Power Shift - HP Series 700 Workstation Promo

[@Gligar13Vids]

Only HP can top MS when it comes to hilariously bad advertisements. Rapping about UNIX and PA-RISC is so rad yo.

[@AndersEngerJensen]

Oh man! Finally! I had an VHS with this and about 15 minutes of presentation of the Model 750 back in 1991! Showcasing how much faster it was than the Sun Sparc systems, and a real life case study with a team of ultra business nerds solving a case within the short deadline, having to use early video conferencing and shit! Ahhh, the early 90s! So cheesy and awkward! Fun! 😂

[@vinhtran9308]

After pickup one of these babies (the 712/80), first thing I did was play this loud, hah

[@Gligar13Vids]

Lyrics: Starting today some things have changed The workstation world will be rearranged Hewlett Packard is not made the same PA-RISC is what we mean Workin' fast will be the norm New applications can now be born 'Cause the hottest desktop in the world A brand new era we've unfurled [Chorus] You want power You want speed The 700 Series is what you need PA-RISC has set the pace Hewlett Packard now leads the race The Series 700 is the name Leaders in the work-station game 720, 730, 750, too Supercharging all you'll ever need to do For designing, mapping Making chips Software engineering or trading tips A.I. knowledge and database Molecular modeling in cyberspace [Chorus] The power's shifting at your door By any measure brother, you'll get more MIPS, SPECs, we've hit the mark We're leaving other systems in the dark And don't forget those megaflops We're crunching those numbers, staying on top Blinding speed at warp factor 9 These machines will definitely save your time [Chorus] OSF is where we'll be Multi-windows and the DCE Distributed computing at its best NCS, (Stats Broker?), and all the rest Team together on your LAN New wave computing, 'cause that's the plan Open Systems is the way Tomorrow's standards are here today

[@mariojr]

Based

[@oh1fjv]

It's "Task Broker". See eg. page 20 of www.hpmuseum.net/pdf/HPChannels_1990_6_41pages_Jun90_OCR.pdf

[@Eddies_Bra-att-ha-grejer]

Those digital effects were likely done with a Silicon Graphics workstation though.

[@NuGanjaTron]

Hmmm. Well, that plane model at 2:32 was definitely among the SGI demos.

[@Tatsh2DX]

I think the dancing is top notch and I wish the singer/dancer had more screen time. The outfit adds to it perfectly. The lyrics are also great.

[@karttu]

This is the only way power workstations should be marketed. It even mentioned DCE! HP/UX rules!!!

[@manoflego123]

I just can't stop watching this.

[@unixnerd23]

I knew HP unix kit was cool, but I didn't know just how cool until now!

[@NuGanjaTron]

Bah. I took IRIX over HP-UX and SunOS any day of the week. That is, if the Indigo2s weren't occupied. 😄

[@unixnerd23]

@@NuGanjaTron I found IRIX a pain to install. Sold maybe 40 used SGIs back in the days, but nearly 1000 HPs and Suns. I liked SGI hardware, especially the Granite keyboards and mice. Might still have some in fact.

[@NuGanjaTron]

@@unixnerd23 Whoa! Any PowerSeries / Crimson parts by any (very remote) chance? 😉

[@unixnerd23]

@@NuGanjaTron I had a Crimson once, used it as a table until we sold it! A friend had an Onxy 2.

[@giberic]

this has been permanently stuck in my head for years and nobody even knows it exists how does this only have 20k views?

[@RealBasedSpartan]

This was definitely a product of it’s time.

[@NuGanjaTron]

Ditto the Snake Workstations. That said, some have outlasted the ad. 😁

[@Therealguymins]

I bought an HP 712 because of this ad

[@NuGanjaTron]

712s are cuties... if heavy ones. Had one couple years ago, but sold it. Regret it now. Still have the 720 as heavier sibling.

[@pyschoplex1270]

So sad to see PA-RISC gone.

[@Gligar13Vids]

i still run a c3000 in my room and it heats it up as i code on it good stuff

[@crocodile2006]

I wonder if people made multi-thousand dollar high tech purchases based on a rap back in the 80's

[@Unirule]

Adding to a playlist labeled "things to watch in bed before sex"

[@sixfr0nt]

This is me in my computer science class. Sadly, I'm the only UNIX-y person in that class.

[@UzumakiNarutoX3]

Wow, I just got that machine from a friend complete with CRT-Monitor. 50 kg of computing power^^

[@NuGanjaTron]

Indestructible. At least from the outside. (See my other recent comment...) 😆

[@ESPIRITUS_A]

Technically, it's a New Jack Swing, not strictly rap or hip-hop

[@FireballXL55]

I have 3 of the 700 series 1 being a 735/125 with keyboard ext CD drive and monitor. heavy beasts.

[@NuGanjaTron]

Yeah, they look cheap with their plastic shell, which actually belies the heavy sheet steel chassis underneath. Gotta love the modularity of the early 700s.

[@leyasep5919]

Can't be unseen...

[@Lardzor]

Don't copy that floppy.

[@Supertimegamingify]

Fuck yeah.

[@finalxenokrates4440]

New favorite song 2017

[@Silent700]

The worst part of the video: 3:09

[@S0REN_]

These guys were on the nerd rap scene before YTCracker or Dual Core

[@JesuszillaS]

IS THAT FUCKING CARTOON DONKEY KONG?!

[@JesuszillaS]

Dude I think it is. I think that's Richard Yearwood.

[@simonvannarath]

Considering this is a production from HP Canada, it's very plausible.

[@everythingisgoat938]

holy shit. ahahha this ad

[@Shadow298]

Who's the artist? Did anyone find out?

[@cleric7]

good question

[@Tatsh2DX]

@HouseDeKris do you still own this VHS by any chance? Would love to capture this with vhs-decode

[@spix2000]

Oh.. HP HIL

[@rchetype7029]

1:38 Is she using her left hand because she's left handed or because no one knew how to use computers in 1992?

[@NuGanjaTron]

'Cos she's different; she's a PA-RISC chick. 🤣

[@wernerkienzler8088]

Mal was anderes

[@donauensen6187]

hahaha that's awful, what year?

[@dneary]

Looks like a Bobby Brown clone to me

[@mrflamewars]

WAT 😐

[@piratestation69]

Computer Rap... yeah great. I much rather watch the Don't copy my floppy guy... So fucking lame.

[@NuGanjaTron]

Wow. Just wow. I hope the guys who did this have since struck it from their CVs. The "artist" here probably works at a McDo now and is still trying to flog the freebie 700 he got for making this vid on ebay! This is pretty weird coming from the most conservative of workstation vendors back in the day. I've got a heavy 720 "Snake" box here, and rock solid and well built as it is (minus the PSU, which often fails), it's a bit naff compared to SGI or SUN. Particularly those dorky mice with their chunky buttons were nothing to write home about.

[@NuGanjaTron]

Update: My 720 box decided it was finally time to self-destruct its mains filter. I've witnessed a lot of EMI caps fail, but the barrage of fireworks I got shooting out the back of this thing was jawdropping! Remarkably, the PSU appears to be still ok, but the IEC input module is _beyond_ toast! BUT... it did NOT catch fire; functioned as designed! Good job, Schaffner.

[@walshey666]

If you ever feel like black people are really cool and make you look bad remember the shelf life of that cool is very small.