Information For Hewlett-Packard's Value-Added Businesses February 1990

HP 3000 Series 922LWRX

HP 3000 Series 9801100, 9801200 1

HP introduces new familv of HP 3000 svstems and servers 0 and supported peripherals

HEWLETT PACKARD Table of Contents Volume 9, No. 4 Editor Distinguishing between the HP 9000 Tracy Wester Models 340 and 345 Positioning the HP 9000 Models 345 HP Channels is published monthly for 1 Upcoming seminars for HP VABs and 375 Hewlett-Packard's value-added busi- Increasing sales with distributors HP 9000 Series 200 accessories obsolescence nesses to provide you with information HP 9000 Series 500 accessories about HP's products and services to obsolescence help you be more successful. Introducing DTC for HP 9000 Series 800 systems For further information on any of the Business Computers products and services discussed in 2 General Personal Computers HP Channels, please contact your HP HP ALLBASEl4GL now available on new 22 General MPE XL systems sales rep. HP AXDStPC now supports panning HP commits to TRANSACT 23 Desktop See back cover for subscription 3 HP3000 New high-capacity drives and controller for information. HP introduces new HP 3000 product line HP Vectra 486 PC Introducing new HP 3000 Series 980 Note: Not all HP computer products New promotion for HP 3000 Series 960 Peripherals are sold and supported in all countries. New HP 3000 Series 949 23 Mass Storage Please check with your local HP sales New HP 3000 Series 922 and Series 932 HP DDS-format tape drives are here ofice. Hewlett-Packard does not war- systems New SCSI mass storage systems from HP New structured solution package for New mass storage systems offer higher mnt the accuracy of the information HP 3000 Series 922LX capacity, lower price provided in HP Channels and shall not New HP MICRO 3000RX now available New cabinets for HP Series 6000 disk drives be liablefir any use made af the infor- New family of HP 3000 servers delivers HP 35401A cartridge tape autochanger mation contained herein. Information client/server OLTP price increase provided in HP Channels is stsbject to New midrange cabinet configurations HP 7m)E options and kits to be New backup device for HP 3000 systems discont~nued change without notice. HP 3000 adds support for HP 700/41 ASCII HP 7937HlXPlFL disk drives to be removed On the cover terminal from June 1990 HP Price List New self-paced tutorials for MPE VIE users 28 Networks Two new high-denslty memory cards for lntroducing HP OpenView Network HP 3000 and 9000 product lines Management Server - available on Technical Computers HP-UX HP OpenView Program expands - now 42 General extended under UNlX system Display controllerldisplay station obsolescence 29 Printers HP introduces new Scalable Typeface Disk 42 HP9000 Collections for HP Lasedet printers Powerful new systems added to HP 9000 Series 800 and Series 600 product lines 30 Terminals Introducing the HP 9000 Model 870s: HP 3081A and 9291XA price increase and high-end HP-PA performance with discontinuance not~fications symmetrical multiprocessing Supplies lntroducing the new HP 9000 Models 8458 and 845SE 31 Supplies New HP 9000 Model 8323 - midrange HP DIRECT order phone numbers Ranging from multiuser systems to performance in space-saving, integrated servers, 18 new HP 3000 products package extend the high end, strengthen the New HP 9000 Model 645SV server expands midrange, and cut the entry price of the Series 600 family HP 9000 Models 835s and 835SE price the 900 Series dramatically with the changes HP 3000 Series 922LX. Combined Comparing the new HP 9000 Model 375 to 32 Software Packages Available and Wanted with the new family of disk drives and the Model 370 DDS-format tape drives, these products provide users with a state-of-the-art solution. See articles beginning on , pages 3 and 23.

