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From: campbelr@hpcuhe.cup.hp.com (Bob Campbell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: Mixed 700/300 clusters and local disks
Message-ID: <31480036@hpcuhe.cup.hp.com>
Date: 3 Jun 91 18:04:41 GMT
References: <1991May28.190640.5789@sunee.waterloo.edu>
Organization: Hewlett Packard, Cupertino
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> 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?

Sorry, marketing gets to announce all new systems.  We cannot comment
on future products.

> 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?

Tell us more about your needs.  What would you be serving?   What kind
of I/O would the multi-user configuration need?  How soon do you need
it?  How much expandability do you need?  Computer room or office?
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