Hitachi 3050RX 100C
Hitachi 3050RX 100C were Japanese RISC laptops for Unix computing, introduced in 1994. Hitachi was a PRO consortium member for HP PA-RISC computers; the 3050RX line used stock PA-RISC processors but also some custom Hitachi designs. The 100C was based on such a custom Hitachi PA/50L processor.
Hitachi 3050RX 100C were possibly compatible with HP 9000 PA-RISC workstations but used custom Hitachi HI-UX/WE2 Unix, a modified HP-UX.
100C were apparently used for multi-media processing of the 1990s.
It is unclear if the 100C was a laptop with battery or portable computer with AC (60W
).
Hitachi 3050RX 100C | |
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Based on | Custom Hitachi |
Introduced | 1994 |
CPU | PA/50L 33 MHz |
Cache | 8/4 KB L1 |
Design | 32-bit RISC Hitachi PA-RISC (PRO) |
RAM | 16-80 MB |
Video | |
Screen | 10.4″ TFT 1024˜768 (512) |
Drives | SCSI (0.5G), 21Mfloptical drive |
Expansion | PC Card |
I/O | SCSI, VGA, Ethernet, serial, parallel |
OS | HI-UX/WE2 |
Price | ¥1,350,000 |
Hitachi 3050RX 100C were RISC laptops designed for Unix with Hitachi’s custom HP-UX Unix implementation HI-UX/WE2. There were two other PA-RISC laptops in the 1990s, SAIC Galaxy portable and Tadpole PrecisionBook, both for HP-UX.
Hitachi PA/50L were custom Hitachi PA-RISC low-cost
processors, which Hitachi used apparently only in two computers in the 1990s.
Not much further technical information is available for Hitachi 3050RX 100C Laptops.
Benchmarks
SPEC benchmark data and comparisons to contemporary laptops and workstations:
System | CPU | SPEC92 int | SPEC92 fp | SPEC95 int | SPEC95 fp |
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Hitachi 3050RX/100C | PA/50L 33 MHz | about42 MIPS |
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Comparison | |||||
Tadpole SPARCbook 1 | CY7C600 SPARC 25 MHz |
about18 MIPS |
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Tadpole SPARCbook 2 | CY6111 SPARC 40 MHz |
21.8* | 21.5* | nearly30 MIPS |
Documentation
Specifications
- Low power processor Unix workstation (Japanese), 1994, Hitachi-Hyoron
Announcements
- HITACHI CLAIMS TO HAVE THE INDUSTRY’s CHEAPEST UNIX WORKSTATION, USING PRECISION ARCHITECTURE..., CBR Online Archive, 28 Oct 1993
- October 1993 PROgress Newsletter, USENET post, Google Archive, 11/01/1993