Information For Hewlett-Packard's Value-Added Businesses. January 1987
HEWLETT PACKARD How to get your name added to the distribution for HP Channels Table If you work for a company that is a value-added business for Hewlett- of Contents Volume 6, No. 3 Packard and want to receive your own copy of HP Channels, call Hewlett- Editor Packard and have your sales rep send Tracy Wester your name to Tracy Wester. Associate Editor HP sales reps only: To add new US HP Forms Strategic Alliance with Roman Kiehorowsky and Canadian accounts to the distribu- The Santa Cruz Operation I Assistant Editor tion for HP Channels, please send me Darleen Brettes the following information (on HPDesk 0000/53 or to the address listed at the PRODUCT NEWS HP Channels is published monthly for end of this section): company name, 2 Customer Support Hewlett-Packard's value-added busi- address, phone number, contract num- Training 2 nesses to provide you with information ber, contacts' nameltitle, HP sales rep Support 2 about HP's products and services to name and employee number. For help you be more successful. accounts outside of the US or Canada, 3 Business Computers For further information on any of the contact Tracy Wester to get the name of HP 3000 3 products and services discussed in HP the person that handles the distribution Channels, please contact your HP sales of HP Channels in your country. 8 Technical Computers rep. HP Precision Architecture1 Please address editorial correspondence HP-UX 8 Note: Not all HP computer products to: HP 1000 8 are sold and supported in all countries. HP 9000 9 Please check with your local HP sales Tracy Wester, Editor ofice. HP Channels Hewlett-Packard Company 13 Personal Computers Corporate Marketing Communications General 13 On the cover 3200 Hillview Avenue, Building 16L Portable 14 Palo Alto, CA 94304-1298 Desktop 15 Haolett-Packard does not warrant the 23 Peripherals accuracy of the information provided in Mass Storage 23 HP Channels and shall not be liable for Networks 23 any ilse mczde of the information con- Printers 26 tained herein. Information provided in HP Channels is subject to change with- 26 Supplies out notice. CROSS-LICENSING CLASSIFIEDS 27 Sofhvare Packages Available and Wanted
Introducing SCO's XENIX for the HP Vectra PC. VectraIXENIX is a multi- tasking, multiuser operating system developed jointly by Microsoft Corpo- ration and The Santa Cruz Operation. See articles beginning on pages 1
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HP and The Santa Cruz Operation SCO's commitment to systems inno- Joint marketing activities between recently announced XENIX on the vation and product quality make it SCO and HP will include the following: Vectra PC. XENIX, a shared-processor uniquely qualified to distribute and sup- operating system, was ported to the port XENIX on the Vectra PC. SCO Implementing a lead referral system Vectra PC by The Santa Cruz Operation will continue to maintain the consis- for sales leads (SCO), the leading Independent Soft- tency and quality of support that HP Joint press releases ware Vendor of UNIXTM/XENIX prod- traditionally provides its customers. ucts for microcomputers. SCO will be Currently, SCO has the largest team of ' Joint presence at trade shows the exclusive distributor of XENIX on UNIX engineers in the U.S. In addi- Joint VARIOEM recruiting the Vectra PC to OEMs, VARs, tion, SCO's training programs have dealers, major accounts, and VEUs. been acknowledged as excellent by the ' Joint references in sales literature. SCO will also provide support to all UNIXIXENIX community. customers, including end users. Note: For information on SCO's XENIX HP intends to foster a close relation- for the HP Vectra PC, please see the SCO and Microsoft Corporation have ship with SCO, and to this end, the two VectralXENIX article entitled, "SCO's a "technology exchange agreement" companies have entered into a joint XENIX on the HP Vectra PC," begin- under which the two companies will marketing agreement. HP will treat ning on page 15. jointly develop future enhancements to SCO as a "strategic vendor" and will the XENIX product line. This agree- accord SCO the standard ISVIIHV pro- UNIX is a trademurk of AT&T Bell Laboratories. ment extends to the 80386 and to UNIX gram rights and benefits. In addition, System V Release 3. Microsoft sup- as "strategic vendor," SCO will have ports SCO as the major distributor of access to Vectra PC systems for sup- packaged XENIX products to virtually portltraining activities, HP Personal all distribution channels. Office Computer Division's technical support resources, and PC enhancement and product development information, to relevant HP publications. SCO will also have an HP employee appointed as an SCO account manager.
JANUARY 1987 HP Channels d For additional information on the STREP products in order to more accu- DTS-70 service course and its 1986187 rately reflect the cost of delivery. training schedule, please contact the Thirty-three STREP products received registrar's office at Lexico, increases ranging from about 5 to 14 206-828-0555. percent, with an average increase of about 7 percent. Even with these increases. our support prices remain competitive with those of our competi- tors. Key price changes include the fol- lowing products: Individual or packaged service train- ing course data sheets are now available from HP's Customer Service Training. HP 110 (increased to equal HP 1 10 + STREP) The data sheets are formatted to HP will implement price changes on HP 2686 LaserJet provide the reader with a preview of the selected hardware and software support respective maintenance training course. products, effective February 1, 1987. In addition, nine flexible disc STREP The data sheet identifies the course prices were decreased about 12 to 22 objective, type of audience, course percent due to savings in parts costs. length, delivery method, prerequisites. Hardware support and the main topics for each course. Commerciul systems - Because of Software support increasing competition in the area of 1 To obtain individual or packaged ser- memory maintenance, we have substan- Comrnerciul .sy.stems - Software Sup- vice maintenance training data sheets, tially lowered the maintenance prices port prices for the HP 3000 operating please contact Customer Service Train- on the memory boards used in the HP systems were increased 10 percent. on ing at 415-960-5300, or our nationwide 3000 Series 64, 68, 70, 52, and 58 average, to recover increasing support toll free number: 800-523-0696. indicated below. delivery costs and to realign support products within the HP 3000 family. In I-Mbyte board used in Series 64, addition, the U.S. and U.K. Response 68, 70 Centers will be providing 5-dayl24- hour coverage for HP 3000 operating 2-Mbyte board used in Series 52, 58 systems; this new feature will be 4-Mbyte board used in Series 64, included into the existing support prod- 68. 70 ucts. The products with operating sys- tem changes are listed below: Lexico Enterprise of Kirkland. Wash- At the same time, we feel that there ington, is currently offering a five-day is opportunity to increase maintenance Series 37 HP DTS-70 system service course. prices of our SPUs, yet remain compet- Series 39140142 itively priced in the marketplace. SPU The course provides background price increases ranged from about 1 to Series 42XP, 52 information for the HP 1000 Series 8 percent, with the highest increases Series 58 minicomputer, the TESTAID IIIIFAST- applied to the oldest operating systems Series 44148, 64168170 RACE 111 software and, in particular, (Series 30133, 111111). Overall, users the HP 957 1 Digital Test Station. The will realize system hardware contract In particular, Series 42XP and Series students learn to perform and evaluate price increases of about less than 2 52 support prices were corrected and the system's functional tests, perfor- percent. now equal the support prices for the mance tests, and to install the test sta- Series 39140142. Also, many Series tian hardware. Students are also given Workstations - HP LaserJet printer 44148 customers are upgrading to the opportunities to troubleshoot inser- usage options were deleted. Few com- Series 58s. In order to position the ted fdults on both the instruments and petitors sell usage options on compar- Series 58 closer to the Series 44148, the the circuit boards of the digital test able models and few usage option Series 58 received no major price unit. This course is a prerequisite to the contracts have been purchased to date. changes ($5lmonth increase on RCS advanced DTS-70 training also avail- In addition, the base support price ade- only). The remaining systems realized able from Lexico. quately recovers all costs related to usage. about 5 to 10 percent price increases but remain competitively priced relative Price changes were also made to to our major competitors. about 25 percent of the workstation RCS and AMS \upport prices ti~rthc Ordering information administration, manutiwturing, and I office families increased 14 percent. Product No. Description Category support prices for the office Series 52 with 4-Mbytes 220-240150Hz tools category increased 10 percent. DUS on cartridge tape Current prices do not adequately Add-on 2-Mbytes memory recover expenses and represent a very Add-on 4-Mbytes memory low cost as a percent of software list Series 52 box swap price. 220-240150Hz Add-on 2-Mbytes memory Add-on 4-Mbytes memory On average, HP 3000 customers will To keep pace with advances in tech- Pre Series I1 upgrade realize a 6 to 8 percent price increase nology, HP is introducing the HP 3000 Series 11 upgrade on their overall software support Series 52C and 58C. These new sys- Series 111 upgrade configuration. Series 33AlB upgrade tems incorporate new technologies and Series 33 CIU upgrade provide higher reliability and lower Series 30AlB upgrade Technical systems - HP I000 RTE-A support costs. Both systems will ship Series 30CIU upgrade Series 111 upgrade operating system support prices were standard with a single 4-Mbyte memory repositioned to include the new RTE- with 30341 A array card and replace the "A" version Series 37 upgrade A400. to better match support price to which will continue to ship standard Series 37XE upgrade performance and to recover increased with two 2-Mbyte cards. Micro 3000 with 2-Mbytes labor and overhead expenses. The aver- Micro 3000 with 4-Mbytes Micro 3000XE age HP 1000 customer will only realize Users can also order an additional Micro 3000XE-5 cd about a 3 to 4 percent increase. 4-Mbytes of memory at the time of sys- HP 250 upgrade tem purchase by ordering Option 503. HP 260 upgrade Please contact your local HP sales By purchasing this option, users can Series 58 with 4-Mbytes office with any specific questions. 220-240150Hz save about 40 percent compared to DUS on cartridge tape ordering standalone 2-Mbyte memory Add-on 2-Mbytes memory cards at a later date. Add-on 4-Mbytes memory Series 58 box swap The following products are available 220-240150Hz Add-on 2-Mbytes January I, 1987 with the new 4-Mbyte Add-on 4-Mbytes memory memory array card. Users who have a Pre Series I1 upgrade Series 52A or Series 58A system or Series I1 upgrade box swap on order may wish to cancel Series 111 upgrade Series 33AlB upgrade that order and reorder the new systems Series 33ClU upgrade with the new 4-Mbyte memory array. Series 30AlB upgrade System pricing has not changed with Series 30CIU upgrade the addition of the new memory board. Series 40 upgrade Series I11 upgrade with 30341A Series 39 upgrade Series 42 upgrade Series 37 upgrade Series 37XE upgrade Series 42XP with 2-Mbytes Micro 3000 With 2-Mbytes Micro 3000 With 4-Mbytes Micro 3000XE Micro 3000XE-5 cd HP 250 upgrade HP 260 upgrade Series 52 with 2-Mbytes Series 52 With 4-Mbytes
A software patch will be required. Consult your HP sales rep for informat ion.