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For research and education purposes only. Upcoming seminars for HP VABs Increasing sales with Hewlett-Packard's Training Series fea- Pruneridge Avenue, Building 46UV, distributors tures regular seminars for HP value- Cupertino, CA 95014,, U.S.A., added businesses. A 1990 program 408-447-4175. In the United States, Hewlett-Packard guide and schedule was sent to VAB has set up both factory and field organi- contacts in early January. If you have A schedule of upcoming Executive zations to support sales of workstations any questions or would like to receive a Training Series classes will be a regular through industrial distributors. Distrib- program guide, contact Chip Pettibone feature in HP Channels. Seminars to be utors are focused on accounts that HP at Hewlett-Packard Company, Value- held in February, March, and April are sales representatives are not actively Added Channels Development, 19091 listed below: pursuing. The distributor cost structure is set up to support competitively both small end user and reseller accounts. The Executive Training Series The two authorized workstation national pp -- - distributors, listed below, have over 70 1 Date Location Fee* Contact Phone offices located nationwide. Business Management March 27-28 Novi, Mich. $495 Annice Benedix 3 13-349-9200 Hall-Mark Electronics Corp.. Strategic Marketing Planning headquartered in Dallas, Texas April 4-5 Paramus, N.J. 495 Bea Vena 20 1-599-5748 Marketing Communications ' Lex Schweber Electronics Corp., March 20-21 Foster City, Calif. Kitty Johnston headquartered in Westbury, New York April 17-18 Houston, Tex. Sandra LaCorte Effective Sales Literature These distributors effectively add February 20 Fullerton, Calif. Geri Squires hundreds of additional sales reps on Sales Training the street prospecting for sales opportu- nities for HP solutions. In addition to "Par" Sales Training workstations, these distributors also March 14-15 Paramus, N.J. Bea Vena carry other HP products including Strategic Selling personal computers, peripherals, com- April 10-11 Toronto, Canada Eileen Mackan ponents, and HP support. HP Computer Product Training HP 3000 Product Training Listed below are some of the benefits February 13-14 Cupertino, Calif. Kitty Johnston distributors can offer: February 14-15 Irvine. Calif. Geri Squires February 15-16 Denver, Colo. Sharon Rhodes ' established relationships with large February 21-22 Atlanta. Ga. Angela Lassiter numbers of accounts HP 9000 Product Training ' substantial pricing flexibility February 27-28 Paramus, N.J. Bea Vena Feb. 28-Mar. 1 Rockville, Md. Donna Dillon ' in-stock inventory March 1-2 Napervil le, Ill. Elaine Smith March 5-6 Cupertino, Calif. Kitty Johnston less-stringent financing and credit March 6-7 Fullerton, Calif. Geri Squires terms ' ability to integrate and assemble *U.S. list prices Hewlett-Packard reserves the right to product solutions **Reduced price for pilot class change prices, dates, and locations. selling complementary product lines ' increased number of sales people selling HP solutions

These distributors can help HP value-added businesses increase sales. For more information, contact John Dibble at Hall-Mark Electronics Corp., 214-343-5034. or Ted Levine at Lex Schweber Electronics Corp., 516-876-4000.

FEBRUHPA RChunnelsY 1990 General HP commits to General 1 TRANSACT HP ALLBASE/4GL now available on new At the INTEREX conference in San Francisco, California, Hewlett-Packard announced its long-term commitment to I We are pleased to announce that I Price changes the TRANSAa product and its users. HP ALLBASEI~GLis available on In a presentation to SIGRAPID at the The increased range of systems has the new range of MPE XL systems. conference, HP formally announced its brought in a seven-tier pricing structure Naturally, applications created in plans for the product. In a guest for software on MPE XL systems. As HP ALLBASEl4GL on computers in editorial in the November issue of the a result, the pricing structure for this new range (or any other HP com- HP Chronicle, Ken Sletten, SIGRAPID HP ALLBASEl4GL for MPE XL has puter) are fully portable between all chairman, was supportive of HP's been slightly changed. Pricing for other HP ALLBASEl4GL systems. For announcements. He wrote, ". . .the user HP ALLBASEl4GL for HP-UX sys- group would like to express apprecia- example, if you've already created tems remain unchanged. The following applications on an HP 9000 Series tion for the significant efforts HP U.S. list prices are now in effect. computer, these applications can be has made to support and enhance easiiy loaded ontd the new HP 3000 Transact." Listed below are commit- Series 922RX computer. ments made by HP:

I rn Hewlett-Packard will ensure that Option Description Developer Pack Runtime Environment TRANSAaIXL applications are sup- PIN 30601AlR PIN 30602AlR ported into the twenty-first century.

rn Support for TRANSAmIV will be 310 HP 3000 Series 922LX $ 9,600 $ 1,430 ensured for as long as MPE V is supported. 3 15 HP 3000 Series 922RX 16,000 2,600 rn TRANSAa is the fully procedural, 320 HP 3000 Series 922, 22,400 3,575 high-productivity language for use 925LXlRX, 932 with TurboIMAGE, KSAM, and 330 HP 3000 Series 935 32,000 6.500 VPLUS. 335 HP 3000 Series 949 40,000 8,125 ' The TRANSAalXL Symbolic 340 HP 3000 Series 950, 48.000 9,750 Debugger and other enhancements 955,960 will be delivered on MPE XL 2.1. 350 HP 3000 Series 9801100 68,800 13,975 rn Updated manuals will be available by April 1990. Note: All prices above are U.S. list. For VABs ortrside ofthe US., contact your HP represerrtutive for the prices in your country Increased performance and signifi- cant discounts Now you can confidently move your TRANSAa applications to MPE XL. As you know, such a move would bring immediate performance benefits with- out imposing heavy learning costs. As a general guideline, you can expect your TRANSACTIXL programs to run HP introduces new HP 3000 product line 10 times faster than the same I TRANSACTIV programs.

