HP 3000

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The HP 3000 is a minicomputer line from Hewlett-Packard known for its MPE operating system and long-standing use in business and commercial data processing.

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instanceOf minicomputer line
architecture 16-bit (early models)
32-bit (later models)
PA-RISC (later generations)
linked to: HP PA-RISC
compatibility HP proprietary peripherals
designedFor high-volume transaction processing
online transaction processing (OLTP)
developer Hewlett-Packard
discontinuationAnnouncedBy Hewlett-Packard
discontinuationAnnouncementDate 2001
family HP 3000 series
linked to: HP 3000
finalOSVersion MPE/iX 7.5
linked to: MPE/iX
firstReleaseDate 1972
intendedUse business data processing
commercial data processing
manufacturer Hewlett-Packard
marketSegment business computers
minicomputers
networkingSupport HP proprietary networking protocols
TCP/IP (in later MPE/iX versions)
linked to: TCP/IP
notableAttribute backward compatibility across generations
strong vendor support over multiple decades
notableCommunity long-lived user community
notableFeature integrated operating system and database environment
long product lifecycle
reliability for mission-critical applications
strong multi-user capabilities
operatingSystem MPE
MPE/iX
osFeature MPE supports multi-programming
MPE supports multi-user time-sharing
MPE/iX includes an integrated file system
MPE/iX supports POSIX compatibility
linked to: POSIX
regionOfPrimaryUse Europe
North America
status discontinued
successor HP 9000 series (in HP’s strategic focus)
linked to: HP 9000
supportsLanguage C
COBOL
FORTRAN
linked to: Fortran

Pascal
SPL (System Programming Language)
usedIn financial institutions
government organizations
manufacturing companies
retail and distribution businesses

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HPPA usedIn HP 3000 series (later models)
linked to: HP 3000
HP 3000 family HP 3000 series
linked to: HP 3000
MPE/iX operatingSystemFor HP 3000 Series 9x7
linked to: HP 3000
MPE/iX operatingSystemFor HP 3000 Series 9x8
linked to: HP 3000
MPE/iX operatingSystemFor HP 3000 Series 9x9
linked to: HP 3000
MPE/iX operatingSystemFor HP e3000
linked to: HP 3000
HP Pascal targetPlatform HP 3000
Eclipse 16-bit and 32-bit minicomputers competitiveWith HP 3000 series
linked to: HP 3000