The HP 3000 Series 52C and 58C are another example of HP's commitment able to deal with large numbers of The products that will be affected to enhancing our systems with applications and different options and include: increased reliability and lower costs. trade offs. A smooth and efficient migration will, therefore, largely depend on planning and on how well these options are evaluated, weighed, and chosen. The objective of MPA is to 30250 IMF CONSULTING SERVICE make sure that our users' success is not 30248 RJE compromised by a lack of good 30249 MRJE FOR HP 3000 planning. 30247 SNA lMF 30245 SNA NRJE Successful test HP-to-IBM Link Product BSC Link Migration Planning Assistance The Migration Orientation compo- Modem option X.21 option (MPA) from HP is a structured, but nent of MPA was successfully beta tested at a major account site last Autocall option highly customized consulting service V.35 option designed to help HP 3000 users plan November. The training component was their migration to the 900 Series ranked at an average of 4.4 on a scale systems. of 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent). The timing The price of an upgrade from a of the class, its content, and the accom- Series 37 option to a Series 39-70 The benefit for the user is a smooth panying materials were thought to be option is equal to the difference and efficient migration through good, just right. Best of all, the service was between the two option prices. upfront planning. Migration Planning perceived as adding real value to the Assistance (PIN 32480 + 42A) gives the company. user an understanding of the goals to be reached in a migration project and of The project team generally felt that the effort needed to do so. MPA, there- they now had a good understanding of fore, enhances the user's ability to meet the issues, and a common base of deadlines and stay on budget. knowledge to prepare them for their migration. HP product developer Ann MPA has two components: Migration Dingwall was at the beta site that day, Orientation and Migration Analysis and and summed it up: "Based on the Planning. Both elements are on site and customer comments I am getting today The price of DS X.25 will increase tailored to the user's specific require- about the value of this service, I am by about seven percent for the Series ments. During an on-site Migration confident that this product will be key 39-70 on January I, 1987. Due to the Orientation, the members of the user's to the success of customers' migration 30-day grace period, the new prices project team receive a high-level over- projects." will be effective on February I, 1987. view of the new systems and of all the stages of a migration project - from the MPA can be ordered as of January 1, A list of the products affected is initial planning steps to the implemen- 1987. It is best to order this simul- shown below. tation of a migration plan. During the taneously with the HP 3000 Series Migration Analysis and Planning phase, 9301950 order. PIN 32187A, Opt. 310, 320, 335, a trained migration specialist guides the 390 project team through the development PIN 32187A. Opt. 410,420,435, of a migration plan for one of their 490 applications. The user then uses this plan both as a guide for migrating that No change will occur for DS X.25 application, and as an example in plan- on the HP 3000 Series 37. ning the entire migration process.
Why is this service needed? If migration is a snap, then why Effective on the January 1, 1987, HP should HP users need this service? Price List, the prices of most HP 3000- Because, even though migration is tech- to-IBM products will be increased. nically straightforward, users must be (Due to the 30-day grace period, the new prices will become effective on February 1, 1987.) System Support
1 MPE VIE HP 3000 The HP 7936H and HP 7937H disc drives will be supported on MPE VIE T-Delta-6 and UB-MIT, or later, according to the following guidelines:
Disc domain T-Delta-6 UB-MIT (or later) System disc Hewlett-Packard is pleased to Foreign disc announce support for the HP 7936H Private volumes Yes and HP 7937H disc drives on MPE VIE In response to user requests, the cer- HP 3000 systems. These new fixed The following matrix indicates the tification testing for support of the HP media disc drives provide 307 and 57 1 maximum configuration of HP 7936H 9144A as a "cold load" and "DUS" Mbytes of formatted storage capacity, and HP 7937H disc drives on HP 3000 load device on the HP 3000 Series 44 and are built with state-of-the-art MPE systems. to 70 systems has been successfully Winchester technology and HP- completed. This means, for the Series developed thin film media. In addition, 37 to 70 systems, the HP 9144A can since the drives have a higher capacity now be used: than the HP 7933 and HP 7935 disc Micro 3000 4 drives, the maximum disc storage for Series 37. 37XE 4 As a cold load device. I HP 3000 systems has increased as M~cro3000XE, Series 39, As a sysdump device. follows: 4X. 5X 8 I Series 6X. 70 (1 bay) 16 As a system update device. Maximum disc Series 6X. 70 (2 bays) 24 I storage Maximum disc As a memory dump device. HP 3000 with HP 7933, storage I System HP 7935 discs with HP 7937 disc Note: Some users with Series 44 and To provide for removable media. Series 37. Series 48 will need to upgrade their I 37XE l .h Gbytes 2.2 Gbytes firmware. Specifically, those configured In the past, this level of support on Series 39, with two memory controllers and the the HP 9 144A was available for only 4X, 5X 3.2 Gbytes 4.5 Gbytes CPS-E version of firmware date coded the Series 37 to 42 systems. For the Series 6X. Series 44 and larger systems, the HP 70 (I bay) 6.4 Gbytes 9.1 Gbytes before 2620 need to upgrade their firm- ware for support of the HP 7937 disc 9144A was supported only as a Series 6X. peripheral tape device. 70 (2 hays) 9.6 Gbytes 13.7 Gbytes drive. The VIE installed base update kit (PIN 30090-60096) is available from the Corporate Parts Center. Complete While HP fully supports the HP information is available from your HP 9144A on the Series 37 to 70 systems, sales rep. users of the HP 9144A should be aware that the current device linlitations still Users who have upgraded to the apply. That is: Series 58 have the correct firmware. As a primary backup device, backup Compared to the HP 7933, the HP is limited to a nlarimum of 220 7937 has about a 51 percent decrease in Mbytes. For systems with more than cost per megabyte and a 500 percent 220 Mbytes of disc, the HP 9144A increase in capacity per square foot. would not be supported as the primary This adds up to a better, more cost- backup device. effective solution for HP 3000 users. HP 3000 configuration guidelines remain unchanged except that a system can now be ordered with an HP 9 144A as the primary backup and cold load device.
There are several benefits to using the HP 9 144A. First, it is a convenient media for distributing software from a central site. Second, with the added However, as a general guideline, HP support of the HP 9144A as a cold load does not recommend conjiguring a TO BTAIN and system update device, MPE Series 48 or larger system with an HP How O updates for the Series 44 to 70 systems 9144A tape drive as a primary backup HP 9144A COLD can now be distributed using cartridge device. tape. A third advantage is that the media is easily handled by untrained We recommend that all Series personnel. 64/68/70 users read the following arti- cle entitled "How to Obtain HP 9144A For these and other reasons, HP real- Cold Load Support on HP 3000 Series izes that there are users with configura- 64/68/70 Systems ." Depending on your tions that require or benefit by using an system, there may be some changes In a continuing effort to help our HP 9 144A as a cold load and primary required to support the HP 9 144A as a users be successful, HP often accom- backup device. Extending support for cold load and DUS load device. We modates special requests. One such the cartridge tape to the Series 44 to 70 also recommend that everyone review request was to support the full feature is another indication of HP's commit- the table below, which summarizes the set of the HP 9144A on the HP 3000 ment to satisfy evolving user needs. configuration guidelines for the HP Series 44 and larger systems. In the 9144A. past, the HP 9 144A had been supported only as an added peripheral device. HP 9144A Configuration Guidelines The certification testing for the sup- 1 SYSTEM I System Req'ts I System Notes 1 port of the HP 9144A as a "cold load" and "DUS" load device on the Series 44 to 70 systems has been successfully Series r MPE V/E T-MIT or later Maximum of 2 units per system. Backup limit of 132mb with 1/2 mb main memory. completed. This means that the HP 37/37XE Backup limit of 220mb with 1 mb of main rnemory. 9144A can now be used: - Backup abave 220mb requires a 1600 cp~,6250 cp~ or 35401A tape dr~ve. As a cold load device. Series 39 - MPE V/E T-MIT (for Ser~es * Maximum of 4 units per system. 40/42 30-42XP) ar later * Maximum of 4 units of 9144A and 35401A. In comb~nation. ' As a sysdump device. t MPE V/E T-Delta-5 per system. 42xP/52 (far Ser~es52) ar later * Backup l~m~t220mb As a system update device. CPS-E (MPE V/E) * Backup abave 220mb requlres 1600 cpt, 6250 cpi microcode far cold load As a memory dump device.
Series t MPE V/E T-MIT or later t Maximum of 4 un~tsper system. To provide for removable media. 44/48/58 CPS-E (MPE V/E) t Maximum of 4 units of 9144A and 35401A. ~n combination, m~crocodefar cold load per system * Backup limit 220mb. While the Series 44 to 58 systems * Backup above 220mb requlres 1600 cpi. 6250 cpi will support the additional functionality or 35401A tape drive. of the HP 9144A (when running MPE Series * MPE V/E UB-MIT or later Maximum of 4 units per system T-MIT or later with the CPS-E firm- 64/68/70 UB and UB-Delta-1 r Maximum of 4 units of 9144A and 35401A. I" combinat~on, ware), changes may be required in order will need patch U005 per system t MPE T-Delta-1 or later Backup lim~t220mb to obtain it on the Series 64/68/70 sys- T-based MlTs will * Backup above 220mb requires 1600 cp~,6250 cpi tems. This article will explain what need patch J032. or 35401A tape dr~ve * DCU board with ROM date * Cannot be placed on the same GIC as the System Disc changes, if any, are necessary to obtain code of C.2641 or later the added features on the HP 9144A for the Series 64/68/70 systems. Please note that the information in this article applies to the HP 9144A and not The Series 64/68/70 systems may the HP 35401A. For information on the HP 35401A, see previously published arti- require two changes to support the cles and literature. added features of the HP 9 144A. First, they may need a patch to update the microcode and MPE. Second, they may need a newer version of the DCU board.