The move is made even more attractive by the significant upgrade credits avail- able. Depending on their system, TRANSACTIV users will receive dis- counts of between $1,700 and $7,500 (U.S. list) from the purchase price of TRANSACTIXL.

Product No. Description 30138AlR HP TRANSACTIXL Opt. 310 For use on HP 3000 Series 922LX Opt. 315 For use on HP 3000 Series 922RX Opt. 320 For use on HP 3000 Series 922,925LXlRX. 932 Opt. 330 For use on HP 3000 Series 935 Opt. 335 For use on HP 3000 Series 949 Opt. 340 For use on HP 3000 Series 950,955.960 Opt. 350 For use on HP 3000 Series 9801100 HP is launching into the 1990s with mance improvement over the Series 922 Upgrade optionsfion1 TRANSACTIV to eight new HP 3000 multiuser systems products and supports up to 240 users. TRANSACT/XL and an entire family of HP 3000 Opt. OGI Upgrade credit for 32247A servers. These systems greatly expand All models are field upgradable and Option 310 the HP 3000 performance range and cut feature the new Digital Data Storage Opt. OG2 Upgrade credit for 32247A the entry price of the 900 Series in (DSS) tape drive and new high-capacity Option 320 Opt. OG3 Upgrade credit for 32247A half. In addition, these systems provide disk drives in an attractive package the Option 330 easy field upgrades to current 900 size of a two-drawer filing cabinet. The Series systems. systems fit directly into an office envi- 1 Upgrade options between TRANSACTIXL ronment, plugging into a standard Opt. OCD Upgrade credit for Option 310 Opt. OGJ Upgrade credit for Option 315 New entry point to HP-PA power outlet. And when combined with Opt. OCE Upgrade credit for Option 320 a software solution, the Series 922 and Four new HP Precision Architecture Opt. OCF Upgrade credit for Option 330 932 integrated systems provide a total Opt. OGL Upgrade credit for Option 335 systems, the HP 3000 Series 922LX, system solution to automate critical Opt. OGM Upgrade credit for Option 340 922RX, 922, and 932, combine high business functions. performance, low price, and an inte- grated solution in a surprisingly small Contact your HP representative for New developments in the HP MICRO package. more information. 3000 platform The HP 3000 Series 922 products are The new HP MICRO 3000RX replaces 1.2 times the performance of the Series the MICRO 3000GX with 50 percent 925 and provide three different configu- more terminal connectivity. At the ration and price points. The new Series same price and performance as the 922LX is half the price of the previous MICRO 3000GX, the MICRO 3000RX entry-level Series 925LX, and is com- features increased configurability to 24 parably priced to the HP MICRO user connections. 3000XE. It supports up to 32 users, while the Series 922RX and 922 In addition, current MICRO 3000GX support up to 64 and 152 users, users can easily move to the MICRO respectively. 3000RX with a simple field upgrade.

