[HECnet] HP Integrity

[Rob Jarratt]

I occasionally think about getting some kind of Itanium to run VMS on. I
know zero about these machine, what models would people suggest that I might
be able to buy at hobbyist prices?

Regards

Rob

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE [mailto:owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE]
On Behalf Of Mark Benson
Sent: 09 June 2012 15:39
To: hecnet at Update.UU.SE
Subject: Re: [HECnet] HP Integrity


On 9 Jun 2012, at 15:18, Kari Uusim  ki wrote:

I had a problem with lacking memory (1GB) on my zx6000

Itanium machines do demand a LOT of RAM. I can only assume the
assembly language/machine code is very inefficient ;)

but then I dug into a scrap pile of HP blades (BL20p) and found memory
which had the same parameters as a zx6000/rx2600 needs. Decided to test
and to my big surprise I found out that the blade memory worked in the
zx6000. Now I have enough memory.

Yeah, a lot of HP gear of the same era uses the RAM

This is more like a nice to know post for everybody.

Indeed. I more wanted to let folks know I can provide the spares on a sale
or
trade basis at community pricing (i.e. cheap) as they are still very
expensive
from most sources.

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