In order to use the HP 9144A as a cold load device, the first item the Series 64/68/70 systems will require is a patch. What this patch provides is the microcode and MPE modifications needed to recognize the HP 9144A as a 3) Two sets of extenders per GIC only cold load device. For the MPE UB and IBER PTICS for combinations of CIPER printers UB-Delta- 1 MITs, the patch number is F O HP-ZB (HP 256X). U005. For T-Delta- 1 and later Tbased EXTENDER Now 4) A maximum of two GICs with versions of MPE, the patch number is extender per system. 5032. Naturally, post MPE UB-Delta-l MITs will contain updated versions of 5) Extenders must be on a dedicated MPE and microcode so that no patch is low-speed GIC. I necessary. 1 1 6) The maximum number of minters I Do you need remote or distributed supported per system is the same with The second item the Series 64168170 printing from distances of 250 to 1,000 the extenders as without. Exception: systems may require is a version of the meters for your HP 3000? Then the HP one additional HP 2688A printer per DCU board with a ROM date code of 37203A HP-IB extender with fiber optic system will be supported when using an C.2641 or later. IS the system was capabilities is the solution. extender; i.e. three HP 2688As will be shipped prior to October 20, 1986, supported on the Series 3914Xl5X when chances are the system does not have The HP 37203A HP-IB extender with using an extender (compared to two), the correct DCU board. If this is the Opt. 001 and 010 provides connections and five HP 2688As will be supported case, and if users want the additional via a fiber optic cable versus coax cable on Series 6x170 when using an capabilities of the HP 9 144A, then they common on other HP-IB extenders. extender (compared to four). will need to purchase a DCU rollover. This fiber optic cable allows for greater Assuming an HP customer engineer protection against electrical distur- 7) Each HP-IB extender pair will be performs the rollover, the parts needed bance, permitting a greater cabling dis- supported with cable lengths up to would be as follows: tance between the extended pairs; 1.000 meters. thereby allowing users remote or dis- DCU version Upgrade kit PIN tributed printing from distances of 250 For users needing cabling extensions Earlier than Board sent to SMR to 1.000 meters. up to 250 meters, the HP 37204B is the C.2601 (Support Materials most cost-effective solution. Roseville) for The fiber optic HP-IB extender will exchange be supported on the HP 3000 Series C.2601 toC.2627 OrderPlN30140-60189 3914Xl5X16X and 70 with MPE VIE C.2628 to C.2640 Order PIN 30140-60188 T-Delta-3 or later. MPE QUICK DCU rollovers will be on a time and Each extender chain will support a materials basis. Please see your HP maximum of four printers of which up sales rep for complete pricing and other to two printers may be non-impact (HP details. 2680A or HP 2688A). The following Now AVAILABLE printers may be combined on a single This latest change to MPE VIE will extender chain. The MPE Quick Reference Guide benefit HP 3000 users who are moving (PIN 32033-90023) is now available. toward centralized administration of The new version replaces the MPE Soft- distributed systems. However. in gen- Printer Description ware Pocket Guide (PIN 30000-90049) eral terms, this is just another step in 300 Ipm dot matnx impact and has been redesigned as a desktop HP's effort to provide users with solu- 600 Ipm dot matrix impact reference book covering the Fundarnen- tions that truly meet their needs. For hOO Ipm dot matrix impact tal Operating System (FOS). The new more information about the new level of 900 Ipm dot matrix impact 1200 Ipm dot matrix Impact design enhances the easy-to-use format support for the HP 9144A, as well as a 44 ppm non-impdct of the old pocket guide. summary of the HP 9144A configura- 12 ppm non-impact tion guidelines, it is recommended that Those of you familiar with the old you read the previous article entitled The following guidelines must befol- pocket guide will notice many technical "HP 3000 Series 44-70 Systems Now lorved when conjiguring the 37203A, changes in each section of the new Support HP 9144A as a Cold Load Opt. 001: Device." 1) A maximum of four line printers Please note that the information in (HP 256X) per extender chain. this article applies to the HP 9144A und not to the HP 3540lA. For infor- 2) A maximum of two page printers mation on the HP 35401A, see other (HP 268X) per extender chain. previously published articles and literature. guide. The first edition of the MPE Quick Reference Guide was written for version G.01.OO (T-MIT) of MPE V. An updated version will be published soon to introduce new MPE V Com- mands and Intrinsics (UB-MIT). The new commands are:
The HP I000 A-Series line of com- Although all HP 239X terminals are puters has a new processor, the A400. supported for use with the HP 9000 The A400 is a compact. low-cost mini- Model 840, only the HP 2392A is sup- computer. It is excellent for a wide vari- ported as a system console. When ety of low-end applications, especially ordering new HP 2392A terminals that those requiring a multitasking real-time are to serve as system consoles, be sure operating system and good 110 perfor- to order Option S 12. This no-cost firm- mance. It provides effective networking solutions as a workcell controller and a The new intrinsics are: ware enhancement eliminates a repeated beeping sound that will occur network gateway. DUMPPMAP when the terminal is in access port con- FINDPMAPADDR trol mode or if status display is enabled Each of the existing HP I000 data FINDPMAPNAME in console mode. It also eliminates the communication software products will FLABELINFO need for a double carriage return in have a new option number (400) that FPARSE these same modes. These two enhance- will allow the software to be purchased GETtNFO ments are the only differences in the to run on the new member of the HP LOGINFO firmware supplied with Option S 12. 1000 Series. The following are the NLCONVNUM product numbers for the new options: NLFMTLONGCAL There is no need for this option if an NLFMTNUM HP 2392A is not going to serve as a NLNUMSPEC Model 840 system console. HP 1000 data communication NLSWITCHBUF software products If the user has previously ordered an The MPE Quick Reference Guide Product No. Description HP 2392A that will be used as a system -- will be updated periodically and pub- console, it will work except for the 91750A/R, lished as necessary. Updates to MPE inconveniences specif c to control mode Opt. 400 DSi 1000-IV will not automatically require an update and console mode described above. It is 91781AiR, for the MPE Quick Reference Guide. estimated that these modes will be used Opt. 400 RJEi 1000-11 less than 1 percent of the time. The 91782AiR, You can order the MPE Quick Refer- firmware enhancement to eliminate Opt. 400 MRJEi 1000 ence Guide from HP's Direct Marketing these inconveniences may be ordered 91784AiR. Division. through the Corporate Parts Center for a Opt. 400 PMFi I000 nominal fee. The part numbers to order 9 1 790AiR, are PIN 18 18-3805 and 18 18-3806. Opt. 400 NS1 I 000 Contact your HP sales rep for more information. These options will be available on the HP Price List starting January I, 1987. The NSI 1000 product is priced at a special introductory price. This spe- cial price for NSIlOOO will only be available until May I, 1987. Contact your sales rep for more information. Workstation Configurations The available configurations based on the Model 350 include high-perfor- mance equivalents of all the Model 320 bundles, and are all priced aggressively ( Hewlett-Packard is pleased to I The Model 350 system with respect to systems from our announce the new high-performance competitors. The Model 350 looks exactly like a member of the HP 9000 Series 300 3 10 or 320, and provides the following product line. The Model 350 makes the features in a basic four-slot SPU box: Model Description successful Series 300 even more com- petitive due to greatly increased price1 350M 350 SPU plus high-resolution 25 MHz 68020 with 20 MHz 68881 17-inch display, keyboard, mouse, performance. and a 32-Kbyte cache (no wait states) AXE, NS-ARPA LAN software, ID module. With computational power four times 8 Mbytes RAM, with option for 16 350C 350 SPU plus six-plane color high- that of a VAX 1 11780, the new Model Mbytes (option does not need a slot) resolution 19-inch display, keyboard, 350 provides enough computing horse- mouse, AXE, NS-ARPA LAN soft- ' LAN, HP-IB, RS-232, HP-HIL, ware, ID module. power to make difficult jobs - molecu- 2-channel DMA, high speed disc 350CX 350 SPU plus eight-plane high- lar modeling, complex CAEICAD interfaces resolution 19-inch display, 2D:3D design, or A1 software development - graphics accelerator, keyboard, interactive and increasingly productive. System Slot for Series 300 video mouse. AXE, NS-ARPA LAN soft- interface board ware, ID module. There are several features of the new 350SRX 350 SPU plus 8-plane very high- resolution 19-inch display, 30 solids Model 350 that are key contributions to System performance has been graphics accelerator, keyboard, the Series 300 product line: improved from that of the Model 320 mouse, AXE, HP-UX programming by redefining the system's bus architec- environment, NS-ARPA LAN soft- ware, ID module. Performs benchmarks with equal to, ture. A full 32-bit memory bus allows the system to perform cache fills at over 350AlM 350 SPU plus high-resolution or better performance than, leading sys- 17-inch display, keyboard, mouse, tems from Sun and Apollo. DEC and 22 Mbyteslsecond, and a separate 32- AXE, HP-UX programming environ- IBM aren't even close. bit I10 bus (DIO-11) handles disc and ment, NS-ARPA LAN software, ID other 110 transactions independently module, A1 development environ- Has twice the computational power of with up to 6 Mbyteslsecond of available ment, PROLOG. the very successful Model 320. bandwidth. 350AlC 350 SPU plus six-plane color high- resolution 19-inch display, keyboard Has strict object code compatibility mouse, NS-ARPA LAN software, ID with the Model 320 and 310. The following table illustrates the module, A1 development environ- system improvements that the Model ment, PROLOG. Offers all the functionality of a Model 350 offers over the Model 320 system, 320U, in one small box. which continues to be the system of All the workstation configurations Provides an upgrade path from the choice for medium performance work- feature an option to purchase Alis inte- Model 320 to the new, high-perfor- station needs: grated office automation software at mance workstations about half the price. (At press time, Opt. 301 for the HP 350SRX was in Supports the Series 2001300 DIO I Description Model 350 Model 320 1 question; check with your HP sales rep interface cards, including the new DOS Standard RAM 8 Mbytes 4 Mbytes for the latest status.) coprocessor interface card. Maximum RAM 32 Mhytes 7.5 Mbytes Performance relat~ve Supports all the Series 300 to VAX 111780: 3.7-4.2 1.8-2.0 Also featured with all systems is an peripherals. Whetstones 1 162 B I Dlsec 840 B I Dlsec option to convert the standard 8-Mbyte RAM in the system to 16 Mbytes. Up Continues to offer the outstanding Linpacks (double precision) 1 131sec 62lsec reliability associated with HP Series to 32 Mbytes of RAM can be installed 300 products. (About 14 years MTBF) in a system by purchasing a 98570A Further technical details are provided expander. Reliability allows us to offer the in a new data sheet specific to the continued oil rlext page lowest service contract prices in the Model 350, and include system and industry. component prices as well. This data sheet also contains some sample config- urations of how to order a complete 350 system. Model 350 accessories restrictions apply. If users desire mail and full two-way login capability over Additional products available for the the network, they must order the multi- Model 350 provide an ongoing growth user HP-UX Programming path for the user: Environment.
