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COVER STORY ON PAGE 4: HP NewWave 3.0 software The new HP Apollo 9000 Series 400 workstations offer excellent price- integrates information performance, leadership graphics, strong investment protection, and and automates tasks superior ease of use. Offering a choice of desktop and deskside models, the Series 400 workstations combine the innovations of Apollo with the I- quality and reliability of HP. Building on industry-standardMS-DOS@ and @Windows 3.0,HPNewWave 3.0software integrates your PC applications and automates your work. HP NewWave 3.0 provides a single, consistent user environ- HP NewWave 3.0 software integrates ment with icons, so its easier to manage your lnformatlon and automates tasks files and programs. Link data from multiple applications Advanced Image Management System With its object management technology, enhances information handling you can link and combine text, numerical, and graphic data from multiple applications. Powerhrl new PC for offlce, PC CAD, Using HP NewWave 3.0, you can add a and multiuser or LAN systems spreadsheet to a document by dropping the spreadsheet icon into your Merged workstations suppod using a mouse. And the spreadsheet can DomainlOS and HP-UX updated without leaving the ing you time moving in and out of different HP Software Update Materials Sewices computer programs. on CD-ROM Task automation aids productivity X Window system graphics terminals With the HP ~ew~akeAgent, - offer 8046 increase in performance HP NewWave automatically records your work across applications, and performs tasks at any time and date, prompting you for Smaller package for new information along the way. Datacommunlcations and Terminal Controller HP NewWave 3.0 runs on any industry- compatible MS-DOS PC with an Intel 80286 Lomdaddition to the 900 or 80386 , such as Series HP 3000 HP Vectra ES and RS PCs.

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Advanced Image Powerful new PC for hard disk drives with embedded-AT con- trollers offering fast access times, fastpro- Management System office, PC CAD, and gram loading, and quick data transfer- enhances information multiuser or LAN systems critical factors for databases and servers avideo subsystem that delivers 30 to 50% handling faster performance than previous HP VGA, to allow quicker screen updates for I I The HP Vectn 386125 PC, Heslett- video-intensive applications (PC-CAD Packard's most powerful desktop PC, and desktop publishing) features a 25-MHz 80386 microprocessor, a high-performance VGA subsystem, Take advantage of thousands of industry 32 Kbytes of memory cache, and hard disk standard applications drives with access times of 17 to 19 ms. It With the HP Vectra 386125 PC, you can is the PC of choice for high-end office use, take advantage of the thousands of applica- PC-CAD applications, and as an entry-level tions that have been developed to the IBM multiuser host or LAN server. PCIAT standard, including those that sup- port the LIM 4.0 expanded memory specifi- Provides excellent overall system cation. And there is support for MS-DOS performance 4.0,OS/2, system, Novell, and OS/2 Using new highly integrated technologies, LAN Manager. Integrated keyboard and the HP Vectra 386125 PC provides excellent mouse connectors have been standardized to overall system performance. Features mini-DIN for increased compatibility. include: an integrated memory cache system that System flexibility and expandability optimizes memory access Base system memory can be expanded HP AIMS supports a range of high-perjormnnre svs- tems from the IIP 9900familv. shadow RAM that accelerates YO-inten- from 2 to 32 Mby tes in 2- or 8-Mby te incre- sive applications ments. Five V0accessory cards can be added an optional 25-MHz numeric coprecessor using the Industry Standard Architecture The HP Advanced Image Management to speed-up number crunching in PC- (ISA) PCIAT- compatible slots (one 8-bit, System enhances your information handling CAD programs and complex spreadsheets four 16-bit). The HPVectra 386125 PC has by allowing electronic capture, manipula- one serial and one parallel port, and supports tion, and retrieval of hard-copy documents. two flexible disk drives and two hard disk Information is stored online to provide easy drives (42-, 84-, 168-, or 336-Mbyte and fast access. capacities). A power-on password and op- tional keylock improve security by limiting HP AIMS is acombination of hardware, access to sensitive information. software, and networking components. An With the new one-box shipping container HP Vectra 386 PC or HP 9000 UNIX operat- that holds the SPU, keyboard, power cord, ing system-based dataserver is connected via and setup kit, setting up the HP Vectra an industry-standard LAN to client 386125 PC is easier and quicker than ever. HP Vectra PCs running applications under MS Windows and MS-DOS. For more information about the HP Vectra HP AIMS features a set of application 38612.5 PC, check Con the HP Reply Card. development tools that enable software houses and systems integrators to provide totally customized solutions. The tools include a windows-based user interface designer that is fully integrated with the system's standard 4GL and relational database.

