HP HP 3000 Genealogy free download

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Model(s) Date Min Mem Max Mem Base Price Codename Features/Notes ----------------- ----- ------- ------- ---------- -------- -------------- HP 3000 11/72 64 KB 96 KB $95,000 Withdrawn in 1972, didn't meet specifications CX model 50 11/74 96 KB $129,500 MPE-C, first mini with COBOL. Also had BASIC, FORTRAN, RPG, SPL, IMAGE, QUERY; 2780/3780 RJE emulation. SSI TTL CPU CX model 300 11/74 128 KB $203,500 models: 50, 100, 200, 300 Series II model 5 5/76 128 KB 512 KB $110,000 3 to 4 times faster than CX, MPE III, DEL/3000 Series II model 7 5/76 128 KB 512 KB $150,000 3 to 4 times faster than CX, MPE III, DEL/3000 Series II model 9 5/76 320 KB 512 KB $190,000 3 to 4 times faster than CX, MPE III, DEL/3000 Series II model 6 2/77 128 KB 512 KB HP 7920 disk drive (50 MB) Series II model 8 2/77 128 KB 512 KB HP 7920 disk drive (50 MB) Series I 5/77 128 KB $75,000 Recycled CX; DS/3000 Series III 6/78 256 KB 2 MB $115,000 MPE III; private volumes, HELP, UDCs, JCWs Series 33 10/78 256 KB 1 MB $70,000 Toothpick Series II performance; SOS technology; desk-style; low power requirements (230 VAC, single phase); HP-IB; floppy drive Series 30 10/79 256 KB 1 MB $49,750 Koala Repackaged Series 33, limited I/O expansion (for Volkswagon, Longs) Series 44 12/80 1 MB 4 to 8 MB $109,000 Grizzly Fastest to date; MPE IV; IPC; better memory mgr Series 40 10/81 256 KB 4 to 8 MB $35,000 Cub Repackaged Series 44; Twice performance of Series 30 for 70% of price Series 64 10/81 2 MB 8 to 32 MB $164,700 Gemini 1 MIP class; ATP for async I/O; cache memory Series 39 2/83 1 MB 8 MB $37,355 Series 42 5/83 1 MB 3 MB $42,400 Series 40 with MPE-V, disc caching Series 48 5/83 2 MB 4 MB $79,500 Series 44 with MPE-V, disc caching Series 68 5/83 3 MB 8 MB $186,100 Series 64 with MPE-V, disc caching Series 37 9/84 1/2 MB 2 to 8 MB $12,000 Mighty Mouse First 3000 on a chip; CMOS gate array; same perf as Series III Micro 3000 XE 1 MB 2 to 16 MB $20,000 Series 58 (68?) 8/85 8 MB 16 MB? $94,500 up to 50% faster than Series 46 (64?) Series 70 2/86 8 MB 16 to 32 MB $150,000 20 to 35% faster than Series 68 Model 930 2/86 16 MB 24 MB $225,000 up to twice as fast as Series 68 (tests not done yet) Model 950