7 May
1999
7 May
'99
2:29 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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7 May
7 May
4:51 a.m.
The HP 700 series were/are graphical workstations.
They are virtually
identical to the 800 series (the business servers) except they were
There are significant differences in the I/O architecture between the
700 series and the 800 series. That was the reason for the (bad)
decision to separate the 700 and 800 kernels when the 700s were
being developed. (This separation caused a lot of problems.) The
kernels were brought back together (as of HP-UX 11.0, IIRC).
Note: I've seen recent (last week) postings on comp.sys.hp.hpux for
low-end HP 9000/700 machines for $50, including shipping. These
machine come with no disk and no RAM:
In comp.sys.hp.hpux, "For Sale" <pwrgluide(a)geocities.com> wrote:
Many Available --
HP 9000 PA RISC 712/60 Workstations --
Hard Drive(s) and memory removed ---VRAM module (1280x1024)
remains --no DOAs'
30 Day warranty -- (after you install HD/Memory and O/S)
Internet references available --
$50US Each -- shipping included -- anywhere in the US
Lower price available for multiples of 5 ---
Call or email for more info:
Ross
(905)820-0875
pwrgluide(a)geocities.com
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