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Video Choices for the HP Vectra PC HP Vectra Office PC Software Packs Now Orderable Separately Editor Get Ready for the 1987 Technical VAB HP Vectra PC BASIC Version 3.22 Tracy Wester Conference I HP Vectra PC Prices Reduced New Advertising Campaign Begins li~r HP Channels is published monthly for Graphics Gallery Hewlett-Packard's value-added busi- New Advertising Campaign Begins for nesses to provide you with information AdvanceLink about HP's products and services to Customer Support I 1-2-3 from Lotus Upgrade Program help you be more successful. Extended raini ins - Volume Discounts Available for 1-2-3 from Worldwide Customer Service Training Lotus Release 2.01 Upgrade For further information on any of the Support products and services discussed in HP New Version of Lattice C Available for HP ALLBASUHP-UX Customer Training 150~ouchscreenPC. HP Portable, and Channels, please contact your HP sales Available Portable PLUS Desktop Publishing Hardware Service New HP 150~ouchscreenPC System Training Documentation See back cover for subscription New HP LaserJet 2000 Printer Service HP 150/Touchscreen PC: Price Increase Training information. EtherMailll50 Discontinuance Business Computers Note: Not all HP computer products Peripherals are sold and supported in all countries. 3 General New System Dictionary Features 18 Mass Storage HP 9 12 1 DiS Disc Drives Discontinued Please check with your local HP sales Diagnostic Utility Subsystem Available on ofice. Cartridge Tape 18 Networks HP 2334A PLUS - 80 Percent Performance Hewlett-Packard does not warrant the 3 HP 3000 Improvement NS 3000iV - lie Alternative to DS accuracy of the information provided in HP 2333A Price Changes DS to NS Point-to-Point Promotion Update HP Channels and shall not be liable for HP PC LAN Perfomlance Con~parison Distributed lnformation Centers: A New ATP Direct- to Modem-Connect Upgrade any use made of the information con- Reason to Buy HP 3000s tained herein. Information provided in Kits HP Channels is subject to change with- Technical Computers 19 Printers out notice. 6 HP Precision Architecture1 1 HP La..erJet Series II Printer Price Increase HP-UX HP 92286W Font Cartridge Unsupported on I On the cover Introducing HP VisorlHP-UX HP LaserJet Series I1 and 2000 Printers HP 9000 Series 800 Software Product HP 2934A - Printer of Choice for the HP Industrial Touch Terminal Slructure-. . -. . -.. 20 Terminals 7 HP 9000 Introducing the HP Industrial Touch HP 9000 Series 500 5.2 Supports Ada Terminal HP 9000 Plus-A-Plus Promotion Targeting the HP Industrial Touch Ter~i~inal MicmTrak and PlotTrak Obsolescence HP EGS Update Supplies Personal Computers 22 Supplies HP-IB Cable: One Part Number 9 Desktop HP Direct Order Phone Numbers New HP Vectra PC Model 60 Bundle New HP Vectra PC Upgrade Kit HP Vectra PC Model 60 A to be nt~--y1.-.-F~-M - --- Disconttnued - - - - @as=% New HP Vectra PC 40-Mbyte Hard Disc Available The HP 3082A Industrial Touch termi- 40-Mbyte Subsystem: Configuration/Systern 23 Software Packages Available and Wanted nal is a small, rugged terminal that Requirements Introducing HP Vectra PC MS-DOS 3 2 accommodates touchscreen, barcode, HP Vectra 3000 PC Versus IBM. Cornpaq, and keypad input for increased ease of and Clones use in today's CIM environment. See How to Upgrade to New HP AdvanceLink articles beginning on page 20. Vectra PC
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For research and education purposes only. 7 Get ready for the 1987 Technical VAB 1 Conference
I)y Doug Nowlin, EcYII~~(.LIISofiwure Center
HP's Technical Software Center in The setting for the conference will be Sharing Fort Collins, Colorado, is putting the Steamboat Springs Sheraton Hotel. Strategies for together plans now for this year's VAB located at the bottom of the famous Success 1 seminar which will be built around a Coors Silver Bullet Ski Lift on Mt. L Mountain Rendezvous theme. The ren- Werner. We have planned a full agenda dezvous theme was chosen because of of first-rate workshops, product Steamboat's scenic mountain setting reviews. program updates, and business 14 and the fact that a rendezvous. or randy strategy ideas. We've planned some as the old mountain men called them, interesting leisure and entertainment was where all the trappers, hunters, and activities as well. Also, this year (for i { guides got together each year to swap the first time) we will welcome spouses stories. trade furs, tell tall tales, and (or significant others). and will have a generally have some fun before going program of activities for them. back into the hills for another cold win- ter. We felt that's just what the VAB As more details become available, we program needed - a chance for VABs will keep you informed. Look for a and HP manapernent to get together, mailing in the near future and another share success stories, trade information, in early August. We'll be com- and get to know each other in a relaxed ing to you for ideas on what you would atmosphere. The conference theme like covered at the '87 Mountain Ren- statement will be "Sharing Strategies dezvous in Steamboat. for Success." A TILT RENDEZVOUS Kbd Technical Value Added Business Conference Steamboat Springs, CO . September, 1987
Mark your calendars now for the 1987 Technical Value Added Business (VAB) Conference that will be held in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, on Sep- tember 24 through 25. 7l(ll1!11l~ TI (lll!llly 1 ALLBASEIHP-UX 1 NEW HP LASERJET
If you have been wondering how to HP Customer Service Training is train on ALLBASEIHP-UX, there are offering a new HP LaserJet 2000 printer now two courses available: 3621 7AN is service training course in 1987. To take advantage of the favorable for HP SQL and 362 17AP is for HP currency exchange rates. international IMAGE. These courses will be avail- The HP LaserJet 2000 printer service users who are interested in self support able through the education centers start- training course (50045A) is developed are encouraged to participate in HP's ing in July. to train customer and dealer service Customer Service Training's Interna- personnel with the knowledge and tional Training Prograrn (ITP). Later this fall. these courses will be skills to operate. diagnose, trc>uhle- supplemented with specific courses shoot, and repair the HP LaserJet 2000 ITP offers interested users the best focused for database administrators, printer. The course is five days in and most up-to-date HP service and database engineers, application pro- length. maintenance information delivered at grammers. and interactive users. Watch their site. ITP customers are also in for more information on the availability For more information, please contact touch with other HP support people and of these courses. HP's Customer Service Training at activities to ensure a continual success 4 15-69 1-530015905 or 800-523-0696 in sell' support. (in the U.S.). or 800-882-9595 (in California). HP Customer Service Training is cornniitted to the training needs of worldwide customers. For more infor- mation. please write to:
Hewlett-Packard Company International Training Program Customer Service Training HP Customer Service Training is 100 Mayfield Avenue. Bldg. 36UN now offering maintenance training for Mountain View. CA 94043 the HP Vectra PC, the HP LaserJet printers (2686AlD), the HP LaserJet Series I1 printer (33440A), and the HP ScanJet scanner (9190A).
No. Description (150'42.2 Ocsktop Puhlish~ngHardwarc Scrvtcc Training Opt 020 HP Vcctra PC (72425A) (3pt 073 HP La~crJctprinters (26X6AIDl 4 Opt 024 HP LascrJct Scrics I1 pnntcr (33440A) Opt 026 HP ScanJct hcanncr (9l9OA) 7
For more information, please contact HP's Customer Service Training at 4 15-69 I -530015905. or 800-523-0696 (in the U.S.). or 800-882-9595 (in The copylmerge and the compiled The no-charge option can be ordered dictionary functions are included in as of July I, 1987. System Dictionary beginning with UB- Delta-4 MIT. All current users will. Additional information may be therefore, receive the new features. The obtained by reading the two articles price for System Dictionary, including published in the January 1987, issue of the new features, remains the same. HP Channr1.r on pages 5 and 6 entitled, "HP 3000 Series 44-70 Systems now Ordering information Support HP 9144A as Cold Load Device," and "How to Obtain HP 9 144A Cold Load Support on HP ( Product No. Description 1 Two new, powerful features have 3000 Series 64/68/70 Systems." been added to the System Dictionary: 37254 Sy\tcrn Dlct~onary the ability to create compiled diction- Opt 310 For HP MICRO 3000XE aries, and a mergelcopy function. Opt 320 For HP 3000 Sene9 39-70
Dictionaries can now be compiled into a compact, read-only file format Contact your HP sales rep for more called a "compiled dictionary." A com- information. piled dictionary can be used by any System Dictionary application for NS 3000lV links and services are an which read-only access is sufficient. important part of HP's AdvanceNet System Dictionary can access a com- strategy. With the introduction of NS piled dictionary two to three times as Point-to-Point 3000lV link in March. fast as a noncompiled dictionary: a HP can now provide a remote as well as compiled dictionary also requires as lit- local-conimunications alternative to tle as 10 to 20 percent as much disc DS 3000. space. One part of the cost-effective alterna- System Dictionaries can also be tive to DS is NS 3000lV Network Ser- merged, combining two different sets of With more users moving toward cen- vices (32344AlR). Since NS Network data definitions, or updating an existing tralized administration of distributed Services contains, as a subset, all of the version without manually re-entering systems, HP has now made it possible DS Network Services functionality, the definitions. Dictionary structure and for users to order the DUS software on there are minimal changes needed in security can also be be merged along cartridge tape media for HP 3000 programs or job streams. This also with the definitions to ensure consis- Series 68 and 70. As you may recall, means that all of the DS link products tency. The data definitions. structure. the DUS is the Diagnostic Utility Sub- are compatible with NS 3000lV Net- and security can also be copied from system software and is used as an off- work Services. And because NS one System Dictionary to another resid- line operating system to diagnose hard- 3000lV Network Services provides full ing on a different node in the network. ware problems. communication capabilities with both The shared version is first compiled to DS Network Services (32 185AlR) and minimize its size, and then sent to the For users with remote sites who can- DSl3000 (32 189A/R), customers can remote system and merged into the not invest in a tape drive, they can use have a mixture of these services on System Dictionary residing there. Users Option 022 to obtain a cartridge tape their network. Bottom line, all can also preview the effects of merging, version of the DUS tape. The option customer orders for nodes on both new assessing the impact of the change prior has been added to the HP 3000 prod- and existing networks should include to actual implementation. ucts listed below. NS 3000lV Network Services.
