PA-RISC Computers
HP produced many different PA-RISC computers in the HP 9000 Unix systems between the 1980s and 2000s as technical workstations and business servers for Unix.
Different types of PA-RISC computers were sold. Workstations included HP 9000 700 and HP Visualize, plus HP 9000 800, lettered and rp servers until HP PA-RISC and Itanium converged in the 2000s. There were also niche PA-RISC products like industrial VME boards and protocol analyzers and portable PA-RISC computers.
HP 9000 and PA-RISC computers were mostly used between the 1980s and 2000s for Unix technical computing, design and analysis and were sold over a long timeline.
HP 9000 700 Workstations
Many different PA-RISC workstations were sold in the 1990s from small HP 9000 712, 715 and B-Class desktops to heavy HP 9000 735, 755 and powerful C-Class workstations.
Visualize workstations
HP changed PA-RISC workstations model branding from HP 9000 to Visualize in the late-1990s, with B-Class, C-Class and J-Class workstations for technical computing.
PA-RISC Notebooks
Some custom, portable PA-RISC workstations were produced by third-party vendors for military and measurement contracts, based on HP PA-RISC workstations.
| System | CPU | Cache | RAM | Design | Cards | Operating systems |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PrecisionBook 132 RDI |
PA-7300LC 132MHz | 128KB L1 1MB L2 |
512MB | LASI | Cardbus | HP-UX Linux NetBSD OpenBSD |
| PrecisionBook 160 RDI |
PA-7300LC 160MHz | 128KB L1 1MB L2 |
512MB | LASI | Cardbus | HP-UX Linux NetBSD OpenBSD |
| PrecisionBook 180 RDI |
PA-7300LC 180MHz | 128KB L1 1MB L2 |
512MB | LASI | Cardbus | HP-UX Linux NetBSD OpenBSD |
| Galaxy 1100 SAIC |
PA-7100LC 60MHz | 64KB | 128MB | LASI | PCMCIA | HP-UX Linux NetBSD OpenBSD |
| Galaxy 1100 SAIC |
PA-7100LC 80MHz | 256KB | 128MB | LASI | PCMCIA | HP-UX Linux NetBSD OpenBSD |
| Talon SAIC |
PA-7100LC 60MHz | 64KB | 128MB | LASI | PCMCIA EISA VME |
HP-UX Linux NetBSD OpenBSD |
| 3050RX/100C Hitachi |
Hitachi PA/50L | 12KB | 80MB | Hitachi | HI-UX/WE2 |
HP 9000 800 and Early Servers
HP 9000 800 are the original PA-RISC servers with distinct architecture and deskside cases, before HP switched to Lettered servers. 500 FOCUS series were PA-RISC predecessors.
| System | CPU | SMP | Cache | RAM | Design | Cards | Operating systems |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 520 | FOCUS 18MHz | 1-3 | 16KB | 10MB | IOP | CIO | HP-UX HP BASIC |
| 530 | FOCUS 18MHz | 1-3 | 16KB | 10MB | IOP | CIO | HP-UX |
| 540 | FOCUS 18MHz | 1-3 | 16KB | 10MB | IOP | CIO | HP-UX |
| 550 | FOCUS 18MHz | 1-3 | 16KB | 10MB | IOP | CIO | HP-UX |
| 635SV | NS-1 30MHz | 128KB | 112MB | SIU | CIO | HP-UX Mach 3 HPBSD | |
