[parisc-linux] HP3000 928LX Support?

[Stan Sieler]

Re:

> > > I have the opportunity to acquire a HP3000 928LX server
> > > and would like to know if it is supported.
> > 
> > HP3000 systems are not PA-RISC systems. They use the Motorola 68000 CPU
...
> Firmware is different but many of the platform components
> are the same as K and T class machines.


The HP 3000/928 is a PA-RISC system (48 MHz PA7100LC (PCX-L)),
with HP-PB I/O (2 slots), 64 KB of integrated cache, floating point
co-processor, and a max memory of 512 MB.

It's 100% identical to the HP 9000 E25 (2-slot HP-PB model).

The firmware is 100% identical, AFAIK.

You could probably trade the HP 3000 for an E25 and get money back.

BTW, the "Classic HP 3000" models (those with a two-digit model number)
are 16-bit CISC, not Motorola.  All HP 3000s with a 3 digit model
number (e.g., 928) are PA-RISC.

If Linux is ever supported on an HP 9000 E25 (or any E## model), then
it will also run on an HP 3000 9x8 model.

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