Ok just for fun, I pulled out my 1994 HP 3000 Price Guide:

987/200, 64MB RAM,100 user lic      $241,700
12 slot chassis                                          29,500
per 128MB RAM                                      11520
per 2GB disk drive                                     2800
console                                                      N/C!!

Happy reminiscing,

John Lee




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> --- Original message ---
> Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] <Plug> HP 3000 servers and disk arrays
> From: Ron Seybold <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Monday, 01/16/2017  4:38 PM
>
> That 987SX/200 sold for $225,000. The 918 sold for $13,500.
>
> What's amazing is that hardware this cheap is still running some 
> companies. (Go ahead, raise your hand if you're using a 918 in 
> production. I know some of you are.) Kind of a dangerous amazing, 
> unless you're buying systems like these for parts. But amazing.
>
> Ron
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