Category Archives: HP

Tapping the HP-9000 Gecko for “Not x86 Week”

Posted on January 22, 2017 by Blake Patterson

This past week was “Not x86 Week” over at r/Retrobattlestations and I decided to stand the HP-9000 712/100 “Gecko” RISC workstation out front for my entry. I happened upon a boot sale one weekend back in 2003 and spotted an HP-9000 712/60 … Continue reading →

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A Quick Tour of the HP-9000 712/100 NEXTSTEP Workstation

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Blake Patterson

February was NeXT Month over at r/Rerobattlestations. Being a huge NeXT fan, I was eager to take part in the event, which entailed taking a photo or video of a retro computer running NEXTSTEP or OPENSTEP. While my first NEXTSTEP system was … Continue reading →

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HP Rap: “A Brand New Era We’ve Unfurled…”

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Blake Patterson

Over the years, as computing headed towards the mainstream and the industry struggled to figure out how to connect with the general public, there were some pretty bizarre marketing approaches the computer makers of the time ran up the flagpole. … Continue reading →

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NEXTSTEP…In My Pocket

Posted on August 6, 2007 by Blake Patterson

The moment I caught my first glimpse of the NeXT Cube and its revolutionary operating system, NEXTSTEP, I was spellbound. Never had a computing system been even vaguely as elegant as what lay before me back in 1989 on the … Continue reading →

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My HP 9000 712/60 “Gecko” Workstation

Posted on February 9, 2005 by Blake Patterson

One weekend last summer, my wife and I drove to a remote shopping center in search of a particular lamp shop. When we pulled into the parking lot, we found a massive “flea market” spread across the asphault with hundreds … Continue reading →

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