| 645SV | NS-2 27.5MHz | 256KB | 112MB | SIU | CIO | HP-UX | |
| 808 | PCX | 32KB | 32MB | SPI | HP-PB | HP-UX | |
| 815 | PCX | 32KB | 56MB | SPI | HP-PB | HP-UX | |
| 822 | NS-2 25MHz | 32KB | 128MB | SIU | HP-PB | HP-UX | |
| 825 | NS-1 25MHz | 16KB | 112MB | SIU | CIO | HP-UX | |
| 832 | NS-2 30MHz | 128KB | 128MB | SIU | HP-PB | HP-UX | |
| 834 | NS-1 30MHz | 128KB | 112MB | SIU | CIO | HP-UX Mach 3 Chorus | |
| 835 | NS-1 30MHz | 128KB | 112MB | SIU | CIO | HP-UX Mach 3 HPBSD | |
| 840 | TS-1 8MHz | 128KB | 112MB | CTB | CIO | HP-UX | |
| 842 | PCX 32MHz | 1MB | 256MB | SPI | HP-PB | HP-UX | |
| 845 | NS-2 27.5MHz | 256KB | 112MB | SIU | CIO | HP-UX | |
| 850 | NS-1 27.5MHz | 128KB | 256MB | SIU | CIO | HP-UX | |
| 852 | PCX 50MHz | 1MB | 256MB | SPI | HP-PB | HP-UX | |
| 855 | NS-2 27.5MHz | 256KB | 256MB | SIU | CIO | HP-UX | |
| 860 | NS-2 27.5MHz | 1MB | 256MB | SIU | CIO | HP-UX | |
| 865 | PCX 50MHz | 768KB | 512MB | SPI | CIO | HP-UX | |
| DN10000 Apollo |
PRISM 18MHz | 1-4 | 192KB | 128MB | Apollo | VME ISA | Domain OS |
| E25 | PA-7100LC 48MHz | 64KB | 512MB | LASI | HP-PB | HP-UX Linux NetBSD | |
| E35 | PA-7100LC 64MHz | 256KB | 512MB | LASI | HP-PB | HP-UX Linux NetBSD | |
| E45 | PA-7100LC 80MHz | 256KB | 512MB | LASI | HP-PB | HP-UX Linux NetBSD | |
| E55 | PA-7100LC 96MHz | 1MB | 512MB | LASI | HP-PB | HP-UX Linux NetBSD | |
| F10 | PA-7000 32MHz | 96KB | 768MB | Viper | HP-PB | HP-UX | |
| F20 | PA-7000 48MHz | 128KB | 768MB | Viper | HP-PB | HP-UX | |
| F30 | PA-7000 48MHz | 512KB | 768MB | Viper | HP-PB | HP-UX | |
| G30 | PA-7000 48MHz | 512KB | 768MB | Viper | HP-PB | HP-UX | |
| G40 | PA-7100 64MHz | 512KB | 768MB | Viper | HP-PB | HP-UX | |
| G50 | PA-7100 96MHz | 512KB | 768MB | Viper | HP-PB | HP-UX | |
| G60 | PA-7100 96MHz | 2MB | 768MB | Viper | HP-PB | HP-UX | |
| G70 | PA-7100 96MHz | 1-2 | 4MB | 768MB | Viper | HP-PB | HP-UX |
| H20 | PA-7000 48MHz | 128KB | 768MB | Viper | HP-PB | HP-UX | |
| H30 | PA-7000 48MHz | 512KB | 768MB | Viper | HP-PB | HP-UX | |
| H40 | PA-7100 64MHz | 512KB | 768MB | Viper | HP-PB | HP-UX | |
| H50 | PA-7100 96MHz | 512KB | 768MB | Viper | HP-PB | HP-UX | |
| H60 | PA-7100 96MHz | 2MB | 768MB | Viper | HP-PB | HP-UX | |
| H70 | PA-7100 96MHz | 1-2 | 4MB | 768MB | Viper | HP-PB | HP-UX |
| I30 | PA-7000 48MHz | 512KB | 768MB | Viper | HP-PB | HP-UX | |
| I40 | PA-7100 64MHz | 512KB | 768MB | Viper | HP-PB | HP-UX | |
| I50 | PA-7100 96MHz | 512KB | 768MB | Viper | HP-PB | HP-UX | |
| I60 | PA-7100 96MHz | 2MB | 768MB | Viper | HP-PB | HP-UX | |
| I70 | PA-7100 96MHz | 1-2 | 4MB | 768MB | Viper | HP-PB | HP-UX |
Lettered Servers
Lettered
PA-RISC servers include D- and E-Class tower servers and K-Class cabinet systems, formally
part of the HP 9000 800 server series.