1 Product No. Description I UNIX is a trademark ($AT&T BPN 98570A HP 98570A Expander. Direct Laboratories. connect expander provides two additional system slots and four 1 HP-UX COMPUTERS DIO slots for a Model 350 SPU. There are special considerations for Opt. 032 For the 98568A. Allows the 98568A eight-slot DIO configuring HP 9000 Series 300 HP-UX expander to connect to the systems with the ARPAIBerkeley net- Model 350 SPU D10-11 working services. First, AT&T1s motherboard. UNIXTM operating system license 982428 Two-slot Dl0 backplane. places limitations on the networking Converts the top system slot of With the introduction of the HP 9000 the 350 SPU to two Dl0 slots. services available to anyone using com- Model 350, users can now have an even (Useful for a multiuser puters with the UNIX operating system better software development system for configuration.) that are licensed for single-user usage. their artificial intelligence (AI) applica- 98258A 4-Mbyte RAM board. Installs Users logged into a system over the tions. By supporting more physical into the system slot of the 350. with provision for adding one of network are counted the same as local RAM and a faster processor, the mono- either 982588 or 98258C add- users for licensing purposes. Therefore, chrome and color systems can offer a on boards. remote login over a local area network marked performance improvement over 982588 4-Mbyte add-on RAM board. (LAN) to a single-user Series 300 HP- the previous Model 320 bundles. Adds 4-Mbytes RAM to the UX system using the ARPA TELNET 98258A. Total RAM is 8-Mbytes. or Berkeley rlogin networking services In addition, the HP A1 workstation 98258C 12-Mbyte add-on RAM board. is not allowed. now offers a software development Adds 12-Mbytes RAM to the environment that is truly unique for 98258A. Total RAM is 16- Remote rlogin is only allowed to general-purpose engineering worksta- Mbytes. multiuser Series 300 HP-UX systems as tions: common LISP and HP PROLOG long as the total number of users logged - two languages that are both strongly Upgrading Model 320 systems in locally and remotely does not exceed promoted for developing A1 applica- Model 320 users wishing to upgrade the user license. A user on a single-user tions, both operating within a single, their systems to the performance of the Series 300 system can login remotely to fully integrated environment. LISP and new Model 350 can do so with the a multiuser system using TELNET or PROLOG code can be mixed freely, trade-in credit incentive. The details of rlogin. meaning that the programmer can lever- this program are available from your age the benefits of both languages, thus HP sales rep. But, essentially users can Second, the HP-UX mail facility is producing software productive1y and get a credit toward the purchase of a not included with the HP-UX Applica- economically. Also, the environment 350 SPU at the time of order by return- tion Execution Environment (AXE). itself aids programmer productivity by ing their 320U bundled system within Therefore, users must purchase the HP- providing a uniform method of opera- 30 days of shipment of the new Model UX Programming Environment in order tion for editing, debugging, interpret- 350, (The 320U included a Model 320 to send UNIX mail to other computers ing, compiling, operating system expander, 4-Mbytes RAM total, LAN, on the network. AXE is targeted for access, HELP, and on-line high-speed disc, and DMA interfaces users who run programs in an applica- documentation. and it is the basis of all the 320 bundled tion environment with minimal interac- systems). tion and administration of the operating The new product numbers for the system. The other networking services bundles are HP 98584B, which - ITP, TELNET, rcp, rlogin, remsh, includes the 17-inch monochrome and Berkeley interprocess communica- monitor; and HP 98585B. which tions sockets are supported under HP- includes the 19-inch color monitor. UX AXE. Also included in the bundles are 8 Mbytes of RAM, DMA, disc interface, The 320M, 320ML, 320C, and mouse, ID module, HP-UX multiuser 320CX system bundles include the sin- AXE and programming environment, gle-user HP-UX AXE operating system and, therefore, the above networking NS-ARPA networking, Common LISP Environment to operate. Though some, Extended support for HP-HIL devices: Development Environment, and HP like Scheme, are written in C and run 9-knob box, 32-button box, and the PROLOG. You can optionally add directly on HP-UX. 1 Security Pod. another 8 Mbytes of RAM andlor Alis Enhanced access to BASIC operating office automation software and can The part number of "A1 Contrib" is system internals from CSUBs. optionally delete HP PROLOG. 98678-19000 and it will be available through the Corporate Parts Center. TRANSFER support for 1024-byte Literature has been updated to sectors. emphasize the integration of LISP and Contact your sales rep for ordering Fixes for product defects. PROLOG. The HP A1 Development information. system flyer (PIN 5954-8270) has been Pascal 3.2 provides selective file revised, and there will soon be a new backup and is object code compatible technical supplement data sheet that with Pascal 3.1. An HFS Binary also merges the previously separate techni- provides access to the HP-UX file sys- cal supplements for the Common LISP tem directory and can be used with or environment and HP PROLOG. Also without HP-UX. Pascal 3.2 will be sold available is an HP A1 Development as a standalone language system. System brochure (PIN 5954-8271) that presents a complete picture of the A1 Rocky Mountain BASIC is the workstation to management. instrument control, data acquisition, BASIC and Pascal have been revised and data analysis language of choice for Contact your HP sales rep for more to run on the new HP 9000 Model 350; measurement automation users who information. both of these products will be available want better performance and a larger in February 1987, and provide upward feature set (than ihe IBM PC). Our ver- compatibility with BASIC 3.014.0 and sion of BASIC (Rocky Mountain) is Pascal 3.013.1. Details on these prod- considered to be one of the most popu- ucts will be available soon. lar languages available for instrument control, lab automation, and general The Hierarchical File System (HFS) technical computing needs. Binary provides access to the Series 2001300 HP-UX file system directory Pascal 3.2 workstation product is and is usable with or without HP-UX. In February, "A1 Contrib" - a collec- positioned as our lowest cost software tion of contributed and public domain HFS is compatible with LIF and SRM development environment. A1 software tools - will be available to and provides easy switching between customers of the HP A1 Development BASIC, Pascal, and HP-UX via soft System on an unsupported basis. Some re-boot. of the programming tools included on HP YOOO I the tape are: BASIC 5.0 provides: ' Complex data types and complex Three different object-oriented pro- arithmetic. ADDED TO gramming languages: Common LOOPS, Object LISP, and a FLA- Support for new hardware and HP-UX 5.2 VORS-like language. peripherals (details to follow). Software metric tools for LISP. New matrix capabilities through new HP-UX has been updated to 5.2, MAT SEARCH and MAT SLICE adding a number of enhancements: OPS5. a rule-based programming lan- statements. guage made famous by DEC's config- Multi-user AXE - the highlight of this Provides human interface improve- urator application XCON, which it was release, giving users a lower cost multi- ments in the form of new keywords, used to develop. user target system. Multiuser AXE is such as CLEAR SCREEN, CLEAR identical to its single-user counterpart, Scheme, a LISP-like language written LINE, SQRT, etc. in C. except for allowing up to 16 users. Extended STATUSICONTROL key- Multiuser application will no longer The software tools are available for words, such as KEYLABELS ONIOFF, require a complete programming the HP 9000 Series 300 HP-UX system. etc. environment. Most of the software tools also require Programmable bit-mapped alpha the Common LISP Development fonts. Support jor Series 300 Model 350 - A Addition of a new multiuser program- with the source code, users must be common kernel across all Series 300 ming environment. knowledgeable of the UNIX operating system. To help determine this, you computers, offering growth with com- Increase in the price of the floppy will be required to complete a user plete object code compatibility. options to reflect incremental cost to qualification package for review prior to Commnnds parity with the Model 840 manufacture. the sale. HP-UX - Compatibility is key to our Effective increase in the price of the success. Offering customers the same multiuser programming environment. Support is user's responsibility HP-UX on different architectures allows Users will be required to purchase both for additional growth. Yes, there are the multiuser AXE and the multiuser Users must also have their own commands that are unique to each sys- programming environment. resources to support this product. All tem, taking advantage of specific hard- support for the modified system or any ware differences. but the key HP-UX HP subsystem running on a modified In order to accommodate existing command set is shared, including the operating system will be the respon- multiuser installations changing over to reference manuals. sibility of the party supplyinglusing the the new product structure, we will con- modified operating system. Further, HP DIL - including user interrupt, lock1 tinue to offer thc 98597A multiuser pro- will not provide technical assistance to unlock, and memory mapped I10 for gramming environment through March, implement source code changes. To GPIO card. 1987. The content of the 98597A will assure that it is clearly understood that be changed to include Revision 5.2 Graphics - including B-splines for the HP does not offer any type of support software. After March, we will remove SRX, graphics dumps to a variety of or training for this source code, a sup- the 98597A from the HP Price List, printers, and a Starbase Memory Driver port code agreement and nondisclosure requiring orders to be changed to the which allows the user to open a chunk agreement must be signed by the user 98595A plus the 98597B. of memory as if it were a frame buffer prior to the sale. for fast copying to the display. Documentation for the HP-UX kernel HP Windows19000 - improved perfor- mance, double the number of windows, consists of an installation note and the hot spots, borderless windows, and the README source code file explaining ability to move multiple windows the use of the "makefile" needed to re- together. OURCE compile the kernel. No other documen- HP-UX S tation is available. Virtual terminul- used with Network Services allowing virtual terminal com- Available today munications to Series 500 and other Series 300 computers. Source code for the HP-UX kernel Because the HP-UX kernel source is and device drivers is now available for a "special product" intended for 1 HP-UX 5.2 product structure the HP 9000 Series 300. This open sys- qualified users, it will not be listed on tem tool offers qualified users more the HP Price List. Trade discounts will options - the ability to tune applica- not apply. Source code for subsystems, Single-user Multiuser Description tions to better interface to the operating including commands, compilers, system or to create and modify device graphics, and LAN, are not included. Opt t12Z Opt. 022 On Va-inch lapr cartridge drivers. Information on how to order the prod- ( Opt 045 Opt. 045 On 3lh-inch discs ( Opt. lOO Opt. 100 Delete manuals uct is available from your sales rep. Opt. 1)33 Single-user lo mulliuser UNIXTMoperating system knowledge I upgrade required If you are interested in HP-UX YR5Y7B HP-UX 5.2 Prograniminf Envtronment Source Code, contact your sales rep for I y8s0A HP-UX kernel source code is not ( Opt 022 Opt. 022 On V4-inch tapr cartridge intended for every user. This product details and a user qualification package. Opt 045 Opt. 045 On ?I?-inch discs will be of interest only to technical soft- Opt. l(10 Opt. 100 Delete manuals UNIX is a trudenrurk ofAT&T Bell Opt. 033 Single-user R, multiu\er ware developers who have a "need to Laborurories. upgrade know" the internal architecture of the HP-UX operating system in order to get The changes from the current struc- maximum performance for their ture are: application.
Addition of the multiuser AXE (PIN Prior to purchasing source code from 98595A) - now a lower entry price for HP, users are required to have a current multiuser target systems. AT&T System V.2 Release 2 Source License from AT&T. To be successful 'lhc entin. HP 9000 family featuring ERMINAL real-time on the Model 840. AI, Alis, I VTlOO T IPC ROM Module, Ada, PC-DOS EMULATOR FOR coprocessor, the Model 320SRX, HPToday, and other software develop- HP-UX NOW ment tools. And last but not least, our support and ASSIST SERVICES value-added channel programs. HP provides a fuil range of imple- Now you can have a full-feature Our presence at Uniforum '87 should mentation support for the Personal Pro- VTl00 terminal that can run inside an provide more substance to the editorial ductivity Center (PPC). HP OFFICE- HP-UX Series 300 window. Long-time by David Chandler in the November ASSIST has been enhanced to provide HP PLUS software supplier, Optima- '87 UNIX Review entitled, "Today. tion, Inc., is now selling this VT100 support for two additional services and Hewlett-Packard . . . Tomorrow, the terminal emulator for $450 per copy. an update for a third: World." Reprints are planned for dis- tribution at the show. To get even more information on the Information Access -New VTl00 and other terminal emulators, UNIX is u trudemurk of'AT&T Re11 Local Area Networks -New call Optimation, Inc. at 415-326-1 824. Luborutorie.~. Electronic Mail - Enhanced
HP OFFICE-ASSIST: Electronic Mail has been updated to address the implementation issues associated with I HP AT U~ZFORUM'87 1 HP's DISTRIBUTED HP Desk 1V. In addition. the electronic mail service may be expanded to Major new product announcements address HP FilelLibrary and HP Sched- and 4 of the 24 presentations are going ule through Additional Service Units or to combine to generate an incredible Furthering HP's commitment to Time and Materials Consulting. This presence for HP at Uniforum '87. Uni- "multivendor data communications" in implementation support for Information forum is the leading international the technical workstation market, HP Access and Local Area Networks com- UNIX'" operating system conference announces its intention to provide the plements the existing application areas and trade show to be held January 20 to NFS Revision 3* on the HP 9000 Series that HP OFFICE-ASSIST supports: 23, 1987, at the Washington, D.C., 300 Model 840 computer systems. word processing, business graphics, Convention Center. Attendees at Uniforum '87, The Interna- and personal computers. tional Conference of UNIX Users, in The theme at this year's show is Washington, D.C.. January 20 to 23, Primary benefits "UNIX solutions in Business and Gov- can witness NFS product demonstra- ernment." The HP booth should clearly tions in HP's booth. HP's NFS product HP OFFICE-ASSIST offers many establish that HP has the products, pro- will be available before the end of important advarltages to users: grams, and support organization to 1987. Future versions of NFS will be make the UNIX application creator suc- provided if they become industry stan- Using the systems engineer's and cessful in both business and govern- dards for multivendor data communica- application engineer's proven imple- ment. Our booth is well situated at the tions. HP will continue tracking mentation skills helps users save time. entrance to all of the conferences and emerging industry standards and Providing step-by-step guidelines tutorials so that we'll be in a high traf- announce programs bringing these makes users self-sufficient. ficlvisibility location. Our high-impact products to market. For example, HP is mini-theatre presentation will be used currently investigating AT&T's RFS Implementing an initial pilot group to draw attendees into the booth to see and monitoring the progress of first minimizes the risks associated with the following: customer acceptance before providing it managing implementation expansion on HP computers. In an effort to sup- efforts. The Series 300 featuring the Motorola port "lasting value" in its products, HP Applying a project planning approach 68020 (25MHz). will continue supporting the Remote to the implementation enhances user File Access (RFA) distributed file sys- NFS productivity during the implementation. tem available today between HP 9000 continued on next page Series 300 discless workstations. HP-UX computers.
