The 9x7 systems (same performance as 9x8 systems)  are available on the used
market and as such would probably be a lower cost solution.  However, the
9x7 system are being dropped from HP Maintenance sometime in the near future
but should run MPE/iX 6.5.  The 9x8 system provides a more supportable
solution but at higher cost.   The series 917-937 or a series 918-928 should
provide adequate performance but a larger system may provide better
performance depending on the load.


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-----Original Message-----
From: Curtis Larsen <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thursday, September 02, 1999 5:29 PM
Subject: 948 Upgrade to.....?


>Would anyone have any recommendations for an HP3000 system
>tier-comparable to a 948 which will continue to run MPE/iX 6.5 and
>beyond?  We have a 948 we were planning on using for development and
>testing, but since learning MPE/iX 6.5 won't run on it, we're
>naturally
>looking for another solution.
>
>The system will need to support up to 20 heavy users.
>
>A Series 9x7 maybe?  Wait for the new low-end system?  What think?
>
>Thanks!
>Curtis
>
>
>
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