Series 68 Series 70 NS Point-to-Point 3000lV Network 30468A 30443A Link (30284A130285A) is another piece of the solution and provides remote- 30468B 30443B communications capabilities with new 32468CH 30444A 3246XC 30444B 3247 1AH 3247 1 A features not available on DS Point-to- 30271A) will be increased. The prod- Point, such as transparent routing and ucts affected are listed below. NetlPC for the developnlent of dis- tributed applications. In addition, NS Product No. Description Point-to-Point offers up to a 35 percent 32IX5A L)S 3000 Network Serv~cc\ improvement in throughput over DS Opt 3 10 MICRO 3000, 3000XE Opt 315 Upgr;~deto Scr~e\39 -70 Point-to-Point. NS Point-to-Point Opt 320 Seric\ 30-70 3000lV Network Link is shipping now. 321X5R DS 3000 Nctuork Scrv~cc\RTC In conjunction with the introduction Opt 3 10 MlCKO 3000. 3000XE of the NS Point-to-Point 3000lV Net- For local communication capabili- Opt 315 Upgrade to Scr~c\39 -70 Opt 310 Scrich 39-70 work link, existing users of DS Point- ties, users should order HP ThinLAN 30270A [IS PT-PT Dlrcct Connect to-Point were offered the opportunity to (30240A) or one of HP's other local Opl 135 MlCKO 3000. high \peed upgrade their link software to NS at no area network solutions. Users will Opl. 145 MICKO 3000. connect to HI' 1000 charge. This is a reminder that this free again see an improvement in perfor- Opt I00 MlCKO 30CK). \oliuare on]) upgrade expires July 3 1, 1987. What mancc over that of DS Point-to-Point Opt. 375 Series 33-42. 52. hyh \peed follows is an ordering example for a Direct Connect (30270~). Opt 345 Scrics 33-42. 52. connccl to HP 1000 user currently running DS Point-to- Opt 390 Strich 33-42. 52. Point and DS Network Services on an In previous documentation, it had \oRwarc only Opt 435 Scric.. 48-70, Ii~ph\peed HP 3000 Series 70 computer. been stated that there was a requirement Opt 445 Scrim 48-70, a~nncct that an NS link must be installed on a to HP I000 Opt 490 Scrlcs 48-70. Ordering information system in order to run NS 3000lV Net- hol'lwalc c~nly I work Services (32344AlR). This 3027 I A I15 PI-PT M<~dcniCun~lcct 1 Product No. Description I requirement has now been removcd Opl. 110 MICRO 3000. \)nc 111odc111 30285A NS Po~nt-to-Point3000lV L~nk Opt. 120 MICRO 3(KKl. V 35 with UB-Delta-3 MIT. Thereforc, users Opt. US0 Upgrade from DS 3000 Opt 12 MICRO 3oW. aurc~~c~ll Po~nt-to-Point can now solely run DS links on a CPU Opt 190 MICRO 70Nl. ,oftuare onl) on which NS 3000lV Network Services Opt 3 10 Scrlc\ 73-42. 52. \)nc 111~1dcln 32344A NS 3000lV Network Services Opl 3 1 ', Scr~cs37 -42. 52. 5.21 Opt. 321 Upgrade from US Network is installed. So, for example. users 0p1 320 SCI ic\ 37-42. 52. V 35 Service.; desiring X.25 coniniunications should 0p1 31 Scr~c, 37-42, 32. ~uto-call 0p1. 190 Scric, 33-42, 52. \nftu,3rc onl) order NS 3000lV Network Services Opt 4 l(l Scrlc\ 48-70. \ync ~nudc~il (32344AlR) along with the DS X.25 Opt. 415 Scr~c, 48-70, 5.2 I Users currently running DS Network Opt 420 Scr~c, 48-70, V.35 link (32 187A). Opt. 42.5 Seric\ 48-70, nuto-call Services will need to upgrade to NS opt. 490 Stsic\ 48-70. atrltuarc on]) 3000lV Network Services as well as DS 3000 price increase upgrading the link software. But remember, this free upgrade will expire Due to the many advantages of the on July 31, 1987, so get those orders in NS family of networking products, today. effective July I, 1987, prices on DS Network Services (PIN 32 185AlR) and Users can also benefit from using HP Information Access as the key compo- nent in the information center: more effective use of people, new views of information resulting in improved usefulness, potential off loading of INFORMATION ACCESS mainframes resources, better control of INFORMAl-ION CENTER PROSPECTING information distribution, better consis- Do you produce reports requiring consolidation tency - all these and more. of data from different systems and departments? User reaction has been very positive. lnformation centers are here, and Much of the pain and misery of getting Do decision makers need vital information from they represent over a $1 billion mar- vital information is gone. Rather than PC, departmental and mainframe systems? ketplace today. Using HP Information just reading hardcopy reports and per- Access and the HP 3000, users can forming laborious manual tasks such as Is your process of collecting information for now get an HP information center solu- rekeying data into spreadsheets, users analysis laborious and time consuming? tion. Here is a new reason for users to can select the key information they Are executives concerned about not being able buy HP 3000s, peripherals. and need, whether from PCs, HP 3000s, to view information in the context they need? software. and/or IBM mainframes. Through HP By logically pooling essential busi- Information Access, information can be Do you use Cullinet's lnformation Center Man- ness decision information. users can reported or automaticaIly downloaded agement System? create an information center. These cen- into 1-2-3@from Lotusm spreadsheets Do you have a need for historical reporting, ters offer users an information edge for analysis and decision making. over their competition. Through a com- trend analysis, and market research?
bination of HP Information Access. HP What are your information center Answer yes to 3 or more and you've got a good 3000s. and HP Vectra PCs. the needs? Use the checklist as a solid prospect; 5 + and you've got a hot one! customer can place vital information in guide. Get the interested parties the hands of those who need it, when together: departmental managers, HP I they need it. Quicker, better-informed 3000 MIS staff, and mainframe MIS Checklist decisions are the result. staff Have them determine where vital I decision-making information resides, For more information, contact your - I DISTRIBUTEDIr4FORMATiOW CENITER j( who needs the information, and in what HP sales rep.. ! -- SOURCES - -- '.FOHMPTlOtl -- 1 form. Identify how HP Information Access can solve the information center I-2-3@utzd Lotusmare trademurks of the Lorus Development Corporution What are your information center needs? Use the checklist as a guide. Get the interested parties together: depart- mental managers, HP 3000 MIS staff, and mainframe MIS staff. Have them Also in this issue determine where vital decision-making information resides, who needs the HP Vectra 3000 PC information, and in what form. Identify Versus ZBM,Compaq, how HP Information Access can solve and Clones 11 the information center needs.
JULY I987 HP Channels As an HP product, HP Visor is not increases. With HP 9000 Model 840 new as it is already available on HP software as the base, Model 825 soft- 3000s. HP VisorIHP-UX brings identi- ware will typically sell at about 65 per- 1 HP Precision Archi,ecrrlreIHP-UX. cal HP VisorIV functionality to the new cent of the Model 840 list price, and HP 9000 Series 800 family running Model 850 software will typically sell under HP-UX. It will broaden and at about 140 percent of the Model 840 enhance the appeal of HP's information list price. management solution for HP 9000 Series 800 processors. As is the case for HP 9000 Model HP Visor is a powerful, forms-driven 840 software products, upgrade credits query and report-writing tool for use HP VisorlHP-UX does not offer are achieved by selecting the appropri- with the HP SQL data model in standalone functionality - it works only ate upgrade option on the software ALLBASEIHP-UX . Designed for the with ALLBASEIHP-UX. As with product being ordered. Upgrade options nontechnical database user, HP Visor ALLBASE, there are separate product are consistent across all HP 9000 Series offers a friendly, menu-driven interface numbers by processor. 800 software and hardware. For exam- for accessing HP SQL data. HP Visor1 ple, selecting Option OCO will always HP-UX for the HP 9000 Series 800 indicate an HP 1000 E- or F-Series family will be on the July 1 HP Price HP 9000 Product No. processor return credit whether you are ordering List. ALLBASE on the HP 9000 Model 840 1 92533A HP 9000 Model 825 1 or FORTRAN 77 on the Model 825. HP Visor is comprised of three inte- 92534A HP 9000 Model 840 This consistency should facilitate the grated modules: EZAccess, EZReport, 92535A HP 9000 Model 850 order processing for upgrade situations. and SQLAccess. The EZ niodules guide less-sophisticated users through Please note that for software sub- HP Visor is scheduled to begin ship- the task of abstracting and reporting systems. separate product numbers are ping in early fall. information from a database without the used to order a given software package need for prior knowledge of database depending upon the processor that is structure and content. Interactive SQL targeted for execution - Pascal on the (ISQL) included with ALLBASEI HP 9000 Model 825 is 92444A, HP-UX is a powerful programmer 9243 1A on the Model 840, and query tool that does not always match 92461A on the Model 850. The excep- up well with the needs of users who tion to this rule is the HP-UX operating may not have a good understanding of system which follows industry-accepted database technology. With the introduc- user-based pricing rather than pro- tion of HP Visor, there is now a compli- cessor-based pricing. A 32-user license mentary tool to ISQL that can meet a (92453A) costs the same and is ordered The introduction of the HP 9000 broader range of end-user requirements. by the same product number no matter Model 825 and Model 850 greatly which HP 9000 Series 800 SPU it runs expands the HP 9000 Series 800 family. HP Visor is designed to facilitate on. In addition to the 32-user HP-UX A key element of HP Precision Archi- intramodule information exchange. license (92463A) and 64-user HP-UX tecture is scalability. All software that Information generated through license (92454A), there is now an runs on the HP 9000 Model 840 is EZAccess can be easily fed to unlimited HP-UX license (92455A) on object-code compatible with the HP EZReport for terminal or hardcopy dis- the HP Price List. The unlimited 9000 Models 825 and 850. This means play. Users who prefer the speed and HP-UX license will not begin shipping that the full breadth of HP software cur- power of direct SQL commands for until Release 1.1 of HP-UX is available rently available on the Model 840 will abstracting data may still benefit from in the fall. Contact your HP sales rep be offered on the HP 9000 Models 825 the report writing capabilities of HP for pricing information. Visor by using the SQLAccess module. and 850. Software pricing for the HP 9000 Model 825, 840, and 850 is processor- based which is consistent with HP 1000 A-Series pricing as well as our targeted competition. Subsystem software follow consistent price percentage step This is the last scheduled release of In design automation applications. HP-UX for the HP 9000 Series 500. As the wide carriage, 8-Kbyte buffer. 192 members of the HP Precision Architec- dpi graphics, low noise level, and print- ture family have become available, ing speed are great for local printing of upgrades to these products have been working hardcopies from CADICAE offered to the installed base of HP 9000 software. Release 5.2 of HP-UX for the Series 500 users. This provides an HP 9000 Series 500 is scheduled for attractive upgrade path and lasting Now. how do users save money? July. 'fie primary reason for this release value to these long-time users. Very easily. For each HP 9000 Series is support of the upcoming Ada com- 20013001500 computerlsysten~on an piler. The Ada product consists of a val- order, one HP QuietJet Plus printer on idated compiler, library manager and the order is entitled to a promotional utilities. and run-time libraries. adjustment of about $100. That's one discounted printer for each host, Other j'e(rtures in releuse although both must be on the same A new FORTRAN compiler with order. All normal trade discounts for HP- 15 sumort for Kanii end-user and OEM customers are still I L. I I I applicable as well as the full adjustment Fsclean flag support in the file system me very successful ~p 9000 Series 200, 300, and 500 technical computers off the net price. Commands parity with HP 9000 support a new printer with HP-IB inter- Series 300 HP-UX Revision 5.2 face - the HP QuietJet Plus printer So save money. and the time spent (2227B). And, from June 1 through later buying a printer, by ordering an Defect$xes November 30, users will save money HP 9000 computer and HP QuietJet Bring
