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Model(s) Date Min Mem Max Mem Base Price Codename Features/Notes
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HP 3000 11/72 64 KB 96 KB $95,000 Withdrawn in 1972, didn't meet specifications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
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
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