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From: bobw@hpsad.HP.COM (Bob Waltenspiel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: Could someone tell me what a HP 9816 is?
Message-ID: <770017@hpsad.HP.COM>
Date: 10 Dec 89 23:00:59 GMT
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Organization: HP Signal Analysis Div - Rohnert Park, CA
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> Could someone please
>tell me (so that I can tell him) what an HP 9816 is and what it
>is typically used for?

Hi Samuel,

The 9816 is one of the HP 9000 series 200 computers.  It has a 8MHz (I think)
68000, built in HP-IB.  It came standard with a 98203A keyboard, but if your
friend wants to replace it, convince 'em to get 98203B (aka "Nimitz").  It
has a much better keyboard layout.  The 9816 ran primarily two HP op-systems/
programming languages: HP Pascal and Rocky Mountain Basic.  I have done
quite a bit of programming in RMB on a 9816 doing instrument control.
RMB was made for it and it showed.  Not really BASIC like you might think.

To make it useful you'll need (along with the above disc drive) a disc drive
and memory.  I recommend a 9122 as a minimum disc drive.  HP's memory is
priced at a premium, but there are third party boards available (I know I'm
not supposed to say that, but maybe if your bargain hunting friend will 
realize how good HP equipment is, they'll become real customers).  

Good luck!

-Bob

I work for an instrument division of HP and we still use series 200 computers
extensively.  I'm just a user.  That's right, JUST a user and that should be
disclaimer enough.

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