In article <[log in to unmask]>, Sam Deleese <[log in to unmask]> wrote: ]Subject: Re: HP4000? Ever heard of? ]In article <[log in to unmask]> "Rudderow, Evan" ]<[log in to unmask]> writes: ]>Date: Wed, 22 Feb 1995 09:19:00 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? ]>And I wrote: ]>>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 ]>Oops! ]>Tell me someone -- what's the proper net etiquette in this situation? After ]>all, I made it up -- I just couldn't resist the 1000 + 3000 = 4000 angle. ]>SO sorry. ]> -- Evan ]Ouch! Maybe you can help me, I'm having some trouble getting this hook out of ]my mouth! Well done, you caught me...hook...line... and sinker! Me too - nice job!! I can't remember the name of the company, but while trying to telemarket a package in the early 1980's, I stumbled onto a shop with an hp3000 Series II running a bank teller application (credit union?) with (if memory serves) over 80 terminals, under 2 second response time and all written in compiled Basic! I found out they had built their own I/O processor which attached to the main channel (like a tape drive), and wrote a driver for it. For a single purpose machine it sounds very kinky at first, then more and more credible as you consider it. I was hoping your post was going to eventually lead me to where this 'sliver of genius' had turned up lately. Again, congratulations! :-) -- Regards -- Tony B. Shepherd -- [log in to unmask]