From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailserv2.iuinc.com (qmailr@mailserv2.iuinc.com [206.245.164.55]) by puffin.external.hp.com (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id LAA02767 for ; Wed, 1 Sep 1999 11:48:59 -0600 From: Stan Sieler Message-Id: <199909011732.KAA28707@bart.allegro.com> Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] HP3000 928LX Support? To: grundler@cup.hp.com (Grant Grundler) Date: Wed, 1 Sep 1999 10:32:22 -0700 (PDT) Cc: Hugo.van.der.Kooij@caiw.nl, rmurat@ibm.net, parisc-linux@thepuffingroup.com In-Reply-To: <199909011619.JAA06394@milano.cup.hp.com> from "Grant Grundler" at Sep 1, 99 09:18:46 am MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII List-ID: Re: > > > I have the opportunity to acquire a HP3000 928LX server > > > and would like to know if it is supported. > > > > HP3000 systems are not PA-RISC systems. They use the Motorola 68000 CPU ... > Firmware is different but many of the platform components > are the same as K and T class machines. The HP 3000/928 is a PA-RISC system (48 MHz PA7100LC (PCX-L)), with HP-PB I/O (2 slots), 64 KB of integrated cache, floating point co-processor, and a max memory of 512 MB. It's 100% identical to the HP 9000 E25 (2-slot HP-PB model). The firmware is 100% identical, AFAIK. You could probably trade the HP 3000 for an E25 and get money back. BTW, the "Classic HP 3000" models (those with a two-digit model number) are 16-bit CISC, not Motorola. All HP 3000s with a 3 digit model number (e.g., 928) are PA-RISC. If Linux is ever supported on an HP 9000 E25 (or any E## model), then it will also run on an HP 3000 9x8 model. -- Stan Sieler sieler@allegro.com http://www.allegro.com/sieler/