Several were also rack-mountable.
rp Servers
HP renamed PA-RISC servers as rp series around the 2000s. All rp servers are 64-bit PA-RISC systems for rack-mounting (19") in data centers with new system design.
| System | CPU | SMP | Cache | RAM | Design | Cards | Operating systems |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rp2400 rp2405 rp2430 |
PA-8500 PA-8600 PA-8700 |
depends | 2GB | Astro | PCI | HP-UX Linux | |
| rp2450 rp2470 |
PA-8500 PA-8600 PA-8700 |
1-2 | depends | 8GB | Astro | PCI | HP-UX Linux |
| rp3410 | PA-8800 | 3MB L1 32MB L2 |
6GB | zx1 | PCI | HP-UX Linux | |
| rp3440 | PA-8800 PA-8900 |
1-2 | 3MB L1 32MB L2 |
32GB | zx1 | PCI | HP-UX Linux |
| rp4410 | PA-8800 PA-8900 |
1-2 | 3MB L1 32MB L2 |
128GB | zx1 | PCI | HP-UX |
| rp4440 | PA-8800 PA-8900 |
1-4 | 3MB L1 32MB L2 |
128GB | zx1 | PCI | HP-UX |
| rp5400 | PA-8x00 | 1-2 | depends | 8GB | Astro | PCI | HP-UX Linux |
| rp5430 | PA-8x00 | 1-2 | depends | 8GB | Stretch | PCI | HP-UX |
| rp5450 | PA-8x00 | 1-4 | depends | 16GB | Astro | PCI | HP-UX Linux |
| rp5470 | PA-8x00 | 1-4 | depends | 16GB | Stretch | PCI | HP-UX Linux |
| rp7400 | PA-8x00 | 1-8 | depends | 32GB | Stretch | PCI | HP-UX Linux |
| rp7405 | PA-8x00 | 2-8 | depends | 64GB | Cell | PCI | HP-UX |
| rp7410 | PA-8x00 | 2-8 | depends | 64GB | Cell | PCI | HP-UX |
| rp7420 | PA-8800 | 1-8 | 3MB L1 32MB L2 |
64GB | sx1000 | PCI | HP-UX |
| rp7440 | PA-8900 | 1-8 | 3MB L1 64MB L2 |
128GB | sx2000 | PCI | HP-UX |
| rp8400 rp8410 |
PA-8800 PA-8900 |
2-16 | depends | 64GB | Cell | PCI | HP-UX |
| rp8420 | PA-8800 PA-8900 |
1-16 | 3MB L1 32MB L2 |
256GB | sx1000 | PCI | HP-UX |
| rp8440 | PA-8900 | 1-16 | 3MB L1 64MB L2 |
256GB | sx2000 | PCI | HP-UX |
HP Itanium Computers
HP produced three Itanium workstations before dropping Unix workstations making these the last and probably fastest HP-UX workstations (that also run Windows).
| System | CPU | SMP | Cache | RAM | Design | Cards | Operating systems |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i2000 | Itanium 733-800MHz |
1-2 | varies | 16GB | 82460GX | PCI AGP | HP-UX Linux Windows |
| zx2000 | Itanium 2 900MHz-1.5GHz |
varies | 8GB | zx1 | PCI AGP | HP-UX Linux Windows OpenVMS | |
| zx6000 | Itanium 2 900MHz-1.5GHz |
1-2 | varies | 24GB | zx1 | PCI AGP | HP-UX Linux Windows OpenVMS |
HP also released a line of Itanium-based servers in the rack-mountable Integrity rx line.
