The HP 2100S minicomputer was designed in the early 1970s
using small-scale integration logic chips and core memory.
It has a 16-bit word length and a 16-bit address space.
My machine has 32k bytes of core memory, arranged in four
8k planes.
That's a fully-expanded memory system for the 2100.
The machine has a front panel with lights and switches for
access to memory and register contents.
An HP 2748B paper tape reader can also be connected for
program loading.
Some links to other HP 2100 web sites:
- HP 2100 Archives.
The place to go for 2100 manuals and software.
- The Computer History Museum have an
HP 2100
in the Visible Storage area.
- University
of Stuttgart Computer Museum. Includes a photo of a 2100 with a
full set of I/O interface cards.
Text in German.
- Bob Supnik's Simulator
includes a setup that will simulate an
HP 2100.
Now you can run 2100 programs on more modern hardware!
- Some photos
from the HP manuals, showing complete systems in racks.
