kempff@hppad.HP.COM (John Kempff) (12/19/89)
Hewlett-Packard introduces the HP 700/X family of X Window Graphics Terminals
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The HP 700/X family of X Window Graphics Terminals are network display stations
based on the industry-standard X Window System Version 11, Release 3.
When configured as components of an engineering, manufacturing, or business
solution, the HP 700/X terminals can substantially reduce the overall hardware
, system administration, and system maintenance costs. For certain applications,
the HP 700/X terminals can provide a cost-effective and affordable means of
adding more user seats on the network.
The HP 700/X terminals provide the user with interactive network access to
graphics applications, text-based information, and compute resources
across systems on the LAN. Programs and data, resident on different computers
on the network, can be simultaneously displayed in multiple windows on an
HP 700/X terminal. The user can also access systems on the network that do not
support the X Window System through TELNET (ANSI-standard terminal emulation).
Target applications for the HP 700/X terminals range from design automation in
ME and EE CAD, to solutions for CASE, industrial automation, business UNIX,
and medicine. Example applications include:
* ME-CAD view station
* EE-CAD design capture station
* Desktop publishing
* Software development station
* Financial trader workstation
* Laboratory information management
* Health care information systems
* Manufacturing process view station
* On-line database inquiry station
* Travel reservation systems
* Geographic mapping systems
The HP 700/X terminals connect directly to a standard IEEE 802.3 / Ethernet
local area network and communicate with host systems using TCP/IP. The terminals
are designed to operate in multivendor networked environments consisting of
systems from HP/Apollo, SUN, DEC, and others. All terminals come standard with
a BNC port that supports ThinLAN and an AUI port that supports ThickLAN or
StarLAN 10 networks (with MAU).
The terminals are available in a variety of low-cost color and monochrome
bundled configurations that start at $2995 (U.S. list). Bit-mapped graphics
monitors with resolutions of 640x480, 800x600, and 1024x768 are supported.
All units come standard with 1 Mbyte of RAM expandable up to 4 Mbytes and
display 16 colors from a palette of 4096 or up to 16 levels of gray-scale.
The HP 700/X terminals are designed to deliver performance comparable to entry-
level workstations (2-3 MIP-rated) when configured as an X Window display server
The terminals include a high-performance dedicated graphics processor (TI 34010)
for executing X-server instructions, and a co-processor for efficient handling
network communications, keyboard entry and mouse tracking.
The HP 700/X terminals are positioned to fill the price, performance and
functionality gap between office terminals and diskless workstations. They are
a high-end addition to the HP 700 Series family of office terminals and a
complementary low-end offering to the HP/Apollo family of workstations.
For more information call your local HP sales office listed in your telephone
directory or call our toll-free number 1-800-752-0900 for the phone number
of the nearest sales office.