Technical Desktops
 | 500 Series Selection: |
| Name: 9000/520 | |
| Product Number: 9020 | |
| Introduced: 1982 | |
| Division: Engineering Systems | |
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| Price: $28250 | |
| Catalogue Reference: 1984, page 603 | |
| Donated by: Bob Niland, Enterprise Kansas (BASIC manuals). |
Description:
The 9020A was the first of the 500 Series computers. When compared to its contemporaries of the time, the 9020 was probably the most advanced workstation ever introduced by HP. All models came standard with a 5.25-inch floppy disc drive, at least 512K RAM and a 4-slot backplane. Most units shipped with the built in optional 10 Mb hard disc and internal thermal printer. These machines could be expanded with additional memory and additional CPUs. The top-of-the range 9020T included the color monitor, hard disc, 1 Mb RAM, printer, BASIC, HP-UX, Fortran and Pascal for only $65,585. In July of 1983, HP's Boeblingen Computer Products Division introduced a detachable keyboard option (G02, $600) for the 9020. The 1000/A900 and 9000/500 Series computers were so fast, they were bound by special US government export restrictions. Automatic export approval was given for only 16 countries. Export to any other country required an individual license.
The 9020 came in three models. The 9020A had a 12-inch color monitor with 512 x 390 resolution. The 9020B had a 12-inch monochrome monitor with 560 x 455 resolution. The 9020C ($39,885) had a 13-inch color monitor with 560 x 455 resolution.
The 9020 workstation was also the heaviest ever made by HP. These computers weighed between 55 and 74 Kg depending on configuration.
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