In measurement automation, the wide carriage gives the user more area to log on information. The adjustable tractors allow switching from one paper width to another. And, with the single- color inkjet print cartridges, different test runs can be differentiated in red. blue, green, and black. The HP 9000 product numbers listed Standard HP EGS, PIN 74305AlR or These new HP EGS products may be below are included in the obsolescence. 98305AlR Revision 2.3, now supports ordered as follows. all HP 9000 Series 200 and 300 work- Product No. Description stations, including Models 330 and Product 350. High Performance HP EGS. No. Revision Description 45523H Series 200 MicroTrak 74308AlR takes advantage of the float- (multiuser) 98305AiR 2.3 Standard HP EGS. ing point processor in Series 300 work- includ~ngthe Engineering 45524V Series 300 MicroTrak stations to provide a I % to 2 times Graphics, Schematic (single-user) Drawing, Printed Clrcuit improvement in system performance. Layout. and Mcchanicol 45524W Series 300 MicroTrak Users who already have standard HP Draw~ngModulcs. (multiuser) EGS may convert to the high-perfor- 7430.5AlR 2.3 Modular Standard HP EGS 35524U Series 500 MicroTrak including thc Engineering mance version by purchasing PIN Graphics Modulc. Other (multiuser) 74308- 17440. modules are optional 98800V Series 300 PlotTrak 74306AiR 2.3 Add-on modules to standard HP EGS. (single-user) The HP EGS Photoplotter Utility, 98800W ,Series 300 PlotTrak 74307AIR I. 1 Hybrid Circuit Deqign Revision 1.3, released in June, provides Module. (multiuser) users with a significant performance 7430RAiR 2.3 High-Performance HP EGS 1 98800U Series 500 PlotTrak improvement; file size is reduced by up including thc Engineering (multiuser) I Graphics Module. Other to % and photoplot time is proportional modules arc optional to file size. 74308- Upgrade kit to convert a 17440 star~dardHP EGS syslem to Users interested in the MicroTrak a high-performance system. HP EGS ICES Translator, Revision and PlotTrak software should contact 98310AiR I .3 Photoplottcr and NIC Drill the value-added channel vendor 2.0. supports the latest ICES 3.0 speci- Utilities. directly: SotTrak Systems, Inc., P.O. fication for all 2-D artwork entities 9x3 I IAIR 2.0 HP EGS ICES Translator. Box 16750, Salt Lake City, UT 841 16, defined in HP EGS. The product has 80 1-973-96 10. been successfully tested with files from UNIX is (1 registered trudetnurk of AT&T in all the major CAD vendors. the U.S. arid other c~ountries. All HP versions of the MicroTrak and PlotTrak software will have five- HP TechWriter, Revision 1.3, to be year HP support life starting July I, released this summer, will support HP 1987. QuietJet and QuietJet Plus printers (HP Also in this issue 2227AlB). and HP 9000 Model 3301350 workstations. Also, the code size has been reduced so that users can ALLBASEIHP-UX HP YO00 call the TechWriter Editor from HP Customer Training HP EGS UPDATE EGS. Available 2 Introduced at DAC, HP EGS on the In June, the entire HP EGS product HP Vectra PC will not be available for family was updated and a new product user shipments until the end of this fis- named High Performance HP EGS cal year. Performance is expected to be made its debut. A future product, HP equivalent to that of an HP 9836C (HP EGS on the HP Vectra PC, was intro- 9000 Model 236C) workstation. duced and enthusiastically received at the Design Automation Conference in Revision 3.0 of HP EGS, due in Miami, Florida, on June 29. the fall, will support the HP-UX Hierarchical File System (HFS) to the extent that it will create or accept HFS files. HP EGS files and UNIX@operat - ing system files from other HP-UX- based systems will be able to share the same HP-UX configured disc. To take advantage of this feature, users will need to install a full Pascal 3.2 operat- ing system. Desktop
Desktop lle new HP Vectra PC upgrade kit Also, if users are experiencing diffi- will be available for shipment on culties with Microsoft@Word with July I, 1987. This expanded version of ExtendedIExpanded Memory applica- our current upgrade kit will provide tions. the latest version of the 8041 key- HP Vectra PC users the opportunity to board controller chip solves this With the introduction of the new 40- take advantage of the enhancements we problem. Note that there are also some Mbyte hard disc drive on July I, 1987, have made in the product during the last problems with the HP mouse and HP will introduce a new HP Vectra PC year. Microsoft Word, that are solved by the Model 60 bundle (72460B). This new new HP HIL Mouse and Pointing product will feature the improved 40- The HP Vectra PC upgrade kit con- Device driver. While this driver is Mbyte half-height hard disc drive that tains the items listed below. included in the upgrade kit, if this is provides a 35 percent performance the only problem occurring, users may increase over our current 40-Mbyte Two new BIOS ROM chips (A.01.06) simply want to get the driver as a sapa- rate product. hard disc drive. A new 8041 keyboard controller chip This new HP Vectra PC bundle will A new hard disc controller card chip For information on what the HP HIL be especially attractive to users whose A new HP HIL mouse and pointing mouse and pointing device driver solu- applications are disc-access intensive, device driver tion offers, and how to receive it, con- such as CAD or desktop publishing. In tact your HP sales rep. addition, the new half-height size Installation and instruction manual allows the use of the B shelf for an Is the upgrade kit user installable? additional floppy drive. Why would users want to upgrade their HP Vectra PCs? In the U.S. and Canada, the upgrade This HP Vectra PC bundle offers sev- kit is user installable. However, users eral advantages to users. Because it The primary reason is if they wish to will have to open their HP Vectra PC comes preassembled from HP, users do add HP's new 40-Mbyte half-height and replace several microchips. While not have to install any of the drive com- hard disc drive to their system. To do the procedure is well documented and ponents. This means there is no need to this requires an HP Vectra PC with illustrated in the installation manual, if open the HP Vectra PC SPU, and there serial prefix 262 1 or greater and BIOS they are not familiar with electronic is less set-up time required. ROMs version A.01.06. The BIOS equipment, they may wish to find ROMs are available in the upgrade kit. someone to assist them. The 72460B will be replacing the 72460A, and will start shipping on To determine the version of the BIOS Because the installation and instruc- July I, worldwide. If users have placed ROMs in an HP Vectra PC, turn the tion manual is available in English only, orders for the 72460A product, with system on; or if it is already on, hold in Europe and elsewhere, the installa- deliveries scheduled beyond July 1, down the CTRL and Alt keys together tion may require the services of an HP 1987, it would be a good idea to have and press the DEL key. The information engineer or qualified HP dealer your HP sales rep convert the orders to is displayed as the system comes up. technician. the B version. The 72460A will be Press the CTRL and S keys to halt the removed from the HP Price List on screen, as the information may roll by You can order the HP Vectra PC July 1 (see accompanying article very quickly. Press the CTRL and Q upgrade kit (45938A) after July 1. entitled, "HP Vectra PC Model 60 A to keys to continue. 1987. be Discontinued"). If the screen shows ROM BIOS MS-DOSa and Microsufi@Word are U.S A.01.05 or less, then the upgrade kit regi.rrered trademarks of Microsofi Corp. will supply the latest ROMs. Note that if users have RAM BIOS MS@-DOS 3.1 Version A.01.02, they will also have to purchase a new DOS operating cvct~rnh~fnr~ thpv inctnll th~iinorarl~ HP Vectra 3000 PC IBM Personal System 2 HP Vectra 3000 PC Compaq Deskpro 286 Monochrome Model 58 versus Model 50 Monochrome EGA Model 59 versus EGA Model 20 80286-XMHL 80286- 10MHz 80286-8MHz 80286-12MHz 6.10 Khytes RAM 1000 Khytes RAM 640 Kbytes RAM Mi) Khytcs RAM 1.2-Mbyte 5%-inch floppy 1.44-Mhyte 31V-lnch floppy I.2-Mbylc 51h-~nchfloppy I 2-Mbyte 5'ir-inch floppy 65rns. 20-Mbyte hard d~sc 80nis. 20-Mbyle hard disc 20-Mbyte hard disc 20-Mbytc hard disc Four accessory slots Three accessory slots One serial. one parallel port Onc serial. one parallel port 175 Watt pnwer supply 91 Watt powcr supply tGA System Two parallel, one serial pun One pardllel, one aerial port Adv;lnceLink Monochrome Plus adapter VGA includcd DOS 3.1 Monochrome Plus display AdvanccLink $4.620 $3.909 MS-DOS 3.1 + EGA Systcni 1.398 + AdvanceLink 325 $3,595 +MS-DOS 3.2 95 +Monochrome 8503 display 250 30% VEU Discount ( 1.386) Average 43%, Dlscount I 2.501) + AdvanceLink 325 Total $3.234 Total 53.316 +MS-DOS 3.3 120
30% VEU Discount ( 1.179) 30% VEU Discount i 1.287) HP Vectra 3000 PC Total $2,751 Total $3,003 EGA Model 59 versus PC's Limited 286 80286-8MHz 80286 618MH7 610 Kbytes RAM 1000 Kbytes RAM HP Vectra 3000 PC IBM Personal System 2 I .2-Mbytc 51h-inch floppy I 2-Mbyte 5lh-inch floppy EGA Model 59 versus Model 50 Color 20-hlbyte hard disc 20-Mhyte hard disc 80186-8Mtlz 80286-IOMHz One serial, one parallel port One serial, one parallel port 640 Kbytes RAM 1000 Kbytes RAM EGA Systcn~ EbA System 1.2-Mbyte S'/J-inch floppy 1.44-Mbyte ?%-inch floppy AdvanceLink 65ms. 20-Mbyte hard disc XOms, 20-Mbvte hard disc L)OS 3.1 Four acccssory alols nree accessory slots 175 Watt power supply 94 Watt power supply $4.620 $2,299 One srrial, onc parallel pon One serial, one parallel port + AdvanceLink 325 EGA adapter VGA includcd +MS-DOS 3.2 95 EGA displa) 30% VEU Discount ( 1.386) AdvanceLinh Total $3,234 Total $2.719 DOS 3.1
$4.620 $3.595 All prices in previolrs tables are U.S. list. + Color-85 13 d~aplay 685 + AdvanccLink 325 +MS-DOS 3.3 120 Desktop 30%, VEU Discount ( 1.386) 3070 VEU Discount i 1,418) ( I Total $3.234 Total $3,307 How TO UPGRADE 1 HP Vectra 3000 PC IBM .AT TO NEW HP EGA Model 59 versus EGA Model 339 80286-RMHz 80286-8MHz 640 Kbytes RAM 5 12 Khytes RAM 1.2-Mbyte 5%-~nchHoppy 1.2-Mbyte 5V4-inch floppy 20-Mbyte hard dlsc 30-Mbyte hard disc One serial, one parallel port Onr serial, one parallel port EGA System There are two ways users can AdvanceLink - nnv, 8 ~nnrrr~rlotheir pnnioc nf AAwonrol ink HEWLETT-PACKARD M, CCNELS- - Information For Hewlett-Packard's Value-Added Businesses July 1987
Index for March through December 1986 issues