When more performance is required, continued on next page 1 the HP 3000 Series 932 system is avail- able to deliver a 60 percent perfor- A new level of midrange performance More flexibility and field upgradable of 1990. First customer shipments of growth The new HP 3000 Series 949 delivers a the multiprocessor Series 9801200 are scheduled to begin by the end of 1990. new level of midrange performance in The new HP 3000 multiuser systems the same compact package as the Series and servers broaden and strengthen the Features and benefits 925 and 935. HP 3000 family, and offer users even more options to field upgrade to larger Performance - The HP 3000 Series The Series 949 has twice the perfor- systems as their business grows. Com- 9801100 is a high-capacity system sup- mance of the Series 935 and four times bined with tailored software solutions, porting hundreds of users with very the performance of the Series 925. It is the HP 3000 family provides complete large databases, and providing available immediately as a new system system solutions with cost-effective mainframe-class performance for and as a field upgrade to the Series 925 growth paths well into the future. very large scale OLTP and batch and 935 systems. applications. The Series 9801200 is a MS-DOS and MS-Windows are UI S. registered fully symmetric multiprocessor com- High-end systems with maintenance trademarks of Microsoji Corporation. prised of two Series 9801100 pro- performance cessors, providing a significant incremental performance increase With the new HP 3000 Series 9801100, over the Series 9801100. The Series HP is introducing the industry's first Introducing new 9801100 and 9801200 offer more than RISC-based system with mainframe- sufficient performance for high-end class power. Also a first for HP-PA is HP 3000 Series 980 HP 3000 users, and enough perfor- the new HP 3000 multiprocessor sys- mance for the data center and other I tem, the Series 98012W applications previously considered too large. Using advanced CMOS VLSI technol- ogy, the Series 980 systems triple the Leadership technology - The performance of the HP 3000 high-end HP 3000 Series 980 is implemented platform. The Series 980/200 is a fully with an advanced design in CMOS symmetric two-way multiprocessor VLSI and is the industry's fastest implementation of the Series 9801100 CMOS uniprocessor. The Series processor. 9801100 provides greater than five times the performance of DEC's These new high-powered computers are fastest CMOS uniprocessor, the VAX available as new systems and as field 6410. In fact, DEC's fastest CMOS upgrades to the Series 950, 955, and multiprocessor, the six-way 6460, 960. offers 30 to 40 percent less perfor- The HP 3000 Series 9801100 (PIN mance than one Series 980 SPU. A1134A) provides significant field A family of servers for the HP 3000 1 upgrade performance increases for the Like the Series 950, 955, and 960, the HP is introducing the HP 3000 server Series 960, 955, and 950, upgrading Series 9801100 is a single-board family, a full line of servers ranging HP 3000 uniprocessor performance for processor with a single-chip CPU. from the Server 922LX to the Server the high-end by 70 percent over the DEC uses several multichip units in 960. Series 960. The HP 3000 Series elaborate packaging to achieve the 9801200 (PIN A1149A) provides three same performance as the Series 980. Each server comes standard with client1 times the performance of the Series 960 IBM uses hundreds of chips and an server software. They include server and greatly expands the high-end plat- expensive implementation that networking software, VPLUSIWindows, form of the HP 3000, offering up to 6.5 requires water cooling. Overall, HP's and NewWave System Services such as times the performance of the Series implementation of the Series 980 is Resource Sharing, PC Administration, 950. This is over 10 times the perfor- simpler and less costly than systems and PC backup. mance of the Series 70, our highest per- from IBM or DEC that offer com- forming HP 3000 only three years ago. parable performance. VPLUSIWindows is a new product that Up to 1 Gbyte main memory - The enables MS-DOSB PC users to have Field upgrades are available from the HP 3000 VPLUS applications retain the HP 3000 Series 960, 955, and 950 to HP 3000 Series 980 supports a new same graphical user interface as other the Series 9801100, and then, if desired, 64-Mbyte memory array card that is MS-Windowsa and NewWave programs, to the Series 9801200 from the Series not supported on the Series 95X and complete with PC icon access. 9801100. First customer shipments of 960 systems. This allows support of the Series 9801100 uniprocessor are up to 1 Gbyte of memory on the HP CHANNELS planned for the fourth calendar quarter Series 9801200, twice the current h Februury 1990 VAX memory maximum. Although few users will need this much mem- HP 3000 ory, this large expandability positions the Series 980 as a mainframe-class A1149A HP 3000 Series 9801200 New HP 3000 preconfigured SPU includes system. Series 949 memory Greatly extended storage - The HP Series 6000 Model 1.34FL disk A1138A Field upgrade to HP 3000 Series 9801200 drive (PIN C2204A) provides 1.34 Opt. 874 From Series 9801100, includes Gbytes of formatted storage and is an 64 Mbytes memory ideal product for high-end mass stor- age. With up to 64 of these disks on the Series 980, high-end mass storage capacity has increased by a factor of five, to 85 Gbytes of storage. New promotion for

Fully symmetric multiprocessing HP 3000 Series 960 The Series 980 introduces fully sym- metric multiprocessing on the HP 3000. The availability of the HP 3000 Series MPE XL multiprocessing provides 9801100 and Series 9801200 as signifi- additional capacity for on-line, mixed cant performance upgrades for the on-linelbatch, and multibatch applica- Series 960 makes the Series 960 a tion environments. (Multiprocessors do more viable system for users desiring not provide additional performance for mainframe-class performance with an single-threaded batch jobs.) option for future growth.

