Hardware Compatibility Guide NEXTSTEP Release 3.3 for PA-RISC Workstations Revised June 14, 1995 ____________________________________________________________________ This document describes in general terms the types of HP hardware that is supported by NEXTSTEP Release 3.3 for PA-RISC Workstations. NeXTanswersd: this guide and many other kinds of information are available from NeXTanswers, NeXT's free information-retrieval system. For NeXTanswers documents by fax, call (415) 780-3990 from a touch-tone phone. By Internet mail, send email to nextanswers@next.com with the two-word subject: INDEX HELP. NeXTanswers is also available by World Wide Web at http://www.next.com/, FTP at ftp.next.com or BBS at (415) 780-2965. For current device support, please request the latest edition of this NEXTSTEP Hardware Compatibility Guide from NeXTanswers or by calling 1-800-TRY-NeXT (or your local NeXT representative) GENERAL SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ____________________________________________________________________ CPU HP 9000 Series 700 Workstations ( see http://www.wsg.hp.com/wsg/ ) including models 712: /60 & /80 715: /33, /50, /64, /75, /80, & /100 725: /50 735: /99 & /125 755: /99 AVAILABLE HARD DISK SPACE User Environment:150 MB minimum, 250 MB recommended for stand-alone systems. User + Developer: Environments: 330 MB minimum, 400 MB recommended. RAM REQUIREMENTS RAM requirements vary depending upon the user's selection of graphics adapter. NEXTSTEP Release 3.3 supports a maximum of 256MB of memory. 24-bit color: 16 MB RAM Mininum, 32 MB RAM Recommended 8-bit grayscale/color: 16 MB RAM Minimum, 24 MB RAM Recommended GRAPHICS ADAPTERS 8-bit grayscale or color at a resolution of 1280x1024 on 712 and 715 workstations and 735 or 755 with CRX adapter. Pseudo 24-bit color available on 712 and 715(/64, /80, or /100) workstations. 24-bit color support on 715 (/33, /50, or /75), 735, and 755 workstations requires the CRX-24 graphics adaptor. Release 3.3 supports multiple monitors with some graphics cards for expanded desktop space. MASS STORAGE SCSI hard disk drives, CD-ROM drives, 1/4 inch tape drives, Exabyte tape drives, and DAT tape drives are supported. 1.44 MB floppy disk drive is supported on the 712 workstations. SCSI floppy is not supported on the 7X5 workstations. KEYBOARD & POINTING DEVICES PS/2 style keybaords and mice are supported on the 712 workstations and 715 (/64, /80, or /100). HP-HIL style keyboards and mice are supported on 7X5 workstations except 715 (/64, /80, and /100). PRINTERS PostScript printers connected via a serial or parallel port. Color PostScript Level II printers are recommended for proper color support. NETWORKING Thick, thin, and twisted pair ethernet on board interfaces are supported. Ethernet transceivers may be necessary for installation at particular sites. SOUND 16-bit audio at 22 and 44 khz is supported. INSTALLATION An HP SCSI CDROM is required for installation of NEXTSTEP. Supported Configurations ____________________________________________________________________ Model 712 Graphics: 8 bit grayscale & color @ 1280x1024; pseudo 24 bit color @ 1280x1024 Keyboard: PS/2 Sound: On-board 16 bit sound @ 48kHz Networking: On-board ethernet (TP and AUI) Bus: 1 slot for Video card Model 715 (33, 50, or 75) Graphics: 8 bit grayscale & color @ 1280x1024; 24 bit color @ 1280x1024 with CRX-24 Keyboard: HIL Sound: On-board 16 bit sound @ 48kHz Networking: On-board ethernet (AUI) Bus: 1 EISA Model 715 (64, 80, or 100) Graphics: 8 bit grayscale & color @ 1280x1024; pseudo 24 bit color @ 1280x1024 Keyboard: PS/2 Sound: On-board 16 bit sound @ 48kHz Networking: On-board ethernet (AUI) Bus: 1 EISA Model 725/50 Graphics: 8 bit grayscale & color @ 1280x1024; 24 bit color @ 1280x1024 with CRX-24 Keyboard: HIL Sound: 16 bit sound @ 48kHz Networking: On-board ethernet (AUI) Bus: 4 EISA Model 735 Graphics: 8 bit grayscale & color @ 1280x1024with CRX or CRX-24; 24 bit color @ 1280x1024 with CRX-24 Keyboard: HIL Sound: On-board 16 bit sound @ 48kHz Networking: On-board ethernet (ThinNet or AUI) Bus: 1 EISA Model 755 Graphics: 8 bit grayscale & color @ 1280x1024with CRX or CRX-24; 24 bit color @ 1280x1024 with CRX-24 Keyboard: HIL Sound: On-board 16 bit sound @ 48kHz Networking: On-board ethernet (ThinNet or AUI) Bus: 4 EISA