HEWLETT PACKARD ------P A c~ea-o_- Table of Contents &ceLS Issue Pg Issue Pg Index to March through PARTNERS WITH HP Hardware Service Training, an December 1986 issues Investment in Self-support Nov 1 Partners with HP A Unique Learning Editor Opportunity Nov 1 lntroduclng HP Precision Tracy WEster Architecture to Our Value- Support Added Businesses Mar 2 HP Channels is published monthly for HP's Manufacturing Systems Self-paced Service Train~ng Hewlett-Packard's value-added busi- Group and Value-Added Series Now Available Apr 4 Businesses - A Winnlng Customer Serv~ceTraining nesses to provide you with information Combination for CIM Apr 1 Ava~lable Apr 5 about HP's products and services to Value-Added Relat~onships Predictive Support - A help you be more successful. with HP's Design Systems Competitive Advantage Apr 5 Group May 1 HP Product Support Pricing
HP 9000 Model 840 - A New Foundation for Englneerlng and Manufacturing Markets Jun 1 for Distribution Software Nov 2 This index includes articles that Hewlett-Packard Announces appeared in HP Channels from March New Program for US Value- 1986 through December 1986. Added Resellers of Personal Computers - The PC OEM BUSINESS COMPUTERS Channel Jul 1 The articles in this index are listed by HP'~B~~,~~~~ systemsGroup Spectrum Program section in the order in which they Committed to Value-Added A New Foundation for HP Suppliers Aug 1 appeared. Computers Mar 4 The HP 260's Commitment to its Value-Added System The index covering the first six months Suppliers Sep 1 Spectrum Program: HP 3000 The CIM Process Oct of 1987 will be published in the next The Powerful New HP 3000 couple of months. Family Mar 4 Successful Solutions The New HP 3000 Series 930 and 950: Offering Large- National Account VAR Wlns System Power and Small- Back-to-Back HP 3000 System Ease of Use Mar 6 Series 70s for HP Aug Introducing the New HP 3000 Series 70 Mar 7 Marketing Skills Migration to the HP 3C00
Series 930 and 950 - A Adding Value to your Compatible Growth Path Mar 7 Market~ngCommunications HOW to Order Software for the Efforts May HP 3000 Series 930 and 950 Systems Mar 9
MPE XL - Your Key to CUSTOMER SUPPORT Unlocking the Power of the HP 3000 Serles 930 and 950 General Systems Mar 10 U-MIT Is Released - And More New Value-Added Reseller MIT News Mar 11 Logo Ava~lablefor HP VARs Dec 1 Information Management Framework Stresses Training Business Needs Mar 11 ALLBASEIXL and HPSQLIV: Marketing Seminar Taking Two New Database Registration Apr 4 Management Systems for Self-paced Mentored Training HP 3000s Mar 12 One-Year Old Jun 23 Introducing HP System Worldwide Customer Service Dictionary Mar 14 Training Support Jun 23 Business Report Writer: Customer Self-paced Reporting without Mentored Trainlng Update Jul 3 Programming Mar 15 Self-paced Learning Series DBchange: The Easy Way to Update Oct 3 Restructure a TurbolMAGE Customer SMT at Rockville Database Mar 16 and Dallas Train~ngCenters Oct 3 Software Availability and Video Prestudy for Servlce Phased Releases Mar 17 Trainlng Oct 4 HPSOL and System DictionaryN Immediate HP CHANNELS Availab~l~ty Mar 18 bsue Issue lssue Natlve Mode Compliers Now Advanced Terminal Processor Announcing HP Easytime for Available on the IiP 3000 for the Ser~es37 Jun MICRO 3000 Systems Dec Serles 930 Mar HP 3000 Series 930 Migration More Power for HP 3000 PascallXL for Systems Success Jun Serles 39 and 4X Users Dec Appl~catlonson the HP 3000 HP 3000 Series 39, 40. and 44 More Memory Supported on Serles 930 and 950 Systems Mar Deleted from HP Prlce Llst Jun HP 3000 Series 42XP Dec New Comp~lerlToolsetBundles HP 3000 MPE VIE HP 3000 Attent~onValue -Added for the HP 3000 Mar Systems Support the Businesses Dec New HP 2345A Dlstrlbuted HP 25648 Printer Jul DBchange!V Release Update Dec Termtnal Controller for HP 3000 System-to-System MPE VIE T-Delta-6 Provides HP 3000 Serles 930 and 950 Product Ltne Prtce Increases Jul lncreased Office Automation Systems Mar HP 3000 Now Supports New Capabilltles Dec NS3000lXL and LAN3000lXL HP LaserJet 500 PLUS Ltnk for HP 3000 Serles 930 Mar Printer Jul Small Business Computing HP 3000 Sertes 930 Wtde-Area HP 3000 Systems Support the Networking Supported by HP 35401 A Tape Drive Jul HP 260 Wins Deal Over IBM MPE V-Based HP 3000s Mar Expanded Memory Options on and Nixdorf Mar New HP SNA ServerlAccess HP 3000 Systems Jul HP 45262D HP 260 Supports All HP 3000s Mar Advantages of HP Memory for Workstation Dlscont~nued AP~ Comprehensive Support for HP 3000 Systems Jul lntroducing the HP 260 Series the HP 3000 Ser~es70 and HP 3000 Memory Return 30 and 40 S~P Serles 930 Mar Credtt Reduction Jul A Range of Workstation HP 3000 Software Price Choices S~P General Increase Jul Using PCs with the HP 260 Sep lntroducing the HP 3000 Newly Supported HP 260 Do You Have the Latest Series 52: Great Peripherals S~P Version of HPDeskManager? AP~ Performance at a Jointng the HP 3000 Family Se P 1986 Commercial VAR Breakthrough Price A'Jg Performance Upgrades for the Conference Scheduled for LANiV on the HP 3000 Installed Base S~P November S~P Installation Policy A'Jg New Data Communication Us~ngHP 262X Terminals wlth HP-ASSIST for MM'PM Model Software for the HP 260 S~P MPE XL Nov 10 and 20 Introduced A'Jg New tip 260 Ordering System SL Capacity Expands Information S~P on UB-MIT Aug New HP 260 Sales Tools S~P Prices Reduced on lntroducing the New HP 3000 Remarketed HP 3000 Serles 70 Mar Systerns A'Jg Promotion on HP 3000 Series More Products Linking to TECHNICAL COMPUTERS 70 Field Upgrades wlth HP System Dictionary S~P PowerPlus '86 Mar Important Update on Business Spectrum Program HP 1000 HP 3000 Series 68 Rollover to Report Wrlter Support Sep Manufacturing Entry Mar New Power Supply Option for Series 70 Announced for HP Precision "A" Series 70 Field HP 3000 Supports HP 2603A Arch~tecture Mar Daisywheel Prlnter Mar Upgrades Oct A Handbook for Nov~ceUsers HP Copycat13000 Price of MPE AP r Reduction Oct I Spectrum Program HP 9000 HP 3000 Serles 37 Support for MPE VIE UB-MIT Ships in 1 New HP 9000 Engineering a Complete Solution AP~ October Nov HP Graphics Curator13000 MPE VIE T-Delta-6 Provides Computers to Use HP Precision Architecture Mar Conversion Conslderatlons AP~ Increased Office Automation , lntroduclng HP Financial Capabilities Nov lntroducing the HP 9000 Budgeting AP~ MPE ViP Removed from the Series 800 Model 840 Jun IMAGE to ALLBASE: A Step- HP Price Ltst September 1 N ov The HP 9000 Model 840 - by-step Approach to Smooth lntroductng HP LU 6.2 Base Nov The HP Alternative Jun HP 9000 Series 800 110 Migration AP~ HP DeskManager Can Now HP 3000 Series 37XE Memory Communicate with IBM's Interfaces Jun The HP 9000 Series 800 Update AP~ DlSOSS Nov ATP37JM Re~lacesATP37 on HP 3000 Long Line Printer I Operating System. HP-UX Jun HP 3000 Skrles 37 AP~ Solutton Nov Real-time and HP-UX: The HP Offers Enhanced COBOL Announcing the Series 58 Best of Both Worlds Jun Compiler Based on ANS1'85 System Bundle Nov HP 9000 Series 800 I Languages Jun Standard A pr New Entry-level HP 3000 New HP System DictlonaryIV Systems Dec ALLBASEIHP-UX: Database Support for HPSQL and MICRO 3000 Integrated for the HP 9000 Series 800 Jun HP IMAGE May System Shipment Dec HPtoday Now on the HP 9000 Software Support Price Attractive MICRO 3000XE Model 840 Jun Decreases for HP 3000 Promotions Dec Starbase Graphics Library on Series 30, 33, 11, and Ill HP 9144A Now Supports 307 the HP 9000 Series 800 Jun Users May Mbytes on New MICRO 3000 Combining HPFA with HP's Systems Dec New Business Report Writer May JULY I987 HP Clrannels lssue lssue lssue The Minx lnformatlon System Datapa1rl1000Software HP 9000 Serles 200 Upgrade Offers UNlX MRP and More Jun Provldes Hlgh Avallablllty AP~ for HP-UX 5 1 AP~ Logisticon - Material Handllng PCIFl1000 Price Reduct~on Apr Revlsed Pascal System for the HP 9000 Model 840 Jun HP 1000 A-Serles Support of lnternals Documentation Migration Plans for HP 1000 AdvanceLlnW2392 May Avallable May and 9000 Systems Jun HP 264X Cartridge Tape HP 9000 Serles 500 HP-UX Language Migration to the Emulation Avallable for the Rev 4 0 Obsolescence May HP 9000 Series 800 Jun HP Touchscreen Personal lntroduclng HP Printed Clrcult PORTIHP-UX - Migration from Computer May Deslgn System Jun HP 1000 RTE to HP 9000 Enhanced Qual~tyR TE HP Prrnter C~rcuitDeslgn Model 840 HP-UX Jun Software Now Shlpplng May System Configuration Jun Good News for IMAGE11000 HP 1000 Memory Prlce lntroduclng Modular HP EGS Jun Users Interested in the Changes Jun HP VMEbus lnterface Now HP 9000 Model 840 Jun HP 7974 Loader ROM for Avallable Jun lntroduclng NS and LAN19000 EIF-Serles Jun lntroduclng the HP 9000 Serles 800 Networking HP 1000lF-Serles Model 560 and Guaranteed Software and Hardware Jun Dlscontlnuance Jun Upgrade Jun HP 9000 Model 840 PL 65 Software Product IBM PC AT Software Performance Brief - Dlscontlnuance Jun Compatiblllty Co-processor Tangible Evidence for Upgrade Mrcrol1000 Systems for HP 9000 Serles 300 Jun Customers Jun to 20 Mbytes Jul Application Prototyplng w~th HP 1000 Product HPtoday Jun HP-UX Spectrum Program Dlscontlnuance Jul LAN Obsolescence Plans for 19-rnch EIA Rackmount HP 9000 Jun Fl1000 Ported to HP 9000 Adapter for the M~cro16 New HP-to-IBM Model 840 Dec Computer Jul Commun~cationsSoftware Improved Datapalr Upgrade for HP 9000 Serles 200 300 General Program for 93696TlR Users Jul and 500 Jun Datapair11000 Shlps - New Top Five UNlX Relational Self-paced Trarnlng for HP DISCSSupported S~P Databases Ava~lableon Materials Management and HP 1000 A900 Memory Prlces HP 9000 Jul HP JIT Jun Reduced S~P ARPAlBerkeley Upgrade Value Added Business HP 1000 110 Extender Optlons Ava~lablefor HP 9000 Conference Jul Dlscontlnued Oct Serles 300 Bundle Manufacturing Software Introducing the HP 1000 A400 Purchasers Jul Solut~onsCatalog IS Here Jul Computer Nov MS-DOS Support Coverage for HP's Technical Software HP 1000 E-Series Computer HP 9000 Serles 300 Jul Center Publishes New Prlce Increase Dec New 2-Mbvte RAM Board and Technical Software Catalog Jul 9 New HP 1000 A-Series RAM Upgrade for the PClF Enhancements on 4 0 Jul 9 Multiplexer Introduced Dec Serles 500 Jul HP 46020 Keyboard Replaced Jul 10 PL 65 Products to be HP 9000 Model 520AIASIAT Hewlett-Packard's Technlcal Discontinued Dec Prlces to Increase Jul Value-Added Busmess MUSE for HP 9000 Serles 500 Conference Aug 7 HP Integral PC Obsolescence Aug Wlnning Together -Technical HP 9000 Serres 300 HP-UX Value Added Busrness HP lnteqral PCs 110 Speed 5 15 Update Aug Conference September ~nhancedby US~~~'HP-UX Now Save on Single-user 17-19, 1986 Sep 8 DIL Aug Verslon of AllslHP-UX Aug New Brochure Promotes HPs CalculatorlHP-UX now New High-Resolut~onMonltors Rugged Products for Harsh Available in HP lntegral PC for the HP 9000 Serles 300 Aug Environments Dec 8 Contributed Libraries Aug HP Introduces the HP 9000 Manufacturing Solutions New Products for the HP Model 32OSRX S~P Catalog Expanded Dec 8 lntegral PC Nov ARPAlBerkeley Networking Avallable on HP 9000 HPlOOO Serles 800 Sep I ARPAlBerkeley Networking MICRO 29 PLUS - The New High-performance HP-GKS for Services Included wlth Low-end A900 Computer Apr 11 HP 9000 Computers Mar HP 9000 Serles 300 Bundles S~P HP MICRO 16 - New Entry- Graphics Editor, Data New High-Resolut~onMonltors level A-Series Computer Apr 12 Grapher, and Text Editor Avallable for the HP 9000 New ECC Memory Pricing for Now Ava~lablefor HP 9000 Series 300 S~P A600+ and A700 Serles 300 Mar Extend HP EGS with ME Serles Computers Apr 13 New HP 50962A SRM Coax 10 Sep PCIF11000 Now Supports lnterface Mar Further Support for HP 35401A General Electric Series 6 Order SRM Products to Be on HP 9000 Serles 500 S~P PLC Apr 13 Obsoleted June 1 Mar The Knob IS Back Nlrnltz GISi1000 Demo Systems and New High-Speed HP-IB Keyboard Supported on Performance Information Apr 13 lnterface for HP 9000 HP 9000 Serles 300 S~P Series 2001300 AP~ HP 9000 Serles 500 HP-UX HP 9000 Models 217 and 237 Updated Oct Off HP Price List AD^ lssue lssue lssue MONITROL Supports Another Reason to Buy an Corporate Slte Licens~ng