+For more information, check 6 on the HP I Reply Card. UNIX 1s a reglstcmdtrademark of ATBT in rhe U.S A. and in oher The HP Vectra 366/25 PC includes a 25-,MHz 80386 countncs microprocessor, high-speed and high-capacity disk I I driileu, and a high-performance oideo subuyutem. ------

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Leadership graphics boost your productivity A complete new line of graphics for the Series 400-the VRX graphics family-pro- vides a new level of ~erformance.The VRX graphics products are all tuned for speed, from very fast X Window performance at the low end, to one million 3D-vectors-per- second performance at the high end. The high-resolution displays deliver improved realism for mechanical engineers, scientists, and industrial designers. With fast, accurate visualization of new designs and products, your productivity is increased.

Superior ease of use with HP VUE 2.0 w,orkatationa combine the The new user interface-HP Visual User innouationa oJApollo with Environment (HP VUE 2.0)-is an OSF/ the quality and reliability DJ HP. -based user interface that is easy to customize, and runs existing X Window applications. The systems also come with Compatibility with 3,200 applications preloaded, preconfigured system software Object-code compatibility gives you over (Instant Ignition), so you can use the ? One year after the HP Apollo merger, 3,200 applications that run on the Series 400 Series 400 immediately. You don't have to Hewlett-Packard introduces a full line of today. This means you benefit from im- spend time installing operating systems or workstations that delivers extremely com- mediate higher levels of performance with- configuring UNIX system kernels. petitive performance at excellent prices-the out sacrificing the productivity you get from HP Apollo 9000 Series 400. The Series 400 using familiar applications and existing Investment protection as your needs grow runs both the DomainIOS and HP-UX databases. Whether you bought your HP or Apollo operating systems, which are based on and workstations years ago or more recently, HP fully comply with AT&T1s UNIX system. Outstanding pricelperformance has an upgrade program that protects your It gives HP and Apollo users a common The new Series 400 product family investment and meets your growing needs. workstation environment. delivers outstanding pricelperformance, Upgrades to the Series 400 can be ordered starting with an aggressively priced, 12- between July 1,1990, and January 31,1991. The Series 400 is based on the Motorola And for the future, the "40 Plus" program 68040 and 50-MHz 68030 . MIPS, 68030, diskless workstation-the guarantees an upgrade path from the Series These new workstations offer a choice of Model 400dl. The Models 425t and 400t are 400 to 40 MIPS or better on CISC; and, for desktop and deskside models and price1 based on the 68040 and 68030 respectively, compute-intensive applications on IUSC as performance points, and combine the and deliver up to 20 MIPS and 3.5 MFLOPS . well. innovations of Apollo with the quality These systems are well-suited for environ- and reliability of HP. ments needing high levels of performance in low-cost workstations. Faster integer and floating point For even more performance and expand- For more information, check D on the HP performance ability in a deskside package, Models 433s Reply Card. The major contribution of the Series 400 and 400s offer up to 26 MIPS and 4.5 MFLOPS-Millions of floating poinl . is Motorola's innovative MC68040 MFLOPS . Performance specificnlions from Motorola data. technology, which delivers integer and floating-point performance that competes with today's fastest RISC-based architectures--upto 26 MIPS and 4.5 double precision MFLOPS* of computing power.

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The HP Software Update Materials Ser- vices for HP 3000 and HP 9000 systems include a choice in documentation. Now you can receive updated manuals and other sup- port information on compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), paper, or both types of media.

