Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!think.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!uunet!uunet!pmafire!mica.inel.gov!guinness!guinness.idbsu.edu!alex From: alex@opal.idbsu.edu (Alex Feldman) Subject: Re: Mixed 700/300 clusters and local disks In-Reply-To: rsh@hpfcdc.HP.COM's message of 31 May 91 19:17:53 GMT Message-ID: Sender: usenet@guinness.idbsu.edu (Usenet News mail) Nntp-Posting-Host: topaz Organization: Boise State University Math Dept. References: <1991May28.190640.5789@sunee.waterloo.edu> <5570653@hpfcdc.HP.COM> Date: 1 Jun 91 10:48:32 In article <5570653@hpfcdc.HP.COM> rsh@hpfcdc.HP.COM (Scott Holbrook) writes: [much deleted] > >So, to summarize: > > Series 800 systems may serve some types of 800 clients and all > Series 300, Series 400 clients. Series 700 clients are not > supported with a Series 800 server. > > Series 300 or Series 400 systems may serve all types of Series 300 > and Series 400 clients. Series 700 clients are not supported with > a Series 300 or Series 400 server. > > Series 700 systems may serve all Series 700, Series 300 and Series > 400 clients. Series 800 clients are not supported with a Series > 700 server. > >Scott > >The opinions expressed here are mine and mine only, they do not >represent an official or un-official statement of the Hewlett-Packard >Company. Uhhh, well, what about the new 800's, due to be announced in a month? Will they be able to be configured as a server with 700 clients? We would like to get one of those to use as a multiuser machine now and a server later. Should we go for a 750 instead? -- --alex alex@opal.idbsu.edu