| System | CPU | SMP | Cache | RAM | Design | Cards | Operating systems |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rx1600 | Itanium 2 1.0GHz |
1-2 | varies | 16GB | zx1 | PCI | HP-UX Linux Windows OpenVMS |
| rx1620 | Itanium 2 1.3-1.6GHz |
1-2 | varies | 16GB | zx1 | PCI | HP-UX Linux Windows OpenVMS |
| rx2600 | Itanium 2 1.0-1.5GHz |
1-2 | varies | 24GB | zx1 | PCI | HP-UX Linux Windows OpenVMS |
| rx2620 | Itanium 2 1.3-1.6GHz |
1-2 | varies | 32GB | zx1 | PCI | HP-UX Linux Windows OpenVMS |
| rx2660 | Itanium 2 1.4-1.6GHz |
1-2 | varies | 32GB | zx2 | PCI | HP-UX Linux Windows OpenVMS |
| rx3600 | Itanium 2 1.4-1.6GHz |
1-2 | varies | 192GB | zx2 | PCI | HP-UX Linux Windows OpenVMS |
| rx4610 | Itanium 733-800MHz |
2-4 | varies | 64GB | zx1 | PCI | HP-UX Linux Windows |
| rx4640 | Itanium 2 1.1-1.6GHz |
1-4 | varies | 64GB | zx1 | PCI | HP-UX Linux Windows OpenVMS |
| rx5670 | Itanium 2 1.3-1.5GHz |
1-4 | varies | 96GB | zx1 | PCI | HP-UX Linux Windows OpenVMS |
| rx6600 | Itanium 2 1.4-1.6GHz |
1-4 | varies | 192GB | zx2 | PCI | HP-UX Linux Windows OpenVMS |
| rx7620 | Itanium 2 1.1-1.5GHz |
2-8 | varies | 64GB | SX1000 | PCI | HP-UX Linux Windows OpenVMS |
| rx7640 | Itanium 2 1.4-1.6GHz |
2-8 | varies | 256GB | SX2000 | PCI | HP-UX Linux Windows OpenVMS |
| rx8620 | Itanium 2 1.1-1.6GHz |
2-16 | varies | 256GB | SX1000 | PCI | HP-UX Linux Windows OpenVMS |
| rx8640 | Itanium 2 1.4-1.6GHz |
2-16 | varies | 512GB | SX2000 | PCI | HP-UX Linux Windows OpenVMS |
| rx9610 | Itanium 733-800MHz |
4-16 | varies | 128GB | AzuzA | PCI | HP-UX |
| Integrity Superdome SD16A SD32A SD64A |
Itanium 2 | 1-64 | varies | 2TB | sx1000 | PCI | HP-UX Linux Windows OpenVMS |
| Integrity Superdome SD16B SD32B SD64B |
Itanium 2 | 1-64 | varies | 2TB | sx2000 | PCI | HP-UX Linux Windows OpenVMS |
VME and Scientific
HP has a long tradition of measurement and control systems and released several PA-RISC VME and VXI boards and scientific systems based on HP 9000 700 workstations.
Mainframe
HP also developed large PA-RISC enterprise servers and mainframes for computing and databases with many CPUs, memory and storage options. Some could be clustered.
| System | CPU | SMP | Cache | RAM | Design | Cards | Operating systems |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 870 | PCX 50MHz | 1-4 | 1MB | 768MB | SPI | CIO | HP-UX |
| 890 | PCX? 60MHz | 1-4 | 4MB | 2.0GB | Viper | HP-PB | HP-UX |
| T500 | PA-7100 90MHz | 1-12 | 2MB | 3.75GB | Viper | HP-PB | HP-UX |
| T520 | PA-7150 120MHz | 1-14 | 2MB | 3.75GB | Viper | HP-PB | HP-UX |
| T600 | PA-8000 180MHz | 1-12 | 2MB L1 8MB L2 |
3.75GB | Viper | HP-PB | HP-UX |
| V2200 | PA-8200 200MHz | 4-16 | 4MB | 16GB | HyperPlane | PCI | HP-UX |
| V2250 | PA-8200 240MHz | 4-16 | 4MB | 16GB | HyperPlane | PCI | HP-UX |