HP 3852A Oct HP 3000: Networking PCs Dec Program Now Available for HP 9000 Seres 300 Upgrade ATP Upgrade Promotion Dec Personal Computer Software May Klt Revlsed Oct New Orderlng Structure for lntroduclng the HP Vectra New TCE L~teraturePackage Office Serv~ces Dec TerminallPersonal Computer Jun Avallable , Oct PC Software License Program Two Premlere Products Join HP 9000 Model 840 Supports - New Features for Entry- Forces Jun New HP 7936 and 7937 level Users Dec Lotus Products for the HP DISCS Nov The HP 12131A Keyboard I Touchscreen and Vectra Model 840 System RAM Prlce Rackmount Kit Dec Personal Computers Jun Reductron Nov I HP Enhanced Graphics Resources for UNlX Operating Portable Display System - Industry System Users Nov Standards w~thHP Quallty Jun Data Grapher, Graph~cs A Winning Team: HP-71 and AdvanceWrite and Pr~nt Edltor and Text Edltor Prlce Pro Tennls Players Mar Central Jun Changes Nov lntroducing the Enhanced HP Announcing New European HP Introduces New Challenger Portable PLUS AP~ PC Software Support to 3D ME CAD Systems Nov Customizing the HP Portable Program Jun HP 9835145 to HP 9000 Series PLUS AP~ HP 9133H and HP 2001300 BASIC Translator Nov MultiMate on the HP Portable Touchscreen II Personal Pascal lnternals Manual PLUS AP~ Computer Team Up Jun Update Serv~ce Nov Executive Card Manager for lntroduclng the Graphics Announcing New HP 9000-to- the HP Portable PLUS AP~ Gallery for the HP Vectra PC Jul IBM Datacom Products Dec Custom Products Make The Graphics Gallery Jul SRM 3 0 Ava~lable Dec Custom Solutions May How Gray-scale Improves Announcing EPROMIROM Printed Graphics Jul Modules for the HP Integral Gallery Portfollos for the PERSONAL COMPUTERS PC Jun Graph~csGallery Jul Installable Device Driver for Custom Picture Services for the Graphlcs Gallery General the HP Portable PLUS Aug Jul 512-Kbyte HP Portable PLUS Graph~cs~aller~l~ecira and Announcing a New Release of Price Reduced Aug HP EGDS Jul - New Learn~ngProducts for HP Slate S~P The Business Consultant a HP Telex II: Enhanced New Whole New Idea in Graphics GalleryiVectra Jul Release S~P Calculators S~P New Graphics GallerylVectra Financ~alCalculator, Deluxe HP Serles 80 Product Promotional Materials VlsiCalcil50 and ExecuDesk Streamlining S~P Available Jul System to be Discontinued S~P HP-75 Obsoleted S~P Graphics Gallery Compatible Software for the HP 128-Kbyte Portable PLUS with HP 3000 Graphics Jul TouchscreenlVectra/Portable Obsolescence S~P Strategic Direction for HP and IBM PCs to be Electronic Mail for the Portable Business Graphics Software Obsoleted Oct PLUS Oct Products Jul Software for the HP Word Perfect and dBlll for the Enhanced Executive Touchscreen and Portable Portable PLUS Oct MemoMakerlVectra PCs Obsoleted Nov New Printer for the HP introduced Jul lntroducing Offlce Productivity Bus~nessConsultant Nov Announcing High-speed Services and Personal Numeric Coprocessor for the Productivity Series Dec Desktop HP Vectra PC Jul Resource Sharing Network- HP DeskManager: HP's All-in- wide Resources for PCs Dec Dual Serial RS-2321422 one Offlce Solution Aug New Prlnt Central Gives Full Interface for HP Vectra PC HP DeskManager: The HP LaserJet Printer Support Dec Now Available Mar Cornerstone of HP PPC Aug Information Access Released HP FastTrak Now Avallable Mar AdvanceMail: Stand-alone PC wlth Significant Classroom Learnlng Packs for Electrontc Mail for PPC Aug Enhancements Dec PC Software Mar Shared Filing and Scheduling HP Officeshare Networking How to Upgrade from 1-2-3 to for the PPC Aug Family: lntegratlon with PPC Dec Symphony on the HP New "Technical" HP Vectra HP StarLAN for PPC. Making Touchscreen Personal PC CAD Bundle Available Aug the Best Connection in the Computer Mar Gallery Portfollos Now Office Dec Potentlal Backup Problem Ava~lable S~P HP SERIAL Nelwork~ng- a Between Hard Discs on Migration to Drawlng Gallery Communication Solution for HP Vectra PC May Made Easy S~P Remote PCs Dec AdvanceWrite and the Enhanced HP-IB Command HP ThinLAN for PCs Dec Personal Productivity Center May Library for HP Vectra PC and OfflceShare Networking Family Contact HP for HP Vectra PC Compatibles S~P Provides Application Software May Upgrading from HP Message Support Dec Lotus 1-2-3Release 2.0 for the to AdvanceMail S~P HP Touchscreen Personal Computer May
JULY 1987 3 HP Channels issue Issue Pg HP 9133H Hard Disc1HP PERIPHERALS lntroduc~ngthe HP 7957 and Touchscreen II PC 7958 Dtsc Drlves Nov 22 Promotion Extended S~P General New HP 7936137 and 7957158 lntroduc~ngVectra 3000 and Ordering and Ava~lablllty Nov 22 Vectra Office Oct HP 91 11A Graphics Tablet to System Support of HP 7936137 Vectra 3000. New PC be Dlsconrlnued and 7957158 Disc Drlves Nov 23 Workstation for the HP 3000 Oct HP 7936137 Performance Nov 23 Vectra Office: Integrated Mass Storage Announclng Upgrade Paths to Offlce Workstation Oct the HP 7936 and 7937 DISC New HP Vectra PC Bundles Oct New Tape Drive Offers Drtves Nov 23 New Options for HP Vectra PC Unattended Backup for Mid- Announclng the HP Mass Storage Oct range Systems 794517946A DISCUpgrade Vectra Office Debut Oct "Engineer's Delight": A to the HP 7958A Nov 24 AdvanceMail in the New Megabytes Plus Solution for HP Announces New 20-Mbyte Vectra Office Oct Technical Systems Rugged DISCDrlve Nov 24 Vectra 3000 - More Value for HP 7978A Deleted from HP 404-Mbyte DISCPack Prlce Your PC Dollar Oct Price Ltst on April 1 Reduced Nov 25 AdvanceLink 2392 Adds More Removable Cartrldge HP 7970E OEM Offerings Features Oct Magazine for the HP 35401A Extended Two Years Nov 25 Vectra 3000 and Vectra Office Tape Drtve Mav HP 45816A Hard DISC Ouestons and Answers Oct 98547A Htgh-Resolution Color Reliablllty Updale Dec 22 Executtve MemoMaker Offers Vtdeo Display Board HP 9123D Dtsc Drlve Prlce Word Processing for Replaces 98545A Mav lncrease Dec 22 Professional Software Pack Oct Engineer's Delight: A Disc HP 9133134AL Supported on Executive Card Manager Solutlon for Technical HP Serles 80 Computers Dec 22 Included in Vectra Offlce Systems HP 7933XP and HP 7935XP in Software Packs Oct Networks Vectra Offlce Features 1-2-3 Review from Lotus Release 2.01 Oct HP 9895A Disc Drlve and HP 2334A MultlMUX Professional-quality Graphics HP 9876A Prlnter to be Conftguratlorl Guide In Vectra Office Oct Discontinued Avallable Soon Apr 21 Serles 1 001DeskLink to be HP 3000 Support Announced HP 271 40A Price lncrease Apr 22 Obsoleted Oct for the New HP 35401A Tape HP 27123A SRM ln'erface to Prlce Decrease for HP 1501 Drive Jun be Obsoleted Jul 24 Touchscreen PC Memory Lower-cost 5%-inch Flexible Announclng HP NSi3065 Accessory Oct Drive for IBM Data Exchange Jun ASSIST and HP BTL-PLUS HP Vectra Industrial PC and New Cleanlng Cartrldge Kit for ASSIST Aug 16 Environmental Specifications Oct %-inch Tape Drives Jul Software Support for Network MS-DOS 3.2 Available for Price Changes for HP 7970E Services for the DEC VAXI HP 150~ouchscreenPC Oct Tape Drive Jul VMS Aug 17 Mlcrosoft Windows for New HP 5Y4-inchFlexlble Drive Flle Transfer Now Supported HP Vectra and Touchscreen with HP 9000 Series 300 Between NS3000 and PCs has Arrived Nov Runs IBM Software NS9000 Aug 17 Hewlett-Packard's Added Where to Sell the HP 35401A Multipoint HP-IB Extender Value to Microsoft Windows Nov Tape Drive Adds More Value to HP-IB Mlcrosoft Windows for the New Rackmount Klt for Peripherals Aug 18 HP Touchscreen Personal HP 35401 A Tape Drlve NS for the VAX Rev. 1.1 Nov 26 Computers Nov Tape Drives that Support the INP Return Credlts Nov 26 Expanded Memory Avallable HP 92193E Clean~ng DSII000 -IV to NSi1000 for HP Touchscreen PCs Nov Cartridge Upgrade Program Nov 26 MS-DOS 3.2 for the HP 1501 HP Announces Steps Toward Obsolescence of Touchscreen PC Nov IBM 3Kmch Microfloppy Etherseries11 50 LAN Cables Nov 27 New HP Graphlcs Tablet for Compat~b~lity Oct Obsolescence of SRM HP Vectra and Touchscreen HP 1000 Support Available for Multiplexer Link Cables Nov 27 PCs Nov HP 35401A Autochanger HP-UX SNA3270 Provtdes IBM lntroduclng the HP Vectra Tape Drlve Oct Communicat~onsfor Publisher PC Dec HP 35401A Trade-Up Program HP 9000 Dec 23 HP Signs Software Distribution Announced to HP 9144A HP 2334A Plus - X.25 Agreement with Adus Corp. Dec Users Oct Multl~lexer Dec 23 Lotus Manuscr~pt:the Word HP Announces New Version of the 88500A Interface Card Oct and Document Processor for Plotters Technical Profess~onals Dec Price lncrease for HP New HP Vectra PC Technical 91 33Hl9134H 20-Mbyte Disc When Do You Need a Software Guide Dec Drlves OC! Graphics Enhancement Older HP Vectra PC Models to 404-Mbyte DISCDrlve Prlce Cartrldge? Mar 32 be Removed from HP Price Reductions Oct HP 7510 Software Support Llst January 1 New Line of Disc Drives for Status Mar 32 HP Computers Nov New Designer-Color Plotter lntroduc~ngthe HP 7936 and Supplies May 13 7937 Disc Drives Nov HP 7510 Software Support Update Jul 24 HP CHANNELS b July 1987 bsue Issue Issue HP 7470A Plotter Supplies for the New HP Terminals I Obsolescence Date Set LaserJet 500 PLUS Printer Jul Measurement Graphics Prices New Character Sets for Ihe HP 26248 Terminal to be Increase HP 25648, 25668, 25678 Discontrnued October 1, New Low-cost HP DraftPro Impact Printer Family Jul 1986 Apr Plotter for Personal CAD HP 2680A Prlce lncrease Jul Data-Entry Keyboard Available Systems I Pr~ceChanges Announced for for the HP 2394A May HP DraftPro Plotter Expands I the HP 2563A and 25648 Jul 1986 Terminal Trade-in Drafting Plotter Line 1 HP 2334A Supports Wide Program May Varlety of Software for HP Range of Printers Jul 1986 Terminal Trade-in DraftPro Plotter I Benefits of Dual Bin and Program in Europe Jun New Disposable Drafting Pens 1 Envelope Feeder for HP Introduces Rugged for Polyester Film S~P 1 HP 2603A Printer Jul Terminal for Factory Floor Aug X-Y Recorder Obsolescence Nov Introducing HP TmsRmnIHelv Price of integral Printer on Tips for Using the HP 7550's Soft Fonts for HP LaserJet HP 262X Terminals Automatrc Sheet Feeder Printer Substantially Reduced HP 7090 Software Now HP LaserJet Printer Soft Font Amber CRT at No Charge on Available for HP 9000 Serles License Expanded to HP 262X Terminals 300 Computers Dec Multiuser Last Chance to Order Usable Paper for the HP 2627A Color Graphics Printers HP LaserJet Printer Terminals Printers Plus "Super Swap" 1986 Termlnal Trade-in Pr~ntersiOpt~ons/UpgradeKlts Campalgn Program Ends August 31 to Be Discontinued Mar lntroductng the HP QuietJet HP 2622D Terminal to be New Software Makes HP Plus Personal Printer Discontinued November 1, LaserJet PLUS Printer Forms JetSerles Supplies for Quality 1986 Aug Deslgn Easy and Fast Mar HP Inkjet Printing Three-Track Magnetic Stripe Announctng HP LaserJet Accessories for the HP Reader for the HP 2394A Oct Printer Brown Toner QuietJet Plus Printer Volume Discount on Cartridge Mar Universal Support Stand Good Remarketed HP 2624BR Book on HP LaserJet Prrnter for HP LaserJet Printer Term~nals Nov Available Mar New Color Prrnt Cartridges for HP 13264A Data Link Adapter Avarlable HP LaserJet Fam~ly HP Inkjet printers Discontinuance Dec Printer Font Cartridges Mar Prestige Elrte Soft Fonts for the HP 293X HP-IB and HP 2671G HP LarerJet PLUS and Printer Price Increases AP~ LaserJet 500 PLUS Printers SLIPPLIES Obsolescence of HP 2671A HP LaserJet Printer Family Printer Announced AP~ Camera-ready Copies Catalog of HP Computer Terminal Change for HP Forms Design Service Supplies Now Available Aug 23 2680A and 268048 Pr~nters AP~ Available for HP LaserJet CAD Station Gives More Room HP 293X HP-IB and HP 26716 Prtnter Owners Sep Without Taking Up More Printer Price lncrease AP~ LaserJet Family Training Space Aug 24 Obsolescence of HP 2671 A Matertal Now Available Oct New Mobile Files Store Data Prrnter Announced AP~ HP 2603A Printer Fully Binders Out of Sight Aug 25 Termlnal Change for HP Supported on HP Word/3000 Oct Ultimate Security in a Compact 2680A and 268048 Printers AP~ A New Jetseries Family Package Oct 19 New HP LaserJet PLUS Printer Member Nov New Floppy Disc Five-Year Upgrade Kit Introduced May HP 256XB Pr~nterFamily Now Warranty Oct 19 lntroductng Larc Laser Complete wtth Introduction HP DIRECT Catalogs Make it Package Software for the HP of HP 25638 Nov Easy to Order by Phone Dec 26 LaserJet PLUS Printer and HP Label Card Option for New Fully Sh~eldedRS-232-C the HP 3000 May HP 256X Printers Provides Gender Converters Dec 27 Available HP LaserJet Family Enhanced Label Printlng Nov Printer Font Cartridges May lntroducng the Microsoft Prlnter Character Set Kit Cartridge for HP LaserJet Discontinued May Prlnters Nov CROSS LICENSING Option 500 Redefined for the HP LaserJet "Tax" Cartridge CLASSIFIEDS HP 256X Printers May Prtce Reduction Nov HP 3000 Now Supports the Announcing Improved HP Software Packages Available HP 25678 Pr~nter Jun ThlnkJet Family of Printers Dec and Wanted Mar HP LaserJet Prlnter Dust Battery-powered Centronics AP~ Cover Available Jun ThinkJet Printer Cabling May lntroduc~ngthe HP LaserJet Requirements Dec Jun 500 PLUS Printer Jul Hebrew and Arabic HP Jul Positlonrng the HP LaserJet ThlnkJet Printers Obsoleted Dec Aug Family Printers Jul Special Characters Avarlable S~P Letter Gothic Soft Fonts for in HP QuietJet Prlnter Family Dec Oct HP LaserJet PLUS and 500 HP 7688A Printer Discontinued Dec Nov PLUS Printers Jul HP 9876A Thermal Dec Obsolescence Update Dec