*NFS ,c Link futilities - These allow the user to add system supported devices to the system to support third-party hardware such as tape backup units. As these link facilities are incorporated into the base system, it eliminates the need to rebuild the entire XENIX operating system. Advutzc.ed autoboot feuturr - SCO's ACCOUNIDIG VectrdXENIX has an autoboot mecha- nism which automatically restarts the system after a power failure. Support for udditional .s~riuldevices - Add-on serial port boards are supported This is /he conjgurulion ofa SCO XENN eighr-user PC sysretn. for adding serial ports beyond the stan- dard COM 1 and COM2 ports. It is a simple, inexpensive solution for File and record lockitlg - Critical to small businesses who wish to have mul- the multiuser environment is the need Co-residency with MS-DOS - XENIX tiuser environments without incurring to monitor simultaneous accesses and can co-reside on the same hard disc the cost of local area networks or mini- updating of files such as databases. To with MS-DOS. Users can switch computers. Small businesses can use maintain the integrity of data files, between the two operating systems low-cost terminals instead of personal XENIX on Vectra provides record and without having to reinstall either oper- computers for multiuser configurations. file locking extensions that allow an ating system. With XENIX, the HP 150 and the application to lock either the file or a Cross rlevelopmenr fbr MS-DOS Vectra PCs can be used as terminals record. applications - Software developers can hooked to the Vectra host, thereby Multiscreen feature - A single key- take advantage of the environment providing users with dual functionality stroke switches the console screen and provided by XENIX to develop applica- - users can use these systems as stand- keyboard from 1 log-in session to tions to run under MS-DOS. The alone PCs or as terminals. another. With just one physical screen XENIX software development includes and keyboard, the user can choose up complete Microsoft C language cross- to I0 virtual terminals. XENIX's multi- development capabilities for MS-DOS- tasking feature allows a user to concur- based applications. Relocatable object HP CHANNELS rently execute 10 different programs. L Junuuy 1987 modules in XEIVIX are identical in for- Relationship between MS-DOS and compiler, the linker, the macro mat to those in MS-DOS and can thus XENIX assembler and utilities, and libraries for be easily ported. The two operating sys- software development including cross Both XEIVIX and MS-DOS were tems also share common subroutine development for MS-DOS applications. developed by Microsoft and can co- libraries and system calls so that execu- It consists of four 1.2-Mbyte diskettes reside on the same hard disc on 286- table programs can be produced under and three manuals. based machines. The two operating sys- XENIX for MS-DOS. tems share common utilities, file struc- 3) XENIX Te-~tProcessing System Visual Shell - XENIX on Vectra tures, and subroutine libraries. comes with the Visual Shell which is a (SCO product number 016-700-00*-20, recommended U.S. list price $195) - menu-driven command processor They also share the same Microsoft providing the same user interface found languages like COBOL, FORTRAN, This package contains text formatters and document and text processing util- in Microsoft productivity tools. The C, Pascal, MASM, and Basic Interpre- ities like "NROFF" and "TROFF". It Visual Shell enables users to customize ter, and are source compatible. their working environment. consists of two diskettes and one manual. File exchanges between XENIX and Compatibility - Since XENIX on Vectra conforms to AT&T's system V MS-DOS can be accomplished through the following utilities: This flexible product structure allows Interfaces Definition (SVID) specifica- users to purchase the XENIX product tions and has been ported to several exactly as their requirements dictate. dosdir - directory command microcomputers by SCO, software All three products can be purchased for developers will be able to leverage their doscp - copy command $1,295 under SCO product number programming resources by using exist- dosmkdir - make directory command 0 10-700-09*-20. ing SCO XENIX applications. dosrm - remove file command Extensive upplications base - Cur- Sales and support information I rently, over 1,000 applications for mul- doscat - viewfile command The Santa Cruz Operation (SCO) tiuser environments run under XENIX will be the sole distributor of XENIX to on Vectra. In addition, XENIX and MS-DOS all distribution channels. SCO will also systems can also share resources and provide support to all customers includ- UNIX and XENIX data through XENIX-Net, a XENIX ing end users. Customers can purchase local area network. AT&T licenses the UNIX operating support contracts based on their needs directly from SCO. system software, but not the UNIX Product structure trademark which is retained exclusively for Bell Systems. Consequently, each XENIX for Vectra is available in For ordering and support informa- licensee has its own name for UNIX. three standard units: tion, please call 800-626-UNIX, or write to SCO at: The Santa Cruz Opera- XENIX is Microsoft's trademark for its 1) The XENIX Operating System (SCO tion, 400 Encinal Street, P.O. Box implementation of UNIX on 16-bit product number 012- 100-09*-20, rec- 1900, Santa Cruz, CA 9506 1-9990. computer systems. SCO implemented ommended U.S. list price $595). This Microsoft's XENIX on the IBM PCIAT is the base system and forms the core of For more information on HP's rela- and compatibles. SCO's licensees for the XENIX operating system. It is tionship to The Santa Cruz Operation, XENIX include IBM, Compaq, Wang, required to run the other two packages please refer to the Partners with HP Altos, NCR, Tandy, ITT, Mitsubishi. to convert a single-user HP Vectra PC article entitled "HP Forms Strategic Fujitsu, Olivetti. Zenith, and recently into a multiuser system. Included in Alliance with The Santa Cruz Opera- HP. this product are the standard user inter- tion," on page 1. faces (Bourne Shell, which is the Thus XENIX is UNIX. XENIX Sys- default; C Shell, from Berkeley; and the Note: XENIX will be shown on the tem V is a verified UNIX System Visual Shell) and utilities, some of HP Vectra PC at the SCO booth V-based product. It incorporates almost which enable the user to access MS- (#1400) at the Uniforum '87 show on all the UNIX System V Release 2 Sys- DOS files. The XENIX Operating Sys- Janualy 20 to 23, 1987, in Washington, tem calls, library routines, and com- tem product consists of five 1.2-Mbyte D. C. (See articles on page 13 for more mands. XENIX continues to provide all diskettes, three manuals, and Release information about the Uniforum '87 the portability, flexibility, modularity Notes listing hardware verified to work. show. ) and power of UNIX, while also provid- MS@is a U.S. registered trademark of ing enhancements like record and file 2) XENIX Software Development Sys- Microsoft. Inc. locking, shared memory, and Visual tem (SCO product number 014-700- UNIX and XENIX are trademarks ofAT&T 1 Shell, to name a few. 00*-20, recommended U.S. list price Bell Laboratories. $595) - This product contains the C JANUARY 1987 HP Chonnrlr Desktop In addition to its versatility, the HP Monochrome Plus Video Adapter is easy to use. A single configuration switch enables color or monochrome operation. Monochrome graphics and text mode changes are executed via easy-to-use software commands. The MPVA is capable of displaying both the HP and IBM International character A new monochrome video system for sets. the Vectra PC began shipping January If you are a new HP Vectra PC user 1 , 1987. The HP Monochrome Plus The Monochrome Plus Display or are responsible for training or sup- Display System (MPDS) provides com- patibility with popular industry mono- The Monochrome Plus Display porting new users, then you should (MPD) is a 12-inch, I8 KHz, TTL know about Vectra PC Fundamentals: chrome video standards. With the Monochrome Plus Display System, monitor designed to support the HP A Computer-Based Tutorial. It's a com- Monochrome Plus Video Adapter. The prehensive, step-by-step introduction to users have the ability to run software HP MPD provides 720 X 350 screen the basics of personal computing. It packages written for the IBM Mono- chrome Adapter and the Hercules resolution and is fully compatible with provides the solid foundation that is the Monochrome Display from IBM. essential for users to become successful Graphics Card. The MPDS consists of applications users. the HP Monochrome Plus Video Adapter (MPVA) and the HP Mono- The MPD includes a number of HP quality enhancements and ergonomic This product allows users to train chrome Plus Display (MPD). features. These include user-adjustable themselves on the Vectra PC in a timely The MPDS provides excellent mono- brightness and contrast controls, inte- and cost-efficient manner. The four-to- chrome text and graphics for applica- grated tilt/swivel, and the same package six-hour computer-based tutorial is tions such as word processing, database as the HP 3573 1A monochrome moni- highly interactive and its modular for- management, or decision support and tor. The Monochrome Plus Display also mat permits users to learn at their own analysis. HP Vectra PC users who features an integrated video cable and pace and at their own convenience. It desire access to a full range of available switch selectable power supply for simulates everyday tasks that Vectra PC 1 software will appreciate the versatility international operation. Support for users must know how to do and it of the MPDS. When used in conjunc- the optional HP Touch Accessory 1 allows them to learn by doing. tion with the HP Enhanced Graphics (HP 35723A) is included to take advan- Display (HP 35743A), the ~onbchrome tage of software written especially for To order Vectra PC Fundamentals, Plus Video Adapter also supports users HP Touch. users should contact their local HP who need a color graphics solution by sales office or dealer and request providing compatibility with the IBM Ordering information PIN 5 14 10A. Standard software pur- Color Graphics Adapter. The full fea- chase agreements are applicable. Site ture set of the MPVA, combined with ( Product No. Description I licenses can be special-ordered through an attractive and ergonomically sales offices for high volume installa- 35732A Monochrome Plus designed display, make the HP MPDS a Video Adapter tions (PIN 514104 includes the right to winning solution. copy, and PIN 5 14 10s includes disc 35732AN Supports DanishINor- wegian version of the replication). The product will be avail- HP Monochrome Plus Video Adapter IBM 8 Character set able January I, 1987. Hewlett-Packard combines three of 3573 1 D Monochrome Plus the industry's most popular video stan- Display dards and a parallel printer port on one half-size card. The HP Monochrome Monitor localization Plus Video Adapter fits in either an 8-bit or 16-bit Vectra PC accessory slot Product No. Country and provides compatibility with soft- 3573 1 D United States ware written for the IBM MDA, IBM 3573 1 DA South Africa CGA, or Hercules Graphics Card. The 35731DB Generic European HP MPVA also supports the HP Mono 3573 1DG Australia chrome Plus Display, IBM Monochrome or Color Graphics Displays (or compat- 35731 DQ Switzerland ibles), as well as the HP Enhanced 35731DU United Kingdom Graphics Display (HP 35743A). 3573 1 DY Denmark The Business Management Portfolio You can now use the expertise of a and the Office Activities Portfolio con- graphics artist in every Drawing Gallery tain more general sets of symbols. This slide you create. portfolio is designed to meet the needs of a more specific set of users. The Chemical/Petrochemical Port- folio for use with Drawing Gallery is available as of December I, 1986. This Gallery Portfolio is a collection of ready-made pictures enabling graphics users in chemical and petrochemical companies to more easily create drawings. Here's How it Works: w-REVIEW Included in this portfolio are chemi- cal engineering symbols, crystal struc- tures, petrochemical symbols, the Greek alphabet in upper and lowercase, a set of mathematical characters, and molecular shapes. Some samples of these are shown r Create pictures, charta with * Create text with Graphlce Gallery ExmeMemoMaker. below. AhncaWrhe. or r Save your plciure ae other word procaesar a TlFF flle r Uee PageMaker to lay out your flnal document As of January I, 1987, the Graphics this capability from HP's Personal GalleryIVectra PC software products Computer Distribution Operation have been enhanced to integrate with (PCDO) on January 1. 