Reduce your materials support costs CD-ROM documentation helps reduce Networking enhancements increase your materials support cost. Depending upon X Window system* our system type, CD-~~~d%umentation up-time aves you up to 25% on your materials ser- graphics terminals offer HP ~WIXterminals can be remotely con- ice. CD-ROM documentation provides fast an 80 % increase in figured on the network. Optional X-server ess to system information, and eliminates software can be ordered in local ROM. If e spent searching for lost manuals and performance the primary host system on the LAN is serting updates into manual binders. - - . ,. .. *. ..-wk ..-,m%-m*..m--e-,...... inaccessible, the new HP 7001X terminals support startup from an alternate host, giving ave on CD-ROM hardware and software The new series of HP 7WlX terminals fea- greater up-time' I As a promotion, Hewlett-Packard is offer- mres an 80% increase in interactive-graphics g extra savings on the CD-ROM retrieval performance, four- and eight-plane color Flexible configurationsfor easy upgrades oftware and disk drives when purchased sup~rt,a ROM-based X-se~eroption, and The HP 700lX terminals use a cornmon- processor base unit that supports a 19-inch ith these new services. Also, you receive the capability to with a 90-day money-back guarantee on CD- (PC 10 1) keyboard, ~h~ monitor and a range of OM documentation and tools. If you are H~ 700,~terminals a display of 256 displays in sizes ranging from 14 to 20 a sf d OU otcom~letel~s ti ie with your colors from a palette of 16.7 million colors, inches. Y can upgrade from monochrome entation sewice, software, and drive, or up to 256 levels ofgray-scale. The te-- to color displays simply by changing the disks and drive to nals come standard with 1 Mbyte of video the monitor. First-generation HP 700lX terminals can be upgraded. The terminals r a full refund. memory (VRAM) and 1 Mbyte of dynamic more information, check E on the HP random-access memory (DRAM). DRAM support an AT2-style keyboard and Logitech serial mouse through a PSI2 interface, and is expandable to a maximumof 9 Mbytes in a variety of low-priced increments. an HP keyboard and HP mouse through an HP-HIL port. The HP 700lX terminals sup- Performance improvements port more than 15 different native-language With a nearly two-fold increase in interac- keyboards, a local printer, plotter, and tive graphics performance, the HP 700/X ter- other RS-232-C devices. rninals better address your needs in business, engineering, and manufacturing applica- tions. In addition to significant improve- For more information, check F on the HP ments to the X-server software, performance Reply Card. improvements include: x Window system IS a trade& of Massachuutb lnrtitutc of a 60-MHz TMS34010 T'chnO'Ogy. graphics processor that executes X Window system functions a 16-MHz Intel 80186 coprocessor that handles high-speed network com- munications, key board entry, and mouse tracking educe purmaterials suppori cost u~ithCD -ROM alerials services.

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Smaller package for new An entry-level MPE XL system at a low price Datacommunications and Priced about 14% lower than the Series Terminal Controller 922LX, the Series 920 provides a new low- cost entry into HP PA-RISC (Precision Architecture-Reduced Instruction Set Com- puting). A promotion on terminals, offering The DTC1613000 is the new, smaller savings of up to 20% on terminals purchased member of HP's Datacommunications and with this system, further lowers the total Terminal Controller (DTC) family, provid- cost. Purchasing DTCs and port connections ing up to 16 asynchronous ports and an entry- with your system allows for additional level X .25 solution for 900 Series HP 3000 savings. systems. The DTC 1613000 provides the same powerful services as the DTC4813000: Smooth growth path with onsite upgrades terminal switching to the HP 3000, extended Ease of upgrades and investment protec- to the HP 9000, and DEC systems; X.25 sys- tion are important considerations for grow- tem-to-system communications; and X.25 ing businesses. HP provides convenient, remote end-user access. Like the smooth onsite upgrades from the Series 920 DTC4813000, the DTC16/3000 is managed to four additional systems in the 900 Series. by HPOpenView DTC Manager, or by the If you begin with the Series 920, you can MPE XL system. grow into a more powerful Series 922 with a simple processor board upgrade. Anoth Cost-effective, local and remote solution upgrade to the Series 932 offers you ev=q Ideally suited for business and manufac- The riru HP9000Srrien 920further lou.ers.+nrrrenty more performance. Each upgrade fully pro- turing environments with a small group of price into UP P.4-IIISC. tects your entire investment, including disk, physically distributed users, the memory, and tape. DTC1613000 provides a limited number of asynchronous connections, and optionally Low-end addition to the Unattended backup of up to 4.7 Gbytes lower speed X.25 access to a central office. 900 Series HP 3000 of data The DTC family supports EtherTwist, Another advantage of the Series 920 is ThinLAN, and ThickLAN connections. You unattended backup with its integrated DDS must have MPE XL release 2.0 or later (for tapedrive. Providing adata capacity of 1.3 900 Series HP 3000 access), and HP Open- Just six months after announcing the suc- Gbytes per tape, this technology allows most View DTC Manager A.04.10 or later (for cessful HP 3000 Series 922LX, HP intro- Series 920 systems to be completely backed access to multiple systems, X.25, orsystems duces a new low-end addition to the 900 up on one cartridge, thus eliminating other than 900 Series HP 3000 systems). Series HP 3000 commercial systems, the operator intervention and associated costs. Series 920. This system supports up to 20 With new data compression capabilities, users with about 55 to 60% of the perfor- unattended backup is now possible on even mance of a Series 922. Aggressively priced, larger disk configurations, up to 4.7 Gbytes. the Series 920 meets the needs of small- to The entire Series 920 integrated system, medium-size businesses, as well as larger- including disk and tape drives, fits into a company departments and remote offices. package the size of a two-drawer filing cabinet, and requires no special environmen- tal preparations.