If they have 50, 100, or more copies Adapter and Hercules Card run per- of AdvanceLink 2392, they can fectly on the MPDS. The addition of a upgrade to the new AdvanceLink parallel port lets users attach a printer through the site-license upgrade pro- without having to purchase an addi- gram. Users do not need to have pur- tional I10 card. For users who want chased a site license for AdvanceLink access to the widest variety of available Now ORDERABLE 2392 to qualify for a site license software, the MPDS is a perfect upgrade. solution.
If they have 50 sets of AdvanceLink The Multimode Video Adapter and The HP Vectra Office PC Profes- 2392 original floppies (ordered as indi- 3573 1A monochrome monitor are the sional (68300F) and HP Vectra Office vidual 68333F copies. or as 683333, or original monochrome video compo- PC Assistant (68301F) can now be 68333Q) they can purchase a site- nents for the HP Vectra PC. The Multi- ordered independently of the HP Vectra license upgrade. Users can order mode system offers IBM Color 3000 PC to give users added flexibility 68333M - they will receive one set of Graphics software compatibility and a in the configuration of their PC work- new AdvanceLink master discs and five special 640 x 400 line proprietary mode stations. For instance. users can order sets of documentation. They may for improved resolution and gray-scale an HP Vectra PC with a 40-Mbyte hard reproduce up to 50 copies of the soft- capability. HP applications make use of disc and other add ons to meet their ware. Or they can order 68333N - they the 640 x 400 line mode, but only a specific needs and still be able to take will receive 50 sets of master discs and subset of all industry software is advantage of the added value of pur- five sets of documentation. With an especially written to take advantage of chasing the HP Vectra Office PC soft- order for either 68333M or 68333N, the the Multimode's enhanced features. ware pack. user is then eligible to purchase 68333'13 which is five sets of Another significant difference The HP Vectra 3000 PC continues to documentation. between the two monochrome video be the recommended personal-computer systems is the display characteristics of system to offer users as an office work- As part of the site-license upgrade, the two monitors. The 3573 1A monitor station connected to the HP 3000. It is users will be required to return their operates at a 60Hz refresh rate and uses factory assembled and structured to original master discs. Contact your HP a very fast P3 I phosphor. The Mono- provide excellent performance for their sales rep for more information. chrome Plus Display runs at 50Hz and HP Vectra Office PC software. uses a longer persistence P39 phosphor. This slower phosphor results in a ghost- The HP Vectra Office The HP Vectra Office ing effect when the screen image is PC Professional Pack PC Assistant Pack changed or scrolled. The faster P3 1 HP 68300F HP 68301F phosphor does not exhibit this effect. Executive MemoMaker Advancewrite 111 1-2-3@from Lotus* 1-2-3 from Lotus Additionally. the Monochrome Plus Executive Card Manager Exrcutivc Card Manager offers a darker background screen than The Graphics Gallery The Graphics Gallery Collection Collection the 3573 1 A. The difference in display AdvanccMa~l AdvanceMail With the introduction of HP's Mono- characteristics should be considered HP Mouse HP Mousc chrome Plus Display System in January, when users choose the correct video system to meet their needs. This is par- users were offered the choice of two These two software packs feature all ticularly true when users move from entry-level monochrome video prod- of the core applications needed for a one video system to the other. Users ucts. With this choice came the natural basic office workstation: word process- familiar with the Multimode Video question: When do I buy one instead of ing, spreadsheet, graphics, data man- Adapter should consider the MPDS, but the other? The answer lies both in user agement, and communications. They they need to be aware of the differences needs as well as expectations. also include the HP Mouse to facilitate in the new system. It's a sure way to the design of graphs and charts. The Monochro~nePlus Display Sys- avoid surprises. tem (MPDS) offers the user industry- The HP Vectra Office PC offers users compatible video modes. Applications a convenient way of buying software at written for the IBM Monochrome a significant price savings.
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JULY 1987 HP Churznrlc I BASIC VERSION 3.22 1 PRICES REDUCED I CAMPAIGN BEGINS I
As of July I, 1987, the latest version On June 1, HP lowered prices from of HP Vectra PC BASlC (45952A), about 3 to 20 percent on all models of Version 3.22, is available to users. This the HP Vectra PC. Combined with the new release of HP Vectra PC BASIC April I, 1087, price cuts, HP Vectra A new response ad for Graphics Gal- will have three major changes: PC prices have been reduced from lery has recently been introduced. This about 3 to 32 percent within the last ad offers prospective users the oppor- EGA Support: All graphics functions two months. The latest price drop tunity to receive a free Graphics Gallery will now support the EGA Graphics creates two opportunities. Sampler. The inquirer can call either modes. This gives HP Vectra PC the 8OCl line or clip and mail in a cou- BASIC the ability to support the Mono- Guin ports on HP systems - We want pon to receive the sampler. The sampler chrome Display Adapter, the Color HP PCs and terminals connected to HP contains an impressive collection of Graphics Adapter, and the Enhanced systems. Our April price cuts made HP colorful business graphics samples plus Graphics Adapter (EGA). Vectra PCs competitive with the IBM product information. MS-Net Support: HP Vectra BASIC AT Model 339. The June price cuts make HP more competitive with other supports the record locking and new file access options required to support major vendors such as Compaq. rnultitask reading and writing of files. This is primarily meant to support Compete ugainst the IBM PSI2 - Today, the HP Vectra PC is a fully MS-Net. industry-standard PC with proven soft- Bug Fixes: There were no major bugs ware and 110 cards. It is also a leader in in Version 3.1. but the 3.22 release quality and reliability. With our new fixes of number of those that were pres- pricing, we are less expensive than the ent. The improvements relate to scan- IBM Model 50, have a faster disc. and code reading, datacom, and cursor are more flexible. locating. The HP Vectra PC products affected Concurrent with this product revi- are listed below. sion, the price for HP Vectra PC BASIC has been increased. Product No. Description Model 25 Users can upgrade their existing HP Model 45 Vectra PC BASIC by ordering PIN Model 50 20 Mbyte 45952-63001 from Direct Marketing Model 60 40 Mbyte Division (DMK). The upgrade kit con- Model 58 HP Vectra 3000 PC tains revised media and change pages Monochrome for the existing manual. The original Model 59 HP Vectra 3000 PC The ad appears in the following pub- master disc must be returned to get the EGA Model 96 DTP Monochrome lications: Lotus Mug~izinc.- May, July, upgrade. Additional details can be - Model 97 DTP EGA September, November; PC Muguzinr obtained by contacting DMK. May, June, July, August, September, October, November; PC World - July, August, October; PC Week - June, July, September, October; InfoWorld - June. September, October: PC Publishing - May, July, September; and PUBLISH - July, September. Ordering information
45566-63004 1-2-3 from Lotus Release 2.01
A new ad was recently developed to Due to popular demand, the 1 -2-3@ 1-2-3 Release 2.01 fi,r the HP Touchscreer~PC requires 384K RAM. announce our new AdvanceLink prod- from Lotus@Release 2.01 upgrade pro- uct for the HP Vectra PC. New gram for the HP Touchscreen PC will I-2-3@from Lotus@ is a U.S. registered AdvanceLink offers significant be extended through August 3 1, 1987. trademark of Lotus Developm~~ntCorporation enhancements to the original product, including those listed below. Introduced last November, 1-2-3 from Lotus, Release 2.01 for the HP Powerful new data compression that Touchscreen PC offers users identical transfers files up to 50 percent faster functionality to the HP Vectra PC and (typically 150-200 percent) IBM PCIXTIAT version of 1-2-3 from Screens scroll up to 25 percent faster Lotus. In addition, extra features have been added to increase performance and Excellent color and monographics functionality on the HP Touchscreen terminal emulation PC. MS@-DOScommand access Those purchasing the 1-2-3 from MS-DOS program exedution Lotus Release 2.01 upgrade will receive Backup to HP 3000, HP 1000 RTE, a complete set of Release 2.01 program HP users may qualify for special dis- and HP 260. discs, a new reference manual and handy quick reference guide, a counts when they purchase the 1 -2-3@ customized getting started booklet, and from Lotus@Release 2.01 upgrade for a self-paced tutorial. They will also the HP Touchscreen PC. To qualify for receive the new enhanced EXECU- these discounts, users must do one of the following: DESK, which now includes support. . for 1-2-3 from Lotus Release 2.0 1 , free. Announcing Upgrade 100 or more units of 1-2-3 our most advanced link The upgrade is available for the HP from Lotus for the HP Touchscreen PC Yet Touchscreen PC only. It is not discount- Have participated in Lotus Develop- able under the normal major account or ment Corporation's major account dealer discounts. It is only available upgrade program and received special through HP's Direct Marketing Divi- discounts from Lotus Development Cor- sion (DMK). poration for 1-2-3 Upgrades on their HP Vectra PCs, IBM PCs, or To order, return the 1-2-3 from Lotus compatibles. Release IA System Master Disc to: Hewlett-Packard Direct Marketing, If you meet either one of these condi- Mail Order Dept.11-2-3 Upgrade, 1320 tions, contact your HP sales rep for Kifer Road, Sunnyvale, CA 94086. ordering information.
