. they share a lot of the same
peripheral I/O cards with the older 2100-family machines, and I think
the processor has largely the same instruction set) but they're mostly
smaller and faster.
- just a few km from that stash of HP1000's, but
they are way out of my
league.
Get some friends to help?
-Frank McConnell
2 May
2 May
3:20 a.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: Frank McConnell <fmc(a)reanimators.org>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
Sent: Monday, May 03, 1999 9:01 AM
Subject: Re: 16 x HP1000 A-series systems
"Phil Guerney" <guerney(a)uq.net.au>
wrote:
> The state (Qld, Australia) main roads department are selling a job lot
of 16
> x HP1000 A-series systems.
>
> http://www.qits.net.au/hp1000/
Nice, shame they are so far off. I'm in South Australia, about a 900 miles
away.
I'd be able to take a couple, but the freight on the whole lot would kill
me.
Get some friends to help?
Anyone on the list in the South East QLD - Northern NSW areas that could
help rescue these? Otherwise the scrap dealers will get 'em for sure...
Geoff Roberts
VK5KDR
Computer Systems Manager
Saint Marks College
Port Pirie, South Australia
geoffrob(a)stmarks.pp.catholic.edu.au
1:58 p.m.
Upon the date 12:50 AM 5/3/99 +0930, Geoff Roberts said something like:
Good luck. I see you've got until 14 May to get in on it. Somebody would
have to get the whole lot though as that's a stipulation that QMR states
first :-/
Regards, Chris
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Christian Fandt, Electronic/Electrical Historian
Jamestown, NY USA cfandt(a)netsync.net
Member of Antique Wireless Association
URL: http://www.ggw.org/awa
----- Original Message -----
From: Frank McConnell <fmc(a)reanimators.org>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
Sent: Monday, May 03, 1999 9:01 AM
Subject: Re: 16 x HP1000 A-series systems
Hi Geoff,
Have any friends/family/aquaintences/etc. going to/from SEQLD who might be
able to put at least one system in their load? It's like a shuttle
transport. Sort-of what some of my Teletype collector colleagues have been
brainstorming for moving large items cross-country in the States.
Just a suggestion . . .
"Phil Guerney"
<guerney(a)uq.net.au> wrote:
> The state (Qld, Australia) main roads department are selling a job lot
of 16
> x HP1000 A-series systems.
>
> http://www.qits.net.au/hp1000/
Nice, shame they are so far off. I'm in South Australia, about a 900 miles
away.
I'd be able to take a couple, but the freight on the whole lot would kill
me. Get some friends to help?
Anyone on the list in the South East QLD - Northern NSW areas that could
help rescue these? Otherwise the scrap dealers will get 'em for sure...
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