Re: Trying to figure out whether a model is supported/maybe sometime/never

Making, drinking tea and reading an opus magnum from Rod Whitworth:
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> I know very little about the hp9000 and friends. They ran hpUX and they are physically large for the resources 
> inside. That's about it.
> 
> I have looked at hppa and hp300 pages and I don't know where I should see the model that a friend has in his 
> office.

it sez Dx30 is supported.

> He is trying to find a suitable boat on which to use it as an anchor and I thought thet it might just run OpenBSD.
> 
> It does have hp9000 on the front but his description was that it is:
> D230
> PA7200LC
> 128 RAM
> 4G DAT
> 2X 4GB HDD
> 100 BaseT card
> 
> Delivered May 97
> (was $43K AUD)
> 
> Does that mean anything to categorize it?
>
> Just looking at it I could easily imagine that it could exceed 25kg but it isn't where I coulld easily pick it up to 
> check.
> 
> Should I get it or forget it? (I am a hardware guy so collectables tend to cluster around and I have nothing like this)
> 
> Thanks,
> Rod.
> PS I didn't figure it was worth bothering the list with a subscription for what may be a one-off so please CC me.
> 


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