HP 3000 MPE V: notes on Y2K Safe release

From: Joe <rigdonj_at_intellistar.net>
Date: Thu Feb 17 11:12:53 2000

Aaron,

At 10:20 AM 2/16/00 -0800, you wrote:
>Hi Joe,
>
>According to my parts list, the 7963 is a 304meg HD.

  Yes it's 300 something Mb but it can hold up to three drives in each
case! I have one here with three drives that's on a 9000 375 that I got
from NASA.

 Beyond that, I don't
>know much about them. Were you thinking of picking the stuff up? Did you
>get any model numbers from the other stuff?

   Some of it said System 6000. That's all I got a look at. There are at
least three of the short HP cabinents and all are full. I'm THINKING of
picking it up but I certainly don't need it or have room for it. Why? do
you want it? If so it's in Sanford, Florida. I can put you in contact
with the owner and help arrange shipping but I don't have the time, money
or means to ship it. The owner has the means to ship it if it's worth his
while.

   Joe
>
>Cheers,
>
>Aaron
>
>On Tue, 15 Feb 2000, Joe wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I spotted a HP 3000 system 37 today in a scrap place. It has two HP 7963
>> drives and a bunch of other stuff that I don't recognize. Can anyone tell
>> me something about them?
>>
>> Joe
>>
>> At 03:52 PM 2/15/00 -0800, you wrote:
>> >Seconded! I don't think "helpful" comes close to describing his attitude!
>> >
>> >I think HP is a model for how classy a giant computer company can really
>> >be. Their attitude toward us home enthusiasts is, "well, we had the
>> >software ready for someone to use...why not send it out to hobbyists for
>> >free as well!" I could hardly believe that they not only offered me the
>> >full install set (full subsys tapes, everything), but then he's including
>> >extra system manuals and tips on avoiding installation pitfalls as well! I
>> >am absolutely blown away...thanks again, Stan...
>> >
>> >Cheers,
>> >
>> >Aaron
>> >
>> >On Tue, 15 Feb 2000, Steve Robertson wrote:
>> >
>> >> On Tuesday, February 08, 2000 7:33 PM, Stan Sieler
[SMTP:ss_at_allegro.com]
>> >> wrote:
>> >> > Hi,
>> >> >
>> >> > If you have a Classic HP 3000 (any two-digit model #),
>> >> > and if you received the "Y2K Safe" release of MPE recently,
>> >> > and if you haven't installed it yet,
>> >> > I have some notes that you should find interesting.
>> >> >
>> >> > (If you didn't get your Y2K Safe MPE V (which was free!),
>> >> > email Allan Hertling at allan_hertling_at_hp.com)
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> Thanks for the info Stan,
>> >>
>> >> I sent an email to Allan asking about the upgrade and he was EXTREMELY
>> >> helpful. My system (HP 3000/42 Classic) did not have any patches
applied
>> >> for a very long time so, he's gonna send the whole package. The best
part
>> >> is it's absolutely FREE!
>> >>
>> >> All in all, HP has been extremely helpful in providing upgrades for my
>> 3000
>> >> and 9000s.
>> >>
>> >> Steve Robertson - <steverob_at_hotoffice.com>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>
>
Received on Thu Feb 17 2000 - 11:12:53 GMT