1987. PageMaker from Aldus Corporation. Specifically. we have added a new Tag Gallery's role in desktop publishing Ordering information lmage File Format (TIFF) driver to all As many of you are well aware, one of the Gallery products which enables of the great weaknesses today in This Gallery Portfolio is available on users to create high resolution raster desktop publishing is the low quality of 5 %-inch disc for the HP Vectra PC files for use in PageMaker. graphics available to merge with high- (PIN 68325F) and 3 %-inch disc for the quality text. In most cases where pic- HP Touchscreen/l SO PC (PIN 45569A). A PC Paintbrush driver has also been tures are being used, they are of very Make sure to specify the appropriate added to allow integration of Graphics low resolution and appear inconsistent product number when ordering your GalleryIVectra PC with Ventura Pub- with the high-quality page layout and Chemical/Petrochemical Portfolio. lisher from Xerox Corporation. text. Thus, we recognized the need for excellent quality graphics for use in Benefits For users who have already pur- desktop publishing, and have now mod- chased Graphics Gallery, they need The Gallery Portfolios enable ified Gallery to provide this capability. only order a single Gallery Update disc Graphics Gallery users to add profes- sionalism and impact to their visuals. from Direct Marketing Division (DMK) Gallery quality maintained in order to add this capability to their Choosing from a wide range of ready- Gallery software. All Graphics Gallery1 It is inl~ortant that we have made, professionally designed illustra- Vectra products - Drawing Gallery, implemented the drivers such that there tions and icons, Gallery Portfolios e ra ati Charting Gallery, and the Gallery Col- isno d g d on in output quality enables users to enhance drawings and lection - will all begin shipping with present them with more visual impact. when Gallery images are used for would not be supported by HP. For Desktop desktop publishing. Thus, users who example, we have tested the PC EXECUTIVE have grown accustomed to Gallery's Paintbrush format with the Ventura greyscale images with up to 300dpi res- Desktop Publisher, and have encoun- olution can count on having the same tered no problems. In addition, we will high-quality graphics when used with be providing more information in the PageMaker. future on any products where the inte- gration presents any problems. Executive MemoMaker plays a ver- Using Gallery with desktop satile role in desktop publishing solu- publishing tions incorporating Graphics Gallery. To use Gallery pictures with page PageMaker, and the HP LaserJet family formatting software products, users of printers. simply create the pictures as normal. Once the Gallery image is designed, Merged text and graphics is one the user need only move into the output desktop publishing application. It's menu and select output to TIFF or PC easy and uncomplicated using Execu- Paintbrush format. This results in a tive MemoMaker and any charts from 300dpi picture file which can be later Charting Gallery or pictures from used for desktop publishing with Drawing Gallery and the Gallery Port- quality comparable to Gallery. folios. Pictures are placed and sized using function key commands and the There are a few constraints to keep in The Graphics GalleryIVectra update resulting documents can be printed on mind when using this capability. First, kit, available as of January I, 1987, is any LaserJet printer. Business letters the user needs to define the proper size now orderable. This kit allows Graphics and reports become high-quality, pro- for the image at the time of output from GalleryIVectra users to integrate their fessional documents, as shown in Gallery. Thus, if a 2 x 2-inch picture is drawings with PageMaker from Aldus Figure 1. needed, this will need to be defined Corporation and Ventura Publisher within Gallery. from Xerox Corporation. Second, once the image is read into Specifically, there are two new PageMaker, we recommend not scaling drivers, one to support the Tag Image the image. For best results, save the File Format (TIFF) for integration with image again in Gallery with different PageMaker and the other for the PC size specifications. This way, Gallery's Paintbrush format for integration with high-quality look can be maintained. Ventura Publisher. And third, since these are raster files, How to order they are by definition large. For exam- The GalleryIVectra update kit is ple, a half-page image at 300dpi would orderable by users and dealers through take up a half megabyte of disc space. Direct Marketing Division (DMK), 800-538-8787. In California, call What about support? 41 i~li.in ier. Ihl. is Ihc kxnd Oi rul~land~n~Drcsrnlrlion Brrvhlri lhrl xr 408-738-41 33. Use PIN 68352-90049 "CL~her. ~,~b~~fihtre ,S doubt ,herr iv~r~or g.~h,r, WII hrt~o "3 311 be rnllCh more c,,ri,,rc In iernmun,r.,,ng our lhoughl. an* ldrlr Since PageMaker is now an HP dis- when ordering. I h#. docunlrnl rar irt?lrd usin$ ilrvlrll-Parka!d'l Giryhir? Gnllrrr rlld tributed software product, Gallery inte- trc~ulir\Irmohlri.r roilrirr, and prlnlrd on r Ll,erlcl Prlnlrl gration is a fully supported feature. Update kit contents However. if users are interested in using The kit includes one disc with the Gallery images with other desktop pub- new drivers along with instructions for lishing software products, there should copying the files to your worktfixed be no problems, but this integration disc. Executive MemoMaker can also be an important component of page com- All Graphics GalleryIVectra products position applications using PageMaker. - Drawing Gallery, Charting Gallery, A page or two of text can be quickly and the Gallery Collection - will begin shipping with this capability as of Janu- ary I, 1987. generated, saved in a tile, and then Desktop included in a PageMaker document RAPHICS ALLERY with the "Place" command. Since G G Executive MenloMaker files are saved in WordStar format, PageMaker is already familiar with the format. Bold and underline enhancements will be transferred intact to your PageMaker document. Additional features such as columns, hyphenation, and sophisti- Favorable industry reviews for cated fonts can be added within Page- Graphics Gallery are piling up. Here are Maker, as shown in Figure 2. two recent exan~ples. Four memory and language accesso- ries for the HP 15O/Touchscreen PC PC Magazine (November 25, 1986 will be removed from the March 1. ~3 r THE 31. issue) - begins an article; "With a cou- 1987, Corporate Price List. These GRAPHICSGALLERY ple of quick one-two punches, Hewlett- boards are being discontinued because REVIEW Packard Co. has the potential to send they have been superseded by larger - -- capacity memory boards such as the Hewlett-Packard's Graph~csGallery Now Compatible graphics software competitors to the Wlth Industry Leadlng Desktop Publlshlng Program mat with its new entry, The Gallery newly released expanded memory board I- -- Collection." They continue, "It's a duo and the 384-Kbyte memory card. The with more features and greater flex- boards to be discontinued are: a">,,,> b,,L,#,,,. ch3.c, -,>>,,h WV 1 D3,,"rs, 8, ,,,O,"~ >"" ,,> I 2 ,,,,no., Lotuil,,grnrh Ihr h.. Gniirri xn,i. Ordering 42 ibility than Graphic Communications * m-8% c.88~" ~~i~~~.~~~~ll~~~sss.ntlrri rrnr A~O,,, lnforrnat~on :;? 2 .","lt. no pip*., n.?.hrrd ,ran, I i,".Pra.Mri"r. Grr,'hlir m8rmrlrr mnd Ilmm rl,drr The lbirr) mdrru.d nin.r%*lr )au Gallrr> ,r a;il#lhlr I,. top selling Freelance." When talking I Product No. Descriotion 7 G..DhliriilllFr, '8" ill%<.ir"%Bd .inDrod"cr Plarn.,,,na, ,ourins HP brr,m. lRI4 ,.I\T A, md 8". DII*I"Y Pyb,,.hinS dnivlnrnlr Thr **," i"n,pi,,i,i-in, mn.. ," I,,, about ease of use they state, "The Gal- mu- CC.tS#~d G~&P~,c%G#,,t,\, ,,"""b""tc,,""h,c%<.~,>?.~c>p 45630A HP 150 128-Kbyte Card ,II"LIIIII. hlil 101, doc" ,.~Parlrrd.n,ln>,h<. ,aupc..rAr The article concludes with, "The Gal- "I'Ymml~~"dl"ill"l,mCII l".<,.,.c~,,"I il,d,~d81mh,,, *l.ilT 45635A Language Card 1" md ..Clll"E .ii"llrhlnl rnrrl ",lh GisDi..n clnllErland "...... ,., ,,, "Ctd Prorm',a"8r qva,,,, ",C>".., ,avs ,L .. #,I,+ I,# Vectra PC Toucllscreen Product No. Product No. Product Discontinuance will follow standard 68352F 45437A lie Gallery procedures. Quotes will be limited to Collect~on the standard term of 30 days and cannot 6835 1 F 4541 1A Drawing Gallery be made after February 28, 1 987. Users 683511F 455 13A ChaFting Gallery should accept delivery of these products 68324F 45568A Ofhce Activities within 30 days of the day the order is Portfolio transmitted. hX326F 45570A Business manage- ment Portfolio 68325F 45569A ChemicaliPetm- Users needing these products, should chemical Portfolio buy these accessories now or migrate to hX327F 4557 1 A HP Draw Figures the recommended alternatives. Portfolio *Freelance is now owned by Lotus Development Corporation. Desktop Desktop Database and File Managers for the DELUXE Touchscreen PC VISICALCI~SO I Product No. Product I 45563A R:BASEr" 50001150 4542 1A Executive Card Manager1 150 Deluxe VisiCalca/150 (PIN 45405A), 45441D Executive Card Manager1 150 Templates the electronic spreadsheet for the HP 4541 6A CONDOR'" 3 Effective January 1, prices will Touchscreen family of personal compu- change for the following Touch- 45468D dBase 11'"' ters, will be obsoleted and removed - - - screen/ 150 software products: from the HP Price List on February 1, There are also plans under develop- 1987. Users requiring additional copies ment to remove CONDOR 3 from the Product No. Description should purchase them prior to this date. HP Price List in the near future. More 45400D WordStarB details on this will be published before 45424A MultiMatea Users who have standardized on the change is made. 45427D WordStar Professional ExecuDesk will want to know what 45429D WordStar Professional spreadsheet to order. They can now use R:BASE is a U.S. registered trudemark of Options the current version of ExecuDesk Microrim, Inc. a Picture Perfect'" (A.03.00) with 1-2-3" from Lotus Diagraph'" Release 2.01. dBclse I1 is cr U.S. registered trademark of dBase IIa Ashton-Tare Corp. VisiCalc is a U.S. re~isleredrrudemark of Microsofta Word* VisiCorp. CONDOR is cr U.S. trademurk of Condor B Symphony from Conlprrter Corp. Lotus a 1-2-3 and Loru.~are U.S. registered Microsoft Spell trudemarks of Lotus Developmer~tCorp R:Basea 50001150 1 -2-3@from Lotusa *Micros($ Word now includes Microsoft Spell. Microsoft Spell can be prrrchased separatelv by those users who have alreadv purchased Microsofi Word. THE IfP 150 Orders will be honored at old price for one month (until February I, 1987). RtBASE is a U.S. registered trudemark of Microrim, Inc. Microrim's R:BASE 4000 product MultiMate is a U.S. registered trudemark of for the HP 150lTouchscreen computer MrrltiMate, International, a srrbsidiary of (PIN 45545A) will be removed from the Ashton-Tare Corp. HP Price List effective January 1, 1987. dBasp is a U.S. registered trademark of ash ton-Tare Corp. The recommended solutions for Picture Perfect and Diagrcpl~are trademarks database management and file manage- of Computer Support Corp. ment applications on the Touchscreen are R:BASE 5000 and Executive Card 1-2-3, Lotrrs. and Synrphonv are U.S. Manager. The following table outlines registered trademarks of Lotrrs Development the solutions available from HP: Corp. WorciStar is 11 U.S. registered trademark qf Micropro International Corp. Microsufr Word and Microsofr Spell are U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft, Inc. HP CHANNELS hnuan 19x7 The lessons learned and the meth- For detailed program and registration odologies implemented as a result of information, please contact Customer this feedback greatly improved the Service Training in Mountain View, reliability of our products and regained California, at 41 5-960-5300, Mass Storuge the respect of our users. Other results 800-523-0696 (Continental U.S. ), or Dzsc RELZABZLZTY were an aggressive, ongoing reliability 800-882-9895 (California only). engineering program for new products such as the newly introduced HP 7936137 and HP 7957158. The final results of new meth- Networks Do you have any lingering doubts odologies have been