The HP 3000 Series 9801200 consists With the HP 3000 Series 980 targeted of two Series 9801100 CPUs in the same for initial shipments in the fourth quar- cabinet. The two processors share ter of 1990, some users may not be able memory and I10 and any process can to receive a Series 980 by the end of the run on either CPU. One CPU does not year. Therefore, a promotion has been control the other. Rather, a single copy created to help users take advantage of of MPE XL distributes the workload Series 960 performance today while between the processors. Overall system waiting for shipments of Series 980s The HP 3000 Series 949 is a new throughput is increased by processing to begin. midrange member of the HP 3000 separate workloads in parallel. No soft- family, available as a new system or as ware changes are necessary. A single Details a field upgrade to the Series 925LX, system image is provided to applica- Users with Series 960s have an in- 925, and 935. The Series 949 offers tions, the DP staff, and end users. centive to order Series 980 field twice the performance of the Series 935 upgrades before October 31, 1990. in and supports larger system configura- HP 3000 Series 9801200 performance order to get a $60,000 (U.S. list) tions. Now Series 925 users have an is expected to be consistent with perfor- savings. even more attractive growth path in the mance claims reported by other ven- same midrange platform. dors, such as DEC and IBM, that offer Potential users for new Series 9801100 multiprocessing solutions. SPUs gain no advantage by waiting Features and benefits for the Series 980 versus taking the Ordering Information Series 960 now and ordering the High uniprocessor performance - Series 980 field upgrade for future The HP 3000 Series 949 uses the 1 Product No. Description 1 delivery. same CPU chips as the Series 955 to set a new level of high midrange per- A1134A HP 3000 Series 9801100 Users with Series 950s and Series formance. DEC, for instance, relies preconfigured SPU includes 955s have a financial incentive to TurboIMAGE and 192 Mbytes on three-way multiprocessing to memory order the Series 960 and field obtain the same level of performance. A1137A Field upgrade to HP 3000 upgrade to the Series 9801100 versus Series 9801100 upgrading to the Series 980 directly. continued on next page Opt. 871 From Series 950, includes 128 Mbytes memory Opt. 872 From Series 955, includes This promotion is effective through 96 Mbytes memory October 31, 1990, but may not be avail- Opt. 873 From Serles 960. includes able in all countries. Contact your HP 64 Mbytes memory FEBRUARY 1990 representative for more information. HP Channels d The uniprocessor Series 949, how- HP 3000 ever, delivers more consistent perfor- mance across workloads such as large New HP 3000 Series 922 and batch MRP jobs - giving the Series Series 932 systems 949 a solid performance advantage.

