Kosack ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
:   I need a 3000!!!!  Sooooo bad.  I just have to make sure the school
: admin will let me get one.  I've been 3000 less for the past 6 months.
: I've never heard of a 30 though.  What IS it?  A MPE III sys?  Gimme details.
: How much to ship?  I have no idea how heavy it is, only how heavy/big a
: 947 is...
 
...I'm not sure you want a series 30... it is one of the slowest hp3000s ever
built.  I think it's slower than the initial 'Mighty-Mouse' i.e. series 37.
A series 947(MPE/iX) has about 11 times faster CPU than series 37(MPE/V) -
only talking pure CPU torque, nothing about i/o channels.  Given that,
I think you probably are talking about 15 times performance difference
(if not 20) between these two.  Also, you'd have to put up with the latest
supported MPE/V release - which is not bad - but compared to the flexibility
of the MPE/iX, ci programming etc., I think you'd much better off with a 947.
 
I don't even know what's the latest OS release running on a series 30,  I
remember seeing one about 11 years ago.  MPE/IV and R-MIT are things that
come to mind but I might be wrong here...   I'm sure someone will correct
this one.
 
If you want a series 30 for display or whatever reason other than running
todays applications, go for it.  If you want performance and all the
goodies of today, get an MPE/iX box...
 
Best regards,
:-) Eero Laurila - HP CSY Networking lab. - My opinions are just that!