a 170 percent about disc reliability as a result of a reliability improvement in the HP 7914 ENHANCEMENTS FOR negative experience with the HP 7914 and 1 10 percent improvement in the HP SNA IMF or HP 793317935? HP's Disc Memory 7933/35. In addition, the reliability of Division (DMD) has an impressive the HP 7937 at introduction exceeds SNA IMF has now been enhanced message concerning the improvements that of the HP 7933 by 65 percent. in reliability of these products and the with Logical Unit Type 1 (LU.Tl) products replacing them. Even the Jap- For more information on the disc printer support allowing the HP 3000 to support an additional number of IBM anese have recognized and honored reliability message, contact your HP host print applications. This need is DMD for these accomplishments. sales rep. particularly great for users with IMS software on their IBM host. Also added The message is such a powerful one to this new release are Native Language that Jim Deane, product assurance man- Mass Slorugr support and limited support for 43-line- ager for DMD, was recently invited to screen size applications. be the first person from the U.S. to present a qualitylreliability paper at the SNA IMF with SNA Link allows an Annual Japanese Quality Conference. This quality conference is sponsored by HP 3000 to emulate the major functions of an IBM 3274 cluster controller with the Japanese Union of Scientists and Engineers (JUSE), the organization that IBM 3278 terminals and 3287 printers attached. Both interactive and program- bestows the prestigious annual Deming HP's Customer Service Training is matic access is supported to commonly Awards. At the conference, Jim Deane offering a new service training course used IBM host applications like CICS, used a Total Quality Control (TQC) on the CS-80 disc drive in 1987. This IMS, and TSO. success story format to summarize the three-day course (PIN 50041A) process used to achieve product provides customer service personnel SNA IMF enhancements reliability improvements accomplished with the knowledge and skills to diag- at DMD over the last three years. Jim nose, troubleshoot, and maintain the SNA IMF is a software product that was further honored by personal com- HP 7907 and HP 794X disc drives and works with the SNA Link product to pliments on his presentation from Dr. the HP 9 144 tape drive. Course 50041A emulate a Physical Unit Type 2 Kaoru Ishikawa, recognized in Japan as is aimed to assist self-support users (PU.T2) SNA node. It previously the leader in the field of quality. with concentrated disc mass memory provided support only for Logical Unit storage service technology and is struc- Types 2 and 3 (LU.T2 and LU.T3) Three years ago, DMD introduced tured as 70 percent lecturelself-paced devices such as the IBM 3278 display two major disc drive families. Because and 30 percent lab. station and IBM 3287 printer. SNA of customer inputs after introduction, IMF now also supports another com- DMD realized the reliability of these The 1987 schedule for course monly used LU type, LU.Tl . products was unacceptable. Not only 50041A is: did DMD have to account for the IBM printers are often configured as reliability improvements of Japanese Customer Service Training - LU.Tl devices in SNA networks. disc drive producers, but the division Mountain View, California LU.Tl devices use the SNA Character also had to recognize that users March 23-25 String (SCS) data stream. Since SCS expected more of disc drives than they April 20-22 ever had in the past. One user in Japan July 20-22 was on the leading edge of customer September 8- 10 expectations and was willing to work with DMD management to help us JANUARY 1987 learn how to meet their expectations. HP Channels 3 printers are commonly used by some Networks widely installed IBM software products like CICS, IMS, and TSO, the enhanced version of SNA IMF provides a more complete solution for HP-to- 1BM connectivity. The HP Network Support Program 1 Network Startup was introduced December I, 1986, and In addition to LU.TI support, SNA Network Startup provides users with includes new services to help users IMF has also been enhanced to support the assistance they need to get their net- plan, implement, and operate their Native Language Support (NLS). NLS work up and running quickly. This networks. permits a user's applications program- increases the effectiveness of the user's mer to create local language applica- staff because the activities and Four new support products were tions by providing support for various resources necessary for successful introduced: Network Planning and foreign languages. SNA IMF provides installation and start up of the network Design, Network Prepare, Network automatic translation using NLS trans- are identified. lation tables between the language Startup, and NetAssure. dependent ASCII character set on the Network Planning and Design HP works with the user to develop a HP 3000 and the EBCDIC character set detailed Network Startup schedule on the IBM applications program. Network Planning and Design which outlines the activities to be per- provides users with a complete network formed. a timeframe for each activity A limited support for 43-line-screen strategy that supports their business and the responsible party - HP, the sizes has also been added to SNA IMF. objectives. An HP network consultant user, or a third party. We also test each This feature permits HP 3000 users to analyzes the user's communication network connection to verify that the utilize IBM applications requiring that requirements and creates a detailed net- network is operating properly. At the screen size. It must be noted, however, work design based on these require- completion of Network Startup, HP that HP's implementation is limited. HP ments. Part of the network design is a provides the user with documentation terminals cannot display all 43 lines at growth plan that provides flexibility for of the network. This documentation is a once; instead, users scroll up and down new applications, users, and technol- valuable tool for successful ongoing to view all 43 lines. Because of this ogy, and protects the user's investment. management of the network. limitation, we recommend use of this option for users whose applications will The HP Network Consultant develops 1 NetAssure only run with a 43-line screen. a strategy that not only satisfies the user's business needs, but also high- NetAssure maximizes the uptime of Availability lights HP's network strengths versus the the user's network. Networks are usu- competition. By bringing in the Net- ally comprised of equipment and ser- SNA IMF Version A.53.00 support- vices from several vendors. When a ing LU.TI printing, Native Language work Consultant early in the sales cycle, HP can be sure of presenting the problem occurs, the user spends signifi- Support, and 43-line application sup- cant time and effort coordinating the port, will be available on UB-Delta-2 best solution to the user from the beginning. service efforts of multiple vendors to MIT. It requires SNA Link Version identify and fix the problem. A.52.00 which is available on UB- Network Prepare Delta- l and later MITs. With NetAssure, HP simplifies this Network Prepare helps your users process. HP isolates problems on multi- These new enhancements are bundled plan for the smooth integration of their vendor networks and then works with in the SNA IMF product (PIN 30247Al new or expanded network into their other vendors, either directly or through R). Users on subscription service will business operations. HP works with the the user, to ensure that the problem is receive the new SNA IMF version at no user's organization to prepare a Net- resolved quickly and the network is additional cost. New SNA IMF users work Implementation Report. The returned to full operation. will receive the enhancements as part of report contains a schedule of major the SNA IMF product they purchase. implementation activities, such as I Availability No special ordering options are migration of users, and recommenda- required. tions for network staffing, training, and The availability of all the Network procedures. Network Prepare can be Support products will be determined on Contact your HP sales rep for order- invaluable for users who are inex- a local area or country basis, with a ing and pricing information. perienced with networks. controlled rollout through 1987. HP CHANNEL$ January 1987 Additional information For more information on the XMIT products, contact: Please watch for additional articles in IBM Host upcoming issues of HP Channels. In Europe: c Hans Trosch Additional literature 1 3725 FEP I XMIT AG The following HP Network Support Neumattstrasse 7 Program literature is available: CH - 8953 Dictikon, Switzerland Phone 0 1-74 14 155 X.25 I I, Converter Product No. Description In North America: 5954-8597 Network Support Program Fred Gallagher Brochure XMIT LTD 5954-8601 Network Planning and Design 2 Sheppard Ave East Data Sheet Suite 900 5954-8604 Network Prepare Data Sheet North York. Ontario M2N5Y7 5954-8599 Network Startup Data Sheet Canada 5954-8600 NetAssure Data Sheet Phone (416) 222-8666 Contact your sales rep for more Protocol information. Converter SNA Link Networks HP3000 NRJE A number of HP users have developed HP-to-IBM SNA networks and have also implemented HP-to-HP communications via DSl3000 over Available in North America and Europe X.25 to take advantage of its wide-area The LAN Link Hardware Trouble- only flexibility and multivendor standardiza- shooting Marzual is a comprehensive tion. Many of these users can benefit outline of procedures for isolating hard- For users who want to run HP's SNA by consolidating the two networks into ware faults across an IEEE 802.3 Local IMF or SNA NRJE products over an one network using the SNA-to-X.25 Area Network. Step-by-step instruc- X.25 network, a third-party solution implementation. tions teach you to troubleshoot coaxial can provide a networking alternative. (thick and thin) cable LANs containing Verification testing of XMIT's xGATE* HP has successfully tested the XMIT 650 products has been recently com- HP 1000, HP 3000, and HP 9000 sys- products to verify that they can func- tems. The guide provides software diag- pleted by HP. The xGATE 650 devices tionally operate with HP's products. act as protocol converters between the nostic information to perform tests However, XMIT has responsibility for between dissimilar systems and SNA SDLC products and the X.25 net- all sales and support of the xGATE 650 works, allowing the HP 3000 running describes discrete electrical tests to products. SNA IMF or SNA NRJE to communi- check the LAN hardware. cate transparently with IBM System XMIT AG is based in Zurich, Decision-tree flowcharts are used to 370 computer systems over the X.25 Switzerland. It has subsidiary opera- quickly isolate faults, thereby reducing network. tions in North America and distributor- downtime and speeding the repair pro- ships in major European countries. cess. The guide, in 8% x 11 format, may be ordered through the Direct Mar- keting Division using PIN 5955-7681. Printers A NEW HP 2686 Supplies 1 1 I DMK direct order phone numbers i DMK Fast Phones - the easy, direct way for you to Hewlett-Packard Customer Service order supplies, accessories, media. furniture, and soft- Training is offering a new HP service ware fmm Direct Marketing Div~sion. training course on the HP 2686AlD One phone call to order one product LaserJet printer beginning in January number is all it takes for HP QuietJet Plus printer owners to get off to a great Location Telephone Number 1987. Course 50042A was developed to Australia (03) 895-2645 train customer service personnel to start with the right products - at a sav- (03) 895-26 15 ings. Direct Marketing Division (03) 895-2815 diagnose, troubleshoot, and maintain (03) 895-2861 the HP 2686AlD printer in an office (DMK) has combined five products into Austria (0222) 2500-615 one convenient package for the HP (0222) 2500-616 environment. It is a five-day course BelgiumiLuxenhourg (02) 762 32 00 which expands on the existing service QuietJet Plus printer. The 92261P Canada Accessory Kit includes: Tomnto Local 416-671-8383 technology available through the regu- Ontario 1-800-387-3417 lar SMT (Self-paced Mentored Train- Four printhead cartridges in four col- Quebec 1-800-387-34 17 British Columbia 115412-800-387-3 ing) Course 05092A, Option 23. ors: blue, green, red, and black. Other