Ewellent price/performance - The point into HP-PA in half while offer- Series 949 is an outstanding value delivering excellent pricelperfor- ing pricing comparable to the HP MICRO 3000XE. 'This substantial mance. It will also appeal to Series 70 price decrease means more users can users who can upgrade to the Series now consider the advantages of hav- 949 and get three times the perfor- ing an MPE XL system. mance of the Series 70 for roughly the same price as the Series 950. State-of-the-art peripherals - HP is the first major system vendor to Field upgradability - The Series 949 integrate digital data storage (DDS) offers four times the performance of tape technology. DDS format tape the Series 925 - making the growth provides three times the performance path in the HP 3000 midrange plat- of an HP 9145 %-inch cartridge tape form even more attractive. Series and is equivalent to a 1600 bpi %-inch 925LX, 925, and 935 users can all tape at half the price. The 1.3 Gbytes field upgrade to the Series 949. per tape cartridge delivers an unat- Convenient system packaging - The tended backup solution for many Series 949 is supported in the same configurations. popular AlOOlA cabinet as the Series The new highly reliable thin-film 925LX. 925, and 935. (See the article disk drive combines compact size in this issue entitled, "New midrange (55/4-inchform factor) with high- cabinet configurations" for more density data storage to provide an information.) Four new integrated HP Precision ideal storage system. The system Architecture-based systems are now New memory card package can house four of the new available in the low-end to midrange of 5 -inch 670-Mbyte disk drives inter- The Series 949 uses the new A1623A the HP 3000 family of commercial 32-Mbyte memory array with 4-Mbit nally. Totaling 2.6 Gbytes, there's processors - the Series 922LX (PIN enough internal disk space for most DRAMS. This allows the slots in the AIODA), Series 922RX (PIN A1046A), system to be used most effectively and configurations, and even more disks Series 922 (PIN A1041A), and Series can be supported externally. the configuration of up to 192 Mbytes 932 (PIN A1033A). of memory on the system. Easyfield upgrades - Users can begin with any of the Series 922 sys- Configurations The new entry-level Series 922LX is I tems and easily field upgrade to a The Series 949 preconfigured system half the price of a Series 925LX. It supports up to 32 users and comes inte- large configuration. When more per- comes standard with 64 Mbytes of formance and configurability are memory (two 32-Mbyte cards), grated with 24 Mbytes memory, a DDS tape drive, and 670-Mby te disk drive. needed, yet another field upgrade is ALLBASEIXL, TurboIMAGE. MPE available to the Series 932. XL FOS, two HP-IB cards, console The Series 922RX supports up to 64 connection, and one LANIC card users and includes 32 Mbytes of mem- Compact size - The system cabinet is Like the Series 925 and 935, FOS ory and 1.3 Gbytes of disk storage. The the size of a two-drawer filing cabi- media and cabinet products must be Series 922 supports up to 152 users net, a huge savings in floorspace over ordered separately. The Series 949 with the same configuration as the the Series 52/58. In addition, these field upgrade includes two processor Series 922RX. All three versions of the new systems require no special boards and 16 Mbytes of memory. Series 922 deliver 20 percent greater environmental preparations and plug performance than a Series 925. The into a standard wall outlet. ( Ordering information Series 932 is a performance upgrade delivering 60 percent greater perfor- Configurations Product No. Description mance than the Series 922 and supports HP 3000 Series 949 240 users. The Series 922LX comes standard with preconfigured 24 Mbytes of memory and one HP 3000 Series 949 field Features and benefits 670-Mbyte disk. The Series 922RX, upgrade 922, and 932 come with 32 Mbytes New low entry point into HP-PA - HP CHANNELS of memory and two 670-Mbyte disk February 1990 The new Series 922LX cuts the entry drives. All preconfigured versions of the Series 922 and Series 932 include 922LX and one DTC with Option 625 The menus below depict two users. The an integrated DDS backup device, sys- along with two other options (choose one ordering the A1178A SSP bundle tem consoles, ALLBASEISQL, and from Option 625, 803, and 805) to wants eight RS-232-C direct connec- MPE XL. Options unbundling ALL- qualify for the 17 percent discount. tions (one terminal connect card) with BASEISQL and TurboIMAGE will be the Series 922LX. With the SSP bun- available on the February HP Price List When to use the SSP dle, this user receives a 17 % discount for the Series 922 and 932. off the Series 922LX and the DTC Use the SSP to offer more competitive with eight ports. The user ordering the solutions for small configurations Ordering information A1180A SSP bundle wants 16 RS-232-C requiring up to and including 24 direct connections (two terminal con- terminal ports. Product No. Description nect cards) with the Series 922LX. This user receives a 13 % discount. AlODA HP 3000 Series 922LX How to order an SSP preconfigured A1046A HP 3000 Series 922RX Two SSP menus are shown below preconfigured A1033A HP 3000 Series 922 to help users define their system preconfigured configuration. I A1041A HP 3000 Series 932 preconfigured Series 922LX Structured Solution Menu System number: A1178A Solution adjustment: 17% Description: Series 9221,X package Revision date: January 1, 1990 New structured Required solution package for or optional HP 3000 Series choices Product Group Number of choices selected Product No. Required 1 SPU rn Series 922LX I a mx Maximum 1 Required Terminal 110 DTC 2345A Maximum 1 What is an SSP? Opt. 625 Required 1 Additional ports 6 RS232C modems Opt. 625 A Structured Solution Package (SSP) Maximum 1 is a marketing bundle that offers 8 RS-232-C direct connect Opt. 803 users lower-cost business solutions - U8 RS-422 direct connect Opt. 805 solutions that meet individual needs at competitive prices. The HP 3000 Series 922LX basic Structure Solution Pack- Series 922LX Structured Solution Menu ages consist of the following: System number: All80A