In article <[log in to unmask]> "Rudderow, Evan" <[log in to unmask]> writes: >Date: Tue, 21 Feb 1995 09:30:00 EST >From: "Rudderow, Evan" <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: HP4000? Ever heard of? >Mike Mcgarry <[log in to unmask]> asked: >>Someone recently told me that there was an HP4000 system. It was >>listed that they had HP3000 experience and that they also had >>HP4000 experience. >> >>Has anyone heard of such a beast? If so, what is/was it? >I have! >You know of the strengths the HP3000 possesses for business data processing, >and you've probably heard of the real time features of the HP1000. The >HP4000 was a system that combined the features of both (i.e. 1000 + 3000 = >4000). It was designed for real-time business applications such as stock >trading and automated tellers. If I recall, only three were ever sold. >;-) > -- Evan What is the background on this? Why were only three sold? My guess is that that stellar marketing group at HP thought it best to keep it a secret, since it appears that few people ever heard of this machine. It sounds good to me, since I have had to write programs on the the 3k to "simulate" real time activity. Do any of the mighty 3k's of present (980's, 992's) do real-time? Sam A. DeLeese UCLA Neuropsychiatric Hospital 760 Westwood Plaza Los Angeles, CA 90024 [log in to unmask] "Complain about the present, and blame it on the past; I'd like to find your inner child and kick its little ass" "Get Over It" by The Eagles