Provinces 1-800-187-3154 Denmark (02) 8 16640, ext. 258 Five sheets of microperforated fanfold Participants will be taught to service Finland (90) 887 236 1 paper (finished size: 8% x 11 inch). France (1) 69 288 390 the HP LaserJet printer from the per- Greece (01) 6726090 spective that it is an integral part of an 500 sheets of perforated fanfold paper Italy (02) 9236 9437 (02) 9236 9478 office PC network. Hardware service (finished size: 14% x 11 inch). (02) 9236 9585 knowledge will be reinforced with Japan One space-saving acrylic printer Sagarnihara selected PCILaserJet printer configura- stand. Osaka tion procedures. The class is structured Middle East One waterproof cotton dust cover. Athens as 40 percent lecture and 60 percent lab Norway to ensure ample hands-on learning. South Africa This kit will save you about 15 per- Johannesburg The 1987 schedule for course 50042A Cape Town cent off the total price of these products Spain is as follows: when purchased individually. Sweden Switzerland Customer Service Training Product No. Description Mountain View, California I I 1 92261P HP QuietJet Plus Accessory Kit I The Netherlands January 19-23 United Kingdom March 9-13 United States May 4-8 For fast service, call DMK's HP West Germany June 15-19 direct phone order numbers. August 3-7 September 2 1-25 December 7- l 1 Technical Training Center June 15-19 August 10- 13 October 12-16 November 16-20 For detailed program and registration information, please call Customer Ser- vice Training in Mountain View, Cal- ifornia, at 4 15-960-5300, 800-523-0696 (Continental U.S.), or 800-882-9595 (California only). Industry: Cross indusrry - reporr wrirers Absrracr: ASAP13000 is a menu-driven, batch report writer for the HP 3000 that provides a user-friendly, interactive report develop- ment and modification facility. Reports developed using ASAP execute in COBOLII, and COBOL source code can be generated If you have a software package available for cross-licens- at any time. Reports may be multiline or columnar, with unlimited ing, or are looking for a package to cross-license, this sec- sort and selection criteria, nominal items (calculated or non-calcu- lated), headingslfootings, page breaks, line controls, code expan- tion will help you. Your entry will appear for two months; sion, etc. ASAP also provides database layouts and work sheets the most recent additions are shaded. To list your company for the designer, plus the ability to "clone" an existing report. in the Cross-Licensing Classifieds (at no charge), see the There is no additional charge for software developers using ASAP to develop COBOL report programs for inclusion into their soft- address at the end of this section. ware products. ASAP is equally applicable to designers and end users. Software Packages Available Industry: Cross industry - sales leads trackinglrnarketing Industry: Distribution information Abstract: On-line, field-proven distribution system for the HP Abstract: FASTRACK13000 is an on-line sales leads tracking and 3000 family. designed particularly for Series 37 turnkey marketing information system. It provides menu-driven, transac- operations. tional access to a comprehensive leads database with complete information about each lead, multiple contact persons, product The inventory module supports FIFO, LIFO or AVERAGE, cost- lines, follow-up schedules, in-depth follow-up history, comments, ing, lot control and serial number, service and labor items, multi- sources, sales quota, and forecasting data. The system has exten- ple warehouses, and stocking locations. sive update, inquiry, and reporting capabilities to give sales and Telephone order processing features user-definable order types, marketing professionals accurate, timely information. It's easy to user-definable order life cycle, immediate acknowledgement, pick- use; has on-Iine HELP, fuIl data dictionary, natural language for list and or invoice. ad-hoc inquiry, and a fourth-generation language transaction development facility. Can be used by telemarketing and/or field Very reasonably priced for the Series 37 marketplace, the system sales reps. Batch report writer is optional. is written in CBASl3000, the only fourth-generation language, that executes farter than COBOL. Company Name: Los Altos Software Company Name: Iris Computer Planning Address: 289 South San Antonio Road Suite 203 Address: 1 17 Disco Road Los Altos, CA 94022 Toronto (Rexdale), Ontario U.S.A. M9W 1M3 Canada Contact Person: Susan Galante Phone: 4 16-674-0034 Type of Distributor Wanted: Open TELEX: Geographic Coverage: Worldwide 06-984708 Conract Person: Paolo llling Type of Distributor Wanted: HP 3000 Series Geographic Coverage: Worldwide Industry: Electronics industry - data acquisition software Abstract: The CrtCamera spectrum acquisition software is a gen- eral-purpose utility software for the HP 8566, 8567 and 8568 spectrum analyzers. CrtCamera provides users with an easy way to capture, store, retrieve, and plot or print spectrum analyzer display data. The spectrum analyzer's complete display memory, consist- ing of traces, annotations, and custom graphics is saved along with the instrument state. A title and time date are automatically appended to the display data. The software is written in BASIC 3.014.0 for the HP 9000 Model 2001300 computers. Company Name: Test Quality Company Address: P.O. Box 7 102 15 San Jose, CA 95 171 U.S.A. Phone: 408-629-7 183 Contact Person: Jim Jenkins Type of Distributor Wanted: Open Geographic Coverage: Worldwide JANUARY 1987 HP Channels Industry: Cross industry - software development tools Industry: Cross industry - land information. Abstract: QCOMMIIOOO is an easy-to-use, program-to-program message Abstract: BLIS is a geographical information system providing communication subsystem for use on HP 1000 computers. In addition, powerful mapping facilities. It runs on the HP 9000 Series 200 with DSllOOO it facilitates transparent program-to-program communica- and 300 computers in BASIC. The system permits the creation of tion over DS11000 networks. a geographical database of vector data (point, line, circle) and nongraphical data attributes to represent any spatially distributed Features include: data by automatic map creation. The digital data can be acquired Guaranteed message delivery on FIFO basis per message queue. as a result of survey, digitization, or on line to numeric or graphi- Message queueing with full flow control. cal precision. Rasterization facilities are provided to enable fast Handling of as many message queues as there are class numbers on the recovery of standard map displays. system. The system is most appropriate for the creation of comprehensive, Blocking of messages for optimal throughput. graphical ownership record systems (cadastral systems), public Trace facility and dynamic viewport into queue U.S.A.ge. utilities systems. and natural resource mapping systems. Facilities Multiple message queues per program. to manipulate symbols and drawings enables fast creation of maps Variable message lengths. by aggregation of individual parts. The software includes a Company Name: Bothma, Searle & Wilk CC topographical mapping system to enable surface topology to be Address: P. 0. Box 365 recorded. computed, and integrated with planimetric information. Halfway House Field survey input facilities are provided and include integration 1685 with automatic data collection capabilities, running on HP 41C Republic of South Africa calculators connected to total station theodolites. Integration with portable photogrammetric analytical stereo digitizers provides a Phone: (27) (11) 805-1843 comprehensive mapping facility. Telex: (SA) 4-30551 Company Name: Kingdom Pty Limited Contact Person: Neville Searle or Roland Wilk Address: 5 Devlin Street, Type of Distributor Wanted: HP 1000 OEM Ryde. NSW. 2112. Australia Geographic Coverage: Worldwide Phone: + -2-8074822 Industry: Cross industry Contact Person: Dick Lovegrove Abstruct: DataporVHAN is looking for a sales-service organization in Type of Distributor Wanted: Open France, Spain, and Italy to expand their activities throughout Europe. Geographic Coveruge: Worldwide DataportIHAN sells solutions on HP 9000 Series 300 workstations for mechanical, electrotechnical. and architectural applications. The CAD Industry: Jobshop manufacturing 200 program-family sells very successfully in Germany, Austria, and Abstract: JOBSHOP13000 is a cost-efficient \oftware solution for small to Switzerland. Since 1984, DataporVHAN has installed more than 300 sys- mid-sized jobshops. It provides comprehensive cost analysis and standard tems in these countries. More than 2,000 systems have been installed financial functions including payroll. JOBSHOP13000 is a fully integrated worldwide. system using an HP 3000 IMAGE database. Most user interaction is Company Name: Dataport GmbH through an inquiry mode. It effectively monitors and documents job per- formance by costs to date, estimate variance, schedule variance, and per- Address: Kaiserstrasse 19 cent complete. Distributed data collection includes labor distribution from Eingang Neuhausgasse 16 the shop floor, updating job cost in real time. JOBSHOP13000 solves the D-6360 Friedberg problem of providing an acceptable solution of job cost analysis for the West Germany true jobshop. MCBA interface is available. Phone: (0603 1) 6 10 2 1-5 Cornpc~nvName: Votaw Data Systems Telex: 4 18497 1 nd d Address: 13000 Lakeland Road Contact Person: J. Brinkerhoff Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670 U.S.A. Geographic Coverage: France, Spain, Italy Phone: 2 13-944-0676 Industry: Munufacturing Contuct Person: Norm Querido Ahstruct: MDSS (Manufacturing Decision Support System) is an online, Dpe of Distributor Wunted: OEMs, dealers, distributors full-function manufacturing software product package in four separate modules: Material Management, Shop Floor Control, Order Processing. and Financial Reports. MDSS is well suited to discrete manufacturing with support for make-to- order, make-to-stock, and selective repetitive manufacturing facilities ranging from $5 million and up. MDSS is written in structured, ANSI COBOL to run on the HP 3000 series, and is professionally documented using standard HP software products. It has built-in, online "Help" screens for ease-of-use. Cornpa~~?Nume: Manufacturing Decision Support Systems. Inc. Address: 300 East Ohio Building 1717 East 9th Street Cleveland. OH 441 14 U.S.A. Phone: 2 16-86 1-8 100 Confact Person: John A. Leibert, V.P. Tipe ofDistrihutor Wanted: Open Geogruphic Co~~erage:United States, including Puerto Rico Industry: Cross industry - ofice uutomution You can list your company in the Cross-Licensing Abstract: AUTHOR 3000 is powerful, character-oriented AUTHOR word processing software to be run on the HP 3000. This full-featured word Classifieds (either Software Packages Available or processing package combines full-screen editing and user friendliness Software Packages Wanted) by sending the informa- with system efficiency and high performance. AUTHOR 3000 is the first tion in the format used here to: product in a full line of office automation products. Features in AUTHOR 3000 include: Hewlett-Packard Company - Electronic filing of all documents, using Drawer. Folder, Document hierarchy. Value-Added Solutions Marketing Incorporation of function key orientation and full screen editor. Attn: Marilyn Rauchle Introduction of COMAR'S 65,000 + word spelling dictionary, and a 10520 Ridgeview Court personalized user-specified dictionary. Comprehensive step-by-step on-line help screens. Building 49C Full mail list function supporting mass mailings. Cupertino, CA 95014 System's management function for system access control. U.S.A. Complete update of the User Reference Manual. Low-cost type-ahead hardware solution for terminal buffering. Company Name: COMAR, Inc. Entries will run for two months. The most recent additions are shaded. Be sure to send the information Address: 9320 S.W. Barbur Blvd., Suite 140 Portland. OR 972 19-54 19 in at least one month before you wish it to appear. U.S.A. Phone: 503-293-2885 Contact Person: Glenn Manley Type oj'Distributor Wunted: Open Geographic Coveruge: Worldwide JANUARY 1987 HP Channels Hewlett-Packard Company Tracy Wester, Editor Corporate Marketing Communications 3200 Hillview Avenue, Building 16L Palo Alto, CA 94304-1298 USA ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED HEWLETT RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED PACKARD