Solution ad,justment: W% one integrated Series 922LX Description: Series 922LX package ' one Datacommunications and Revision date: January 1, 1990 Terminal Controller (DTC) one to three port cards Required or optional Users can take advantage of two SSP choices Product Group Number of choices selected Product No. bundles for the Series 922LX. The first Required 1 SPU Series 922LX SSP bundle offers a Series 922LX with Maximum 1 Lf_l up to 16 ports. At a minimum, users Required 1 Terminal 110 DTC 2345A must order the Series 922LX and one Maximum 1 rn DTC with Option 625 along with one Opt. 625 Required Additional ports 6 RS-232-C modems Opt. 625 other option (choose from Option 625, Maximum 2 803, and 805) to qualify for the 17 per- 18 RS-232-C direct connect Opt. 803 cent discount. U8 RS-422 direct connect Opt. 805 The second SSP bundle offers a Series 922LX with up to 24 ports. At a mini- continued on next page mum. users must order the Series I Ordering information The HP MICRO 3000RX comes stan- Clientlserver software services dard with 16 ports (with options to Please contact your HP representative The HP 3000 servers are based on the either delete or add 8 ports). The result for more details on the two SSP HP-PA platforms running the MPE XL is that for the same price as a 16-port bundles. operating system. User connections HP MICRO 3000GX, HP has bundled are via PCs on a local-area network in added functionality on the MICRO (LAN); HP 3000 servers do not sup- 3000RX to allow users to connect more port direct terminal connections. The A1178A Structured Solution Package than 16 users. with HP 3000 Series 922LX clientlserver software products included with each server are NewWave System A1180A Structured Solution Package The HP MICRO 3000RX will also be Services (file and peripheral sharing, offered as a convenient field upgrade PC administration, PC Backup), server for installed HP MICRO 3000GX networking software, and server portion users. By swapping a single board, of VPLUSIWindows. HP 3000 users can increase maximum terminal connectivity by 50 percent. The New HP MICRO HP MICRO 3000RX field upgrade Robust server functionality included includes a CPU board with new firm- at no charge 3000RX now available ware and 4 Mbytes of memory, as well Each HP 3000 server, including all as 16 additional ports. HP MICRO server software, is priced to be equal 3000LX users may upgrade to the to the price of the equivalent HP 3000 HP MICRO 3000RX by doing a box multiuser system. This means that users swap upgrade and taking advantage of who do not need terminal connections return credits. and desire server functionality can receive a more cost-effective solution Both the HP MICRO 3000RX system than was available in the past. Users and field upgrade are available can receive an effective discount rang- immediately. ing from 9 to 26 percent when purchas- ing the server solution. Product No. Description 32543A HP MICRO 3000RX Flexible upgrade paths allow for 30543A HP MICRO 3000RX field future growth upgrade The main upgrade path for a server is 32543AH HP MICRO 3000RX box swap to a higher performing server. Server- upgrade to-server upgrade options are listed under each HP 3000 field upgrade product. HP 3000 New family of Terminal support can be added later If terminal support is later required on HP 3000 sewers an HP 3000 server. the new Add-On delivers client/sewer Terminal Support for Servers is a sim- ple field upgrade that gives users the On January 11, Hewlett-Packard flexibility to turn an HP 3000 server announced the HP MICRO 3000RX; OLTP into the equivalent HP 3000 system a full replacement for the HP MICRO with full terminal and PC support. 3000GX with even greater configurabil- The HP 3000 server family is a full line ity. The new HP MICRO 3000RX sup- of servers ranging from the Server On multiuser systems, users can pur- ports up to 24 ports, which means users 922LX to the Server 960. The server chase all desired clientlserver applica- now have the option of connecting more products provide an easy, new way to tions and server software, thereby than 16 users. Where previously users present the HP 3000 system's outstand- allowing a multiuser system to act as a could choose between a LAN and an ing clientlserver products to users who INP for the fourth card slot, they now are requesting that functionality. PC can choose among a LAN, an INP, or users can run all existing HP 3000 a third ATP. applications via terminal emulation plus clientlserver applications on the HP 3000 servers. server for PC users - while still sup- per cassette, the C1511A DDS cartridge the near future. Until then, Series 800 porting terminal users. In fact, if a user tape drive will be popular with mid- SPUs cannot include the C1511A in is purchasing a mix of terminal connec- range users as a low-end alternative to their AlO(31A configurations. tions and PCs, it is less expensive to the HP 7979 1600 bpi magnetic tape purchase an HP 3000 multiuser system drive. A special MUX panel is available for that supports terminal connections. HP 9000 users who use MUXes instead Support for HP 9000 midrange users of DTCs. This panel, which attaches to Ordering information the back of the cabinet, holds 12 MUX The HP 9000 Models 8253, 8353, junction boxes and will be available on 835SE, 8453, and 845SE now are sup- I Product No. Description 1 the March 1 HP Price List as option ported in the AlOOlA system cabinet. many Server Version (Option 100) on lA7 off of the AlOOlA cabinet. Until The HP 9000 Models 635SV and then. it can be ordered from HP's HP 3000s 645SV are also supported. Any of the B1713A NewWave System Services Corporate Parts Center as above SPUs can be supported in the PIN A100l-67912. "SPU" section shown in the drawing A1153A Add-on Terminal Support for below. Servers Configurations and racking rails The C1511A DDS cartridge tape drive The diagram below shows all of the is currently supported only on the supported configurations. The follow- HP 3000 HP 9000 Model 8323. Support for ing table describes how to obtain the other Series 800 products is planned in correct racking rails for each compo- New midrange cabinet nent in the cabinet. confguratwns