1 Ad appears in full color in the publications Payment can include a purchase order. check, or credit card. Under the The ad appears in the following pub- terms of the upgrade, all users are lications: Interact - May, June, July, required to destroy the prior release of August, September, and October; and software within 90 days of receipt of HP Chronicle - May, June, July, the upgrade. Program discs from prior August, September, and October versions are incompatible with those of issues. the upgrade. Description of new parts NEW VERSION OF LATTICE C AVAILABLE MS-DOS 3.2 User's Guide for the HP 150lTo~~chscreenPC (PIN 45849- FOR HP I~OITOUCHSCREENPC. 60202) - This is a two-volume manual recommended for the advanced MS- HP PORTABLE, AND PORTABLE PLUS DOS user who wants information about MS-DOS commands. utilities, and pro- Lattice will now be distributing and Extended support for networking, gramming the HP Touchscreen PC. supporting the latest version of their including file sharing, file locking, and LatticetQC programming language for I10 redirection. MS-DOS 2. l l users who do not wish to upgrade their systems to 3.2, the HP 15OITouchscreen PC. the Flexible error handling via user traps but do want advanced MS-DOS user HP Portable, and the Portable PLUS. and exits. This arrangement will provide the latest information, may continue to purchase the original HP 150 MS-DOS User's version of this popular programming To purchase this product or to get an Guide, PIN 45624A. language to users. Features of the new upgrade to the latest version, contact: version include: Lattice, Inc.. P.O. Box 3072. Glen MS-DOS 3.2 Progrummer's Reffrence Ellyn, IL 60138, Attn: Customer (PIN 5061 -8971) - This manual is New compiler features Service. intended for advanced programmers. It ANSI language constructs: provides technical information on MS- - "unsigned" as a modifier In order to make a smooth saleslsup- DOS system calls, device drivers. pro- - "void" data type port transition to Lattice, Lattice C will gram file structure, and procedures for - "enum" data type be taken off the HP Price List on July memory. device, and process manage- - argument-type checking I, 1987. The Lattice C products pur- ment. (For use with MS-DOS 2.11. chased for the HP Touchscreen PC, 3. I, and 3.2 systems.) New keywords: const, far, near, Portable, and Portable PLUS from HP pascal. Microsoft Mucro Assembler 4.0for prior to July I, 1987, will continue to HP 150lTouchscreeti PC (PIN 45953C) No limit on static data size. be supported for five years. However, - This manual explains how to create any upgrade or new product purchased No limit on size of data objects. and debug assembly-language programs from Lattice after July 1 will only be using the Microsoft Macro Assembler Inline 8087180287 code generation. supported by Lattice and will not be and other utilities. The Macro 80 186180286 code generation. supported by HP. Assembler software is included. (For use with MS-DOS 2.11, 3.1, and 3.2.) is (I of' New library features LalticuC* U.S. registered /rcrdemark Lattice. Inc. HP 150 Progrutntner's Reference (PIN
Extended support for MS@-DOS. MS@-DOSis (1 U.S. registered rraclemark of 45849-60204) - This manual is Microsofl Cor/)oration. intended for advanced programmers developing assembly-level applications. It explains HP 150lTouchscreen PC specific information on escape sequence programming, the alpha and graphics subsystems. and data communications programming. This is not a new manual; its content The HP 150 Programmer's Tools, Tools package has been restructured to is unchanged from the version provided PIN 45435A, has provided system-level offer flexibility in ordering. The in the HP 150 Programmer's Tools. programmers with a complete package updated HP 150 Programmer's Tools (For use with all HP 15OlTouchscreen of software and documentation to assist information is unbundled and each of PC systems.) in developing application software for the components can be purchased sepa- the HP 15OlTouchscreen PC. rately. Users can now select the exact manual they need, to match their infor- The information in this package has mation requirements. Therefore, the been updated for [email protected] and HP 150 Programmer's Tools bundle Microsoft Macro Assembler Version (PIN 45435A) will be discontinued 4.0. Additionally, the Programmer's September I, 1987. Intel iAPX88 Book - This documenta- tion will not be offered through Hewlett-Packard. This reference manual is readily available from Intel. In the TOUCHSCREEN PC: U.S., caIl toll free 800-548-4725 and request Intel Order Number: 2 10200- Ethermaill 150 (PIN 45639A) soft- 002. Outside of the U.S., contact your ware will be discontinued and removed local distributor. You can also write to HP I5O/Touchscreen PC product and from the November I, 1987 HP Price Intel: Intel Corporation, 3065 Bowers accessory prices will increase by about List. For HP Touchscreen PC users Ave., Santa Clara, CA 9505 1. 2 percent effective July I, 1987. The who need networking capabilities, the products affected are listed below. Officeshare ThinLAN solution is still Ordering information available. Product No. Description Product No. Description HP 150 svsfems 45624A HP 150 MS-DOS User's 45846A HP 150 terminal to PC upgrade Guide (For MS-DOS 3.1 I) 45847A PC kit. U.S. Also in this issue 45849.60203 MS-DOS 3.2 User's Guide 45847AK PC kit, Intercon-Engl~ch 45847AX PC kit, all others for HP 1 50iTouchscreen PC 45848A Terminal kit (Fcir MS-DOS 3.1 and 3.2) 45849A SPU Desktop Publishing 5061 -897 1 MS-DOS 3.2 Programmer's 45850A Terminal Reference 45851A SPU and PC kit. U.S. Hardware Service 45851AH SPU and PC kit. Dutch Training 1 45953C Microsoft Macro Assembler 45851AK SPU and PC kit. Intercon-English 2 4.0 for HP 15OiTouchscreen 45851AV SPU and PC kit, Arab-English PC 4585 1AX SPU and PC kit, all others 45849-60204 HP 150 Programmer's Jon cardr Reference 12-inch HP Touch accessory I I 384K memory acccssory 256K language accessory For ease in ordering, we encourage Ventcl internal modem Extended VO accessory you to use HP's telephone ordering ser- 8087 coprocessor vice at Direct Marketing Division 512K expanded memory accessory 256K EMB memory upgradc (DMK). Orders may aIso be placed HP-HIL interface card through HP dealers and HP sales HP-HILi384K accessory offices. HP 150 r[~hlcs 132421) Centronics cable ( MS@-DOSis (1 U.S. registered trademark of 13242N RS-232 modem cable 92241A HP-HIL cable 9295 l VM Videotex cablc
tore fools Basic Prog. Library Icon Design System HP-Tel VTX, Terminal Programmer's Tools Forms Master MS-BASIC MS-Comptled BASIC MS-Pascal MS-COBOL Compiler MS-FORTRAN MS-GW BASIC MS. Windows HP-HIL Touchscreen Tools BASIC cross-reference utility
HP 150 documenfarion 45624A MS-DOS users guide 45625A Technical reference manual 459 1 8A HP-HIL technical reference manual A synchronous throughput of up to 31 packets per second. HP PC LAN A negligible additional response time for terminals connected in remote via the HP 2334A PLUS (261100 second for block mode transactions). Remote HP 2563A printers can work The relative performance of HP Star- at up to 223 lines per minute. Aggre- LAN for PCs, HP ThinLAN for PCs. gate printer speed per HP 2334A PLUS and HP SERIAL Network, has been a reaches over 600 lines per minute with key issue of concern. A number of mul- Both the HP 9121D and HP 9121s. three HP 2563A printers. single-sided floppy drives. will be taken tiple user tests and work environment studies have been made to provide a off the HP Price List effective Novem- End-user performance can be ber 1, 1987. Users interested in a comparison of the relative performance increased even further by using the new of the three links. floppy drive will have the HP 9 122DlS datacompression feature of the HP dual-sided drives as an alternative. Both 2334A PLUS. the HP 9 122D and HP 9 122s are capa- Studies indicate that in a typical ble of reading single-sided media. office environment using applications All users can now benefit from the such as spreadsheets. word processors, Questions andlor concerns should be new performance of the HP 2334A addressed by your HP sales rep. and office graphics applications, 10 to PLUS or upgrade their HP 2334A 15 percent of the users connected to the MultiMUX to an HP 2334A PLUS. If LAN are simultaneously accessing the you want to know more about the HP server. Based upon these usage studies 2334A PLUS, please refer to the HP and the multiple user file read tests 2334A PLUS data sheet (PIN 5953- done, we have found that in this type of HP 2334A PLUS - 5963). or contact your HP sales rep. environment, there would be little to no difference between the perceived perfor- mance of an HP StarLAN or HP ThinLAN network.
