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| Classic HP 3000 Genealogy | Computers listed roughly in the order of their release. | |||||
| Model(s) | Date | Min Mem | Max Mem | Base Price | Codename | Features/Notes |
| HP 3000 | 11/72 | 64 KB | 96 KB | $95,000 | Withdrawn in 1972, didn't meet specifications | |
| CX model 50 | 11/74 | 96 KB | $129,500 | MPE-C, first mini with COBOL. Also had BASIC, FORTRAN, RPG, SPL, IMAGE, QUERY; 2780/3780 RJE emulation. SSI TTL CPU |
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| CX model 300 | 11/74 | 128 KB | $203,500 | models: 50, 100, 200, 300 | ||
| Series II model 5 | 5/76 | 128 KB | 512 KB | $110,000 | 3 to 4 times faster than CX, MPE III, DEL/3000 | |
| Series II model 7 | 5/76 | 128 KB | 512 KB | $150,000 | 3 to 4 times faster than CX, MPE III, DEL/3000 | |
| Series II model 9 | 5/76 | 320 KB | 512 KB | $190,000 | 3 to 4 times faster than CX, MPE III, DEL/3000 | |
| Series II model 6 | 2/77 | 128 KB | 512 KB | HP 7920 disk drive (50 MB) | ||
| Series II model 8 | 2/77 | 128 KB | 512 KB | HP 7920 disk drive (50 MB) | ||
| Series I | 5/77 | 128 KB | $75,000 | Recycled CX; DS/3000 | ||
| Series III | 6/78 | 256 KB | 2 MB | $115,000 | MPE III; private volumes, HELP, UDCs, JCWs | |
| Series 33 | 10/78 | 256 KB | 1 MB | $70,000 | Toothpick | Series II performance; SOS technology; desk-style; low power requirements (230 VAC, single phase); HP-IB; floppy drive |
| Series 30 | 10/79 | 256 KB | 1 MB | $49,750 | Koala | Repackaged Series 33, limited I/O expansion (for Volkswagon, Longs) |
| Series 44 | 12/80 | 1 MB | 4 to 8 MB | $109,000 | Grizzly | Fastest to date; MPE IV; IPC; better memory mgr |
| Series 40 | 10/81 | 256 KB | 4 to 8 MB | ~ $35,000 | Cub | Repackaged Series 44; Twice performance of Series 30 for 70% of price |
| Series 64 | 10/81 | 2 MB | 8 to 32 MB | $164,700 | Gemini | 1 MIP class; ATP for async I/O; cache memory; Kelly RAMdisk up to 64 or 128 MB? |
| Series 39 | 2/83 | 1 MB | 8 MB | $37,355 | ||
| Series 42 | 5/83 | 1 MB | 3 MB | $42,400 | Series 40 with MPE-V, disc caching | |
| Series 48 | 5/83 | 2 MB | 4 MB | $79,500 | Series 44 with MPE-V, disc caching | |
| Series 68 | 5/83 | 3 MB | 8 MB | $186,100 | Series 64 with MPE-V, disc caching | |
| Series 37 | 9/84 | 1/2 MB | 2 to 8 MB | $12,000 | Mighty Mouse | First 3000 on a chip; CMOS gate array; same perf as Series III |
| Micro 3000 XE | 1 MB | 2 to 16 MB | $20,000 | |||
| Series 58 (68?) | 8/85 | 8 MB | 16 MB? | $94,500 | up to 50% faster than Series 46 (64?) | |
| Series 70 | 2/86 | 8 MB | 16 to 32 MB | $150,000 | 20 to 35% faster than Series 68 | |
| Model 930 | 2/86 | 16 MB | 24 MB | $225,000 | up to twice as fast as Series 68 (tests not done yet) | |
| Model 950 | 2/86 | ? | 64 MB | $300,000 | up to 3 times faster than Series 68; price might be $35000 | |
| HP 3000 Genealogy | ||||||
| March, 1986 | ||||||
| From ConAm library? From HP? | ||||||
| scribbled notes: | ||||||
| Micro 3000 LX | ||||||
| Micro 3000 GX | $10-$15 K | |||||
| 925 or 935 | $90,000 | |||||
| 955 | $390,000 | |||||
| from FAQ: | ||||||
| S/40 - S/42 --- added disc caching, implemented in software. | ||||||
| S/44 - S/48 / | ||||||
| S/42 - S/52 --- Memory ctlr update to support 2 and 4 MB memory | ||||||
| S/48 - S/58 / boards. Also, updated CPU to support various | ||||||
| system table expansions and slight processor speed | ||||||
| enhancement. | ||||||
| S/64 - S/68 --- Added support of a 3rd I/O bay. | ||||||
| and reduced backplane signals, requiring Kelly RAMdisk to use bank switching | ||||||
| S/68 - S/70 --- Increased CPU (not disc) Cache for a rather | ||||||
| significant increase in CPU speed. | ||||||
| updated 2006-12-28 | ||||||
| Stan Sieler | sieler@allegro.com | |||||