The popular AlOOlA cabinet used by Supported configurations 900 Series HP 3000 users is now sup- ported with new configurations that support larger disk capacity and new peripherals. It is also available for HP 9000 midrange users.

Support for C220XX disk drives (1) DTC Larger system configurations can now be self contained in a compact cabinet. (1) 79791798017980XC or The AlOOlA cabinet now supports a (1) C1511A DDS maximum of six C220XX disk drives (four if an SPU is present). Combina- (1) SPU 8. battery backup or tions of HP 7936137 disk drives and (2) C220XX disks or (1) 797617937 disk C220XX disk drives are also sup- (2) C220XX disks or ported. Users can now support up to (1) 793617937 disk or 5.3 Gbytes of disk storage in their (1) CIB expander cabinet with an SPU. (2) C220XX disks or Support for ClSllA cartridge tape (1) 793617937 disk drive The DDS cartridge tape drive, based on Digital Audio Tape (DAT) technology, is also supported in the AlOOlA system cabinet. Providing 1.3 Gbytes of storage I continued on next page Ordering information HP 3000

1 Component Order Notes HP 3000 adds support - DTC AlOOlA for HP 700/41 ASCZZ Opt. 1A4 C1511A DDS 19500B and AlOOlA Opt. IA6 includes front bezel to surround DDS terminal AlOOlA mechanism Opt. 1A6 The 900 Series HP 3000 systems are SPU and BBU SPU PIN, Includes the following kits: 97099A (for SPU), A1019A adding support for the HP 700141 dis- Opt. 1A4 (for BBU). and A1051A (for Synapse Box, on 900 Series play terminal (PIN C1003G Opt. ABA). HP 3000 only) The HP 700141 display terminal, not C220XX disk 35199C previously supported on MPE XL sys- 79361371FL 79361371FL Includes the 19512A racking kit tems, provides a lower-cost terminal Opt. 1A4 alternative for 900 Series HP 3000 CIB expander SPU PIN Also available by ordering expander PIN Opt. 004. or applications that do not require the Opt. 004 racking kit 97099A sophisticated capabilities of the HP 700192 display terminal.

Functionally, the HP 700141 is similar to Wyse 30 terminals and does not sup- port 900 Series HP 3000 VPLUS or block mode. The HP 700141 also differs / New backup device .for HP 3000 systems from the 700192 in the handshaking sequences that cause the 700141 to transmit data to the host. These HP 3000 users will soon have three means an unattended backup of 1.3 sequences are documented in Appendix backup devices to choose from: %inch Gbytes of data in two hours.* It will be B of the HP 700141 Display Terminal cartridge tape, DDS, and M-inch tape. available as an embedded device in the The best solution for users will depend HP 3000 Series 922 and 932, and as a User's Guide (PIN 5959-5011) in the section entitled "Sending Data." Spe- on their individual backup, data inter- stand-alone device for the entire MPE cifically, the HP 700141 does not use change, and selective file restore XL and MPE VIE product line. the DCI handshake sequence used by requirements. Features and benefits the HP 700192. Hewlett-Packard announces the Digital The table below compares DDS against Applications that utilize these escape Data Storage (DDS) format tape drive, today's %-inch and M-inch tape sequences should enable type-ahead a recording format developed by products. capability to ensure that all data sent Hewlett-Packard and Sony based on from the HP 700141 is properly Digital Audio Tape (DDT) technology. For details of the new HP 3000 Series received by the HP 3000. More It offers capacity of up to 1.3 Gbytes on 922 systems, see the appropriate arti- information on the operation and func- a single piece of media and a transfer cles in this issue of HP Channels. tioning of the HP 700141 display termi- rate of 11 Mbytes per minute. That nal can be found in the HP 700141 Display Terminal Reference Manual I Feature 9145 DDS W8OA W8OXC 1 (PIN 5959-5013). This support of the Capacity (Mby tes) 133 1300 140 560 HP 700141 display terminal is effective Transfer rate (Mbyteslmin) 4 I I 42 42 with MPE XL Release 2.0. Media cost ($/Mbyte) $.n $.0l $. 18 $.03 Contact your HP representative for Two-hour backup (Gbytes) .50 1.3 2.3 3.9 more information. Interchange standard No DDS format 1600 and 6250 bpi No

*Please nore that becuus~1.3 Chyles are stored 011 one rape, 11 selecliw file restore could take up to tw/lours, depmditlg otl \t./zere !he dutu resides on tlie rr~pe.

HP CHANNELS Fehruun 1990 HP 3000 Features and benefits I New selfpaced Two new high-density Feature Benefit 1 tutorials for MPE V/E memory cards for Both the 32-Mbyte Increased amounts of and 64-Mbyre RAM memory can be inte- cards utilize advanced grated onto a single users HP 3000 and 9000 4-Mbit RAM memory card allow- technology. ing users to configure product lines higher amounts of A new set of self-paced tutorials for system memory with MPE VIE users provides introductory fewer memory slots. training for