Info needed: HP1000F/2117F

From: ss_at_allegro.com <(ss_at_allegro.com)>
Date: Wed Jun 2 13:30:29 1999

Re:

> Do you know if the A series also supports the 2100 instruction set?

The A-Series, apparently introduced in 1983, appears to be compatible
with the E-Series, F-Series, L-Series.

(best viewed with non-proportional font)

                 Memory Cycle T&M Catalog $ for
                 Time (nanosecs) Year "system"

A400 0.4 MIPS (or, 1 MIPS as of 1992 catalog)
             12100A (board) 1990, 1993
             2424A (boxed) 1990..1992
             2434A (boxed) 1990..1992
             2484B (?) 1990..1992
             2134A (boxed) 1990..1992

A600
   Model 6, 2186A/B 454 1983
   Model 16, 2196A/B 454 1983

A600+ 0.4 MIPS
             2106CK/DK (board) 1990..1992
             2426G/H (boxed) 1990..1992
             2436G/H (boxed) 1990..1992
             2486B/C (board?) 1990..1992
             2156C/D (boxed) 1990..1992
             2196G/H (board?) 1990..1992

A700
   Model 17, 2197A/B 500 1983

A900 1.3 MIPS (or, 3 MIPS as of 1992 catalog)
             2439B (boxed) 1990..1993
             2489B (board?) 1990..1993
             2139B (boxed) 1990..1993
             2199E (board?) 1990..1993

A990 3.2 MIPS (or, 7 MIPS as of 1992 catalog)
             12990B/C (board) 1991..1993
             2939A (boxed) 1991..1993
             2989A (board) 1991..1993
             2959A (boxed) 1991..1993
             2999A (boxed) 1991..1993

E-Series
   Model 60, 2178A/B 665 1983
   Model 40, 2176C/D 595 1980..1982 37,000
   Model 20, 2174A/B 595 1980..1981 22,000

F-Series
   Model 65, 2179A/B 420 1983
   Model 45, 2177C/D 350 1980..1982 43,500
   Model 25, 2175A/B 350 1980..1981 27,500

L-Series
   Model 5, 2142A 680 1982
   Model 10, 2146B 680 1981 22,500

M-Series
             2105A 650 1980
             2108M 650 1980, 1981
             2112M 650 1980, 1981

All of the above run DS/1000 and IMAGE/1000

In many cases, you may see other model numbers (e.g., L-Series
with 12030A, or 2103L ... both are in the "Ordering Information"
in the 1981 catalog, but neither are in the table of HP 1000
systems on the prior page (which has only 2142A).

Apparently, the rest of the universe slowed down after the 1991
catalog came out, because MIPS got faster in 1992 (IIRC,
the floating point performance for the A-Series didn't change
when the MIPS rating changed)

The oldest Test & Measurement Catalog I have is 1980.

I looked in 1980..1983, and 1990..1993 for the above data.
Received on Wed Jun 02 1999 - 13:30:29 BST