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Re: OT: HP Unix servers plunge below $1,000
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"Wayne R. Boyer" <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 7 Mar 2002 20:16:23 EST
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In a message dated 3/7/02 9:01:59 AM Pacific Standard Time,
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> Yesterday, HP
> introduced Unix servers that follow rival Sun into the sub-$1,000 market.
> The systems bring the new PA-RISC 8700 chip to HP's low-end Unix servers,
> and the cheapest model has a starting price of less than $1,000.

Another set of reasons why the HP-3000 community shouldn't be concerned about
the cost or availability of PA-RISC hardware in the next few years...  All we
need is a slightly modified MPE/iX that will run on these boxes...no emulator
needed in this scenario.  PA-RISC code on PA-RISC hardware.

Wayne Boyer
Cal-Logic

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