| V2500 | PA-8500 440MHz | 2-32 | 1.5MB | 32GB | HyperPlane | PCI | HP-UX |
| V2500 | PA-8500 440MHz | 4-128 Cluster |
1.5MB | 128GB | HyperPlane | PCI | HP-UX |
| V2600 | PA-8600 552MHz | 2-32 | 1.5MB | 32GB | HyperPlane | PCI | HP-UX |
| V2600 | PA-8600 552MHz | 4-128 Cluster |
1.5MB | 128GB | HyperPlane | PCI | HP-UX |
| SPP1000/CD Convex |
PA-7100 100MHz | 2-8 | 2MB | 4GB | Crossbar | SBus | SPP-UX |
| SPP1000/XA Convex |
PA-7100 100MHz | 4-8 | 2MB | 2GB | Crossbar | SBus | SPP-UX |
| SPP1000/XA Convex |
PA-7100 100MHz | 4-128 Cluster |
2MB | 32GB | Crossbar | SBus | SPP-UX |
| SPP1200/CD Convex |
PA-7200 120MHz | 4-16 | 512KB | 4GB | Crossbar | SBus | SPP-UX |
| SPP1200/XA Convex |
PA-7200 120MHz | 8-16 | 512KB | 2GB | Crossbar | SBus | SPP-UX |
| SPP1200/XA Convex |
PA-7200 120MHz | 8-128 Cluster |
512KB | 32GB | Crossbar | SBus | SPP-UX |
| SPP1600/CD Convex |
PA-7200 120MHz | 4-16 | 2MB | 4GB | Crossbar | SBus | SPP-UX |
| SPP1600/XA Convex |
PA-7200 120MHz | 8-16 | 2MB | 2GB | Crossbar | SBus | SPP-UX |
| SPP1600/XA Convex |
PA-7200 120MHz | 8-128 Cluster |
2MB | 32GB | Crossbar | SBus | SPP-UX |
| SPP2000 S-Class Convex |
PA-8000 180MHz | 4-16 | 2MB | 16GB | Crossbar | PCI | SPP-UX |
| SPP2000 X-Class Convex |
PA-8000 180MHz | 8-512 Cluster |
2MB | 512GB | Crossbar | PCI | SPP-UX |
| SPP2200 X-Class Convex |
PA-8200 200MHz | 8-512 Cluster |
2MB | 512GB | Crossbar | PCI | SPP-UX |
| Superdome SD16000 SD32000 SD64000 |
PA-8600 PA-8700 |
1-64 | 1.5MB/ 2.25MB |
1TB | Cell | PCI | HP-UX Linux |
| Superdome SD16A SD32A SD64A |
PA-8800 | 1-64 | 3MB L1 32MB L2 |
2TB | sx1000 | PCI-X | HP-UX Linux |
| Superdome SD16B SD32B SD64B |
PA-8900 | 1-64 | 3MB L1 64MB L2 |
2TB | sx2000 | PCI-X | HP-UX Linux |
| Continuum 400 Stratus |
PA-7100
to PA-8600 |
2-8 | 1.5MB | 8GB | Continuum | 12 PCI | HP-UX FTX |
| Continuum 600 Stratus |
PA-7100
to PA-8600 |
4-8 | 0.5-2MB | 4GB | Continuum | 6 slots | VOS FTX |
| Continuum 1200 Stratus |
PA-7100
to PA-8600 |
4-16 | 0.5-2MB | 4GB | Continuum | 18 slots | VOS FTX |
Third Party
Several third party vendors sold PA-RISC workstations and servers mainly in Japan and Korea in the mid-1990s as part of the Precision RISC Organisation (PRO).
| Vendor | Series | Class | CPU | Operating systems |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitachi | 3050RX | Workstations | Hitachi PA/50/PA-7100/ PA-7100LC/PA-7300LC |
HI-UX/WE2 |
| Hitachi | 3050 | Servers | PA-7100 | HI-UX/WE2 |
| Hitachi | 9000V | HP 9000 OEM | various | HP-UX |
| Hitachi | SR2 | Supercomputers | Hitachi HARP-1 | HI-UX/MPP |
| Mitsubishi | MELCOM ME | HP 9000 OEM | PA-7000 | HP-UX |
| NEC | TX7 | HP 9000 OEM Custom NEC |
PA-8000 PA-8200 | HP-UX |
| NEC | NX7000 | HP 9000 OEM | various | HP-UX |
| OKI | OKITAC | HP 9000 OEM | various | HP-UX |
| Samsung | SWS715 | HP 9000 OEM | PA-7100 | SS-UX |