Office environments can be affected by special situations. If applications The HP 2334A PLUS was introduced have unusually large data files or abnor- on January 1, 1987, replacing the HP mally high rates of use by most of the 2334A MultiMUX. The new HP 2334A The price of the HP 2333A and its office workers, response times may PLUS has been improved in three key interfaces will be increased on the July increase. In these cases, the customer areas: reliability, configuration, and 1 HP Price List. This price readjust- can use the address filtering capabilities performance. ment is necessary to align the price of of the bridge to separate the network the HP 2333A with that of the HP into smaller subnetworks to reduce the The new HP 2334A PLUS brings 2334A PLUS. traffic that would reduce the response significant performance increases tlmes. over its predecessor, the HP 2334A The new prices are effective July I, MultiMUX. It is now positioned as a 1987. Orders at old prices will be hon- As a terminal user over the network, high-performance statistical ored at HP until July 31 - 31 days after the effective file transfer rate using multiplexer. the effective date of increase. AdvanceLink provides similar perfor- mance to the user regardless of whether The main performance characteristics Product No. Description HP StarLAN or HP ThinLAN is used. of the HP 2334A PLUS are summa- The perceived performance of a net- rized below. HP 2333A Multipoint cluster controller worked PC in terminal emulation mode opt. 122 Four-port RS-232-C serial interface will be about 5 to 30 percent less than a An asynchronous throughput Opt. 021 DSNIData link host adapter 9600 baud point-to-point connection. improved by over 80 percent for four Opt. 022 RS-232-C host adapter terminals working simultaneously. 40250A Four-port RS-232-C serial interface Second host system adapter for HP 2333A HP SERIAL Network, a point-to- Why do users want switched and Product structure point connection. is a slower type of multiplexed connections? link than the LAN connections and can Product No. Description With switched connections, a single be positioned as a remote link to a host 30155U Kit to upgrade an ATP with server. The effective transfer rate of terminal can access multiple hosts. This I? direct connections to an ATP with I2 modem connec- files from an HP 3000 server is about is particularly useful when information and applications are distributed across tions. when no free-standing half the line rate of the link and has lit- junction panel is required. tle degradation as more ucers are many computers. For use on HP 3000 Ser~es added. Users with a large number of users 3914Xl5Xl6Xl70 Opt. 048 Prov~desexpansion package who only access the host occasionally cahle for HP 3000 Series For your business environment. can save port costs by using switched 44/48/58 HP StarLAN provides the best price1 connections. Multiple terminals can 30274U Kit to upgrade an ATP with performance networking solution for share a single port: when one user logs I? direct connections to an your customer. And for those additional off. the next user can access the port. ATP with 12 modem connec- requirements of remote connectivity, tions. when a free-standing Users can save line costs between junction panel is requ~red. HP provides HP SERIAL Network. For remotely located host computers with For use on HP 3000 Series more information, contact your HP 3914Xl5X multiplexed connections. sales rep. Opt 048 Provides expansion package cable for HP 3000 Series 44/48/58 NrrworXs Ordering instructions I I ATP DIRECT- TO Direct connect ATP installation 1 30ISSU 1 Series 39140142152 In a free-standlng If two or more slots are If zero or one slot i5 iunction panel available on a iree- available on a free- standing junction panel. standing junction panel No option required No option required - - Two upgrade kits - HP 30155U and Series 44148158 In a system If two or Inore slot5 are If Lero or one slot is HP 30274U - will be introduced on the junctlon panel available on a free- available on a free- July 1, 1987, HP Price List. They allow standing junction panel. standing junction panel. users to upgrade from ATPs with direct Opt. 048 required Opt. 048 required connections (HP 30145A or HP In a free-standing If two or more slots are If zero or one slot is 30273A) to ATPs with modem connec- junction panel available on a free- available on a iree- tions (HP 30155A or HP 30274A). standing junct~onpanel. standing junction panel. No option required No option required What are the benefits to HP users? Series 64168170 In a system A I~rry.\ordc,r NI A junction panel No option required The new upgrade kits provide a low- cost means for users to upgrade their workstations from direct to switched (e.g. PBXs, data switches) or multi- plexed (8.g. HP 2334 PLUS) host con- nections. These connections require the additional functionality of modem ATPs to provide security and reliability on the HP 3000. The HP LaserJet Series I1 printer will Product No. Voltage increase in price effective July 1, 1987. 33440A 115V The products affected are listed here. 33440AB 220124ov 33440AU 220124OV 33440AQ 220124ov 33440AY 220124OV 33440AA 220124OV
Contact your HP sales rep for pricing information. Printers HP has also recalled all HP 92286W Because it handles up to six-part ONT font cartridges in stock and is control- forms, it is a perfect fit for uses in man- HP 92286W F ling the distribution. In order to meet ufacturing environments, shipping, user commitments, we will make the receiving, and on the warehouse floor. remaining limited inventory available The HP 2934A is also HP's lowest-cost for e.xisting HP LaserJet and LuserJet factory data printer, offering features PLUS customers only (notjor new busi- critical to factory applications. ness). In addition to recalling stock, we are reworking it to delete all documen- HP 2934A features tation reference to the 9.3 cpi. We are Operating temperature 0 to 55°C not removing it from the cartridge, but It has recently been discovered that it will be documented as unsupported. Reliability - 13,000 hours MTBF the 9.3 characters-per-inc h (cpi) bar code 3-of-9 on the HP 92286W font Five bar codes at no additional cost HP is investigating a replacement (Code 39, Interleaved 2 of 5, Industrial cartridge is incompatible with the cartridge that will be compatible with HP LaserJet Series I1 and HP LaserJet 2 of 5, Matrix 2 of 5, and user-defined all members of the HP LaserJet printer codes) 2000 printers. The following is a family. description of the problem, information Large-character printing on how HP is handling the problem, Contact your HP sales rep for more Multipart forms up to six parts and ordering information. information. Last-form tearoff The HP LaserJet Series I1 and Laser- East of use Jet 2000 printers' larger dots reduce the white space between the bars. The Printers Speed is 200167140 cps result is that many bar code readers RINTER cannot read the bar codes. The 9.3 cpi HP 2934A - P Remember, the HP 2934A is a ver- bar codes are not readable at all and the satile, low-cost, plug-compatible solu- 4.6 cpi bar code and the OCR-A are not tion to use with the HP Industrial Touch recommended for use. terminal for users needing impact print- ing for their transaction applications. HP has always recommended that users test bar code printerlreader com- binations prior to making a purchase With the recently introduced HP In- Terminals decision, and states this in the dustrial Touch terminal (3082A), HP HP LaserJet printer font catalog, on the has successfully enhanced its offering W cartridge packaging, and in the of rugged products for shop-floor user's manual. applications (see following articles). Because the HP Industrial Touch termi- All current literature specifies that nal can withstand extremely harsh the W cartridge is compatible with the environments, users will require a HP LaserJet Series I1 and LaserJet 2000 printer that can keep the pace - the HP printers. Since we are unable to imme- 2934A. diately correct the problem, and because it would be impossible to The HP 2934A can tolerate a wide notify everyone, we have removed the range of environmental factors, and is product from the HP Price List. We are highly reliable. Operating from 0 to 55 taking the position that a standard degrees Centigrade, the HP 2934A 3-of-9 bar code cartridge does not exist. easily handles the HP Industrial Touch terminal, provides a plug-compatible RS-232-C interface, and offers both bar coding and large-character print capabilities in the standard unit, further enhancing the HP 2934A as the solu- The HP 3082A Industrial Touch is the tion for factory floor applications. "CIMplijied" terminal designed to lower cost of ownership and increase productivity in the CIM environment. Hewlett-Packard is pleased to Ail c~kuromer-sealedkeyad on the mouse-operated fotms, touch, and announce the new HP 3082A Industrial face of the terminal provides full func- character-graphics editors. Using these Touch display terminal (3082A) tionality and snapaction feedback. The editors. programmers can generate designed to lower cost of ownership layout of the keypad is ABC. as quality forms. touch targets, and graph- and increase operator productivity in opposed to QWERTY. and beside the ical representation5 of the manufactur- the CIM (Computer-Integrated Man- viewing screen, so that the screen and ing process in a matter of minutes ufacturing) environment. The HP the keypad are always within the opera- rather than days. The built-in editors Industrial Touch terminal is HP 2392 tor's field of vision. and mouse, support CAD-like screen and DEC VT100152 compatible. It is a development. rather than ASCII- compact. rugged. sealed terminal that Easy to install escape-sequence screen development accommodates touchscreen. barcode, found in competitive terminals and keypad input for increased ease of The HP Industrial Touch terminal is easy to install because it is small and use and enhanced accuracy and speed The HP Industrial Touch terminal includes mounting accessories. It has a of data entry. editors support rnultisized text, fields form factor of less than 0.3 cubic feet for data entry, and graphics, combined (0.01 cubic meters) and weighs only 19 Key customer concerns within man- on a single screen. Programmers have pounds (8.6 Kg). It comes complete ufacturing industries have indicated a the option of using a mouse, an external with flexible mounting feet that make need for a monochrome display termi- QWERTY keyboard, or the terminal's the HP Industrial Touch terminal simple nal that is compact and intelligent keypad. to mount almost anywhere; on a desk, enough to be adaptable to a variety of on a wall, on a pole, on a machine. and CIM applications. With the introduc- Ordering information an optional bracket allows it to be tion of the HP Industrial 'Touch termi- mounted in a 19-inch rack. No addi- nal, HP targets this market while 1 Product No. Description 1 tional enclosures or cabinets with fans keeping the cost of ownership down HP 3082A lnduhtrlal Touch Terminal are required. Plug-compatibility with 1 w~tha focus on ergonomics, quality, Opt 00 1 Touchscreen input the HP 2392A and DEC VTlOO also and ruggedness. Opt 002 Barcode dccoding facilitates installation in Hewlett- opt 003 Touchscreen input and Packard and DEC environments. Ease of use barcode decoding Opt SO1 Watertight power cord The HP Industrial Touch terminal has Highly reliable opt OOS 10-inch rack mount kit been designed to make it easy to use in The HP Industr~alTouch terminal's Opt 9 I0 blanuals process and discrete manufacturing Subhtitute 90-day for unique cast-aluminum enclosure, sili- Opt W03 industries. Its small form factor (16.75 ~tandardone-year warranty con-rubber keypad. and ceramic-coated inches wide x 7 inches high x 5.2 HP 3082U Third-Party Development viewing screen ensure long-term Kit. 30S2A. Opt. 003. Opt. inches deep) allows the terminal to be reliability. Completely sealed from 910. HP-HIL keyboard and mounted closer to the operator even harsh industrial environments, the HP cable, HP-HIL mouse. when there is little space. A tilt niount- rnediu~nresolution pla.\tjc Industrial Touch terminal enclosure is ing base makes it possible to adjust the barcode wand. NEMA 4. 4x, 12, and 13 rated (exclud- viewing angle for maximum operator ing freezing). It is water, dust, and oil efficiency and comfort. The electro- resistant but allows sufficient cooling luminescent monochrome display for operation between 0 and 50" provides excellent viewing contrast for Celsius. bright or dark industrial environments. The HP Industrial terminal has the Also contributing to the terminal's following regulatory approvals: ease of use is its ability to accept touch- screen, barcode, or keypad input. United States UL478, 5th Edition Canada CSA 22.2 No. 142- Touchscreer~input makes it easy to MI983 enter data just by touching a target on West Germany DIN IEC 380lVDE the screen. Touch targets may be 0806 defined large enough that the operator International IEC 348, IEC 380 can trigger them accurately even while wearing gloves. Easy to develop applications on Barcode capability makes it possible for the operator to enter data by means The HP Industrial Touch terminal optimizes application development by Tllircl-Purn De~'e1oprneritKit 1 of a barcode wand, a slot reader, or a I laser scanner. providing built-in, menu-driven, HP DIRECT order phone numbers
HP DIRECT Faht Phones -the easy. d~wctway for yuu lo ordcr suppl~c\.nccchsories. media. I HP-ZB CABLE: ONE tur~lllure.and \oliwarc lrom HP DIRECT I)~vialon The HP Industrial Touch terminal is a general-purpose CIM terminal tar- Location Telephone Numher geted for discrete and process manufac- Au\tral~a (03) 895-2645 Users who need an HP-IB cable to (03) 895-2615 turing industries. 1031 895-2815 I connect peripherals, instruments. or (031 895-2861 accessories can now obtain the cables (0222) 2300-615 Priority rliscrete itld~rstriesinclude 1 direct from HP's Direct Marketing (02221 25(K)-616 automotive, aerospace, electrical and Belgium/l.use~nbourg (02) 762 31 l l Division (DMK) by ordering PIN Canada electronic, and machine manufacturing. 10833A and 10833B. These part num- T(1ronto Local Ontario bers from DMK will allow HP to con- include Quebec Priorify process industries solidate two duplicate part numbers into British Columbia food and beverage, chemical and phar- one. As a result, the HP-IB cable (PIN Othcr Provinccr maceutical, rubber and plastics, and Den~ilarh 45529A and 45529B) will be discon- Finland petroleum. France tinued on September I, 1987. and will Grccce be available through DMK as listed Italy The HP Industrial Touch terminal is below. Japan targeted for planning, production, con- Sngal~iihara Ocaha trol. and maintenance applications. Mlddlc Eart Planning applications include material Product No. Description Athen\ Norway requirements planning (MRP), just-in- 10833A I-meter HP-IB cable South At'rlca time (JIT), and capacity planning. Pro- 1 ( 10833B 2-meter HP-IB cable 1 Johunnc\burg (011) X0151II Cape Town 1n2 I ) 537954 duction applications include flexible Spun 191) 0374013 manufacturing systems, cell control, (9 1 ) 637(IOl l automated material handling, robotics. COX) 7501400 1057) 31 22 53 and inventory control. Control applica- (057) 3 l 22 54 tions include quality control, process (057) 3 1 22 59 Ihe Ncthcrlandr (020) 547 6606 control and monitoring. machine con- United Kingdom 10734)697201 trol and monitoring, and automated teht United Srater X00-538-X7X7 systems. We\[ Germany (01301 3312
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