[cctalk] Re: Looking for an HP 9000/778 workstation B160/180

2024-03-24 Thread Chris Hanson via cctalk
I just looked at the prices on eBay—yikes! All of my HP hardware from that era was pretty inexpensive a few years back. What are people using the B180L for that’s driven the prices so high? I assume it’s another “there’s a piece of equipment that was built around this specific platform 20+ year

[cctalk] Re: Looking for an HP 9000/778 workstation B160/180

2024-03-24 Thread Keith Monahan via cctalk
Chris, No clue what others are using them for. In my case, I've got an HP Logic Analyzer that's based on something similar to an embedded version of the B160L, using a 32-bit PA-RISC 1.1 PA-7300LC at 150mhz. I've had a few ideas/thoughts/projects around experimenting with writing drivers, add

[cctalk] Re: Looking for an HP 9000/778 workstation B160/180

2024-03-24 Thread Keith M via cctalk
Thanks Glen for the info!

[cctalk] Re: Looking for an HP 9000/778 workstation B160/180

2024-03-24 Thread Glen Slick via cctalk
On Sun, Mar 24, 2024, 10:05 AM Keith M via cctalk wrote: > I'm looking for an HP 9000 Visualize workstation, like a B160L or B180L+. > > I'll be attending VCF East in a few weeks so might find one there. > > Has anyone used Cypress technology out of Clearwater, FL? It seems they > provide a nice,

[cctalk] Re: DEC Processor Books

2024-03-24 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
> On Mar 24, 2024, at 12:31 PM, Adrian Godwin via cctalk > wrote: > > It's well known that a necktie restricts the supply of blood to the brain. One of my DEC coworkers called it a "cranial tourniquet". paul

[cctalk] Looking for an HP 9000/778 workstation B160/180

2024-03-24 Thread Keith M via cctalk
I'm looking for an HP 9000 Visualize workstation, like a B160L or B180L+. I'll be attending VCF East in a few weeks so might find one there. Has anyone used Cypress technology out of Clearwater, FL? It seems they provide a nice, fully configured to spec turnkey solution, but there's no doubt the

[cctalk] Re: DEC Processor Books

2024-03-24 Thread Adrian Godwin via cctalk
It's well known that a necktie restricts the supply of blood to the brain.

[cctalk] Re: DEC Processor Books

2024-03-24 Thread Alexander Schreiber via cctalk
On Sun, Mar 17, 2024 at 03:58:00PM -0400, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote: > > I distinctly remember a comment from a DEC customer at DECUS: "When I'm at > DECUS, I always seek out the people wearing t-shirts, because I know they are > the ones who know what they are talking about." Reminds of som