# HP 2100 Simulator Configuration

Introduced in the late 1960's by Hewlett-Packard Corporation, the HP 2100 series was one of the mostly widely used real-time minicomputers. Among the models in this series were

- HP 2112
- HP 2114
- HP 2116
- HP 2100
- HP 1000 M/E/F

Photographs:

- HP 2112B (courtesy of Jay Jaeger)
- HP 2114A (courtesy of Jeff Moffatt)

Option | Description | Capacity
CPU and memory | HP 2114, 2215, 2116, 2100, 21MX, or 1000 | 4KW - 32KW (1024KW on 1000)
2116 options | extended arithmetic |
2100 options | floating point, memory protection, IOP |
1000 options | memory protection, DMS, IOP, extended floating point, double precision integers |
| RTE OS/VMA/EMA, SIGNAL, VIS firmware extensions |
| 12620A/12936A privileged interrupt fence |
Console | 12631A ASR-33 Teletype |
| 12966A BACI terminal interface |
Paper tape | 12597A reader and punch |
Real time clock | 12539A/B/C time base generator |
Line printers | 12653A line printer |
| 12845B line printer |
Terminal multiplexor | 12920A terminal multiplexor | 16 lines
| 12792C terminal multiplexor |
Disk | 12557A/13210A cartridge disk, 1-4 drives | 1.25/2.5MW
| 12565A disk pack, 1-2 drives | 11.95MW
| 1303, 1-4 disk drives | 7.5-60MW
| 12606A/12610A fixed head disk/drum | 0.18MW - 1.54MW
| 12821A, 1-4 integrated controller disks (HP-IB) | 20MB - 120MB
Magnetic tape | 12559C 9 track magnetic tape |
| 13181A/13183A 9 track magnetic tape |
Network | 12556B interprocessor link for Access |

Updated 03-May-2012 by Bob Supnik (simh AT trailing-edge DOT com- anti-spam encoded)