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I A single tool for all Primary rate added Notables ( your reports to the HP 4952A field service protocol analyzer HP Super VGA support HP ALLBASEIBRW is a business report HP's Super VGA video card is now sup- ported as an accessory across the entire product writer for software developers working on Four new ISDN interface pods, including line of PCs. Super VGA enhancementsinclude MPE XL systems. The latest release makes ISDN application software, have been added additional colors, higher resolution, improved it easy to create a single report that can access to the HP 4952A WAN protocol analyzer. performance, and a wider selection of video data stored on all of HP's data management The HP 18282Al83A184A accomodate drivers for applications. HP Super VGA re- systems, including HP TurboIMAGE, and primary rate testing, while the HP 18281 A places the HP VGA (Dl 180A)card, which will HP ALLBASEISQL, KSAM files, and serial supports rate monitoring and simula- be discontinued as of September 1, 1990. files. tion. For network providers and R&D Toner cartridge recycling program engineers who monitor ISDN equipment In an effort to reduce the volume of plastics Gain productivity under development, they are an invaluable To create a report, modify its layout, or entering landfills, HP is offering a toner- tool for isolating problems on ISDN cartridge recycling program. The program is tune its performance, you simply fill in networks. All the pods are small and fit in screen forms, choose desired options, and currently being run in certain states in the U.S., the pouch of the portable HP 4952A protocol and is expected to expand nationwide and to press function keys. The ease of use in- analyzer, giving you a complete ISDN solu- Canada in 1991. A similar program will start creases productivity even for the most tion that can be carried under one handle. soon in Germany and Switzerland, and expand sophisticated reports. HP ALLBASE/ to other European countries in the future. RW's calculation language lets you define Features of the ISDN pods include our own functions or use the standard func- monitoring and simulation of 4.921 and tions provided. 4.931 for thorough ISDN analysis; several switch and country decodes; layer 1 LEDs Faster report generation to quickly pinpoint configuration and line CWith ALLBASEIBRW, multiple blocks quality problems; a handset jack for monitor- of data are simultaneously passed into main ing and simulating voice calls; and data com- memory, reducing disk access time. Because patibility with the HP49541 ISDN protocol it can write data selected from various analyzer. databases to a single file, iterative reports I Rate adaption decodes facilitate testing of that access subsets of the initial data are done I data generated by non-ISDN devices that faster. Faster report generation reduces over- 1 have been adapted to ISDN data rates (HP all impact on system throughput. I 18281 A and HP 18282A only). Applications HP ALLBASEIBRW (Release A.O1) is , such as G.821 BERT or link statistics can available with Version 2.1 of the MPE XL , be run over the B channel. .

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Through a series of small interface podu, the HP4Y52A procides a romplete testing solution for basic and primary rate ISDN.

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"The test system also allows us to tune the electrical system of the 348," says Luciano Noli, with Ferrari's department of new technology. "We set the current for each component, based on the list of standard and optional features contained in the car. " It maintains a computerized history of elec- trical systems of all 348s produced. With this data, designers can tighten specifications of electrical parts installed in the factory, and service technicians can diagnose electri- cal problems at dealerships. The HP test system brought positive results for Ferrari even before production of the 348 began. Initial tests of Ferrari elec- tronics prompted the firm to return one electrical part in 12 to its suppliers, because of defects. In another case, HP engineers alerted Ferrari that a motor moved a side- view mirror to the right instead of the left, enabling the supplier to rebuild the unit before production began. Ferrari also us* the HP test system to design less-expensiv: ) more-efficient wiring harnesses. Located along the production line at four HP system essential to Antonio Olivieri, manager of new tech- of 20 work sites, the test system includes nology at Ferrari, says, "We prepare 10 success of Ferrari 348 five HP 1000 A400+ computers, an Ferrari 348s a day. It is not possible for us HP 1000 A900 Series computer, an to have good quality electrical equipment HP 3575 1 color terminal, and an HP bar and assembly without HP's electrical test code reader. Ferrari manufactures high-quality, high- system." The system tests and verifies the assembly performance sports cars. To meet compet- and operation of each electrical part, records itive challenges from other sports car and returns test results to an HP 1000 A900 manufacturers, Ferrari engineers decided computer, and tells craftsmen which regula- that computerized test systems from tory or safety features to add. It tests wiring Hewlett-Packard Company were needed to harnesses, dashboard electronics, air con- check the electronic components of every ditioners, tail and headJights, steering elec- new Ferrari 348 on the assembly line. The tronics, electrical windows, and mirrors. HP system was installed within 12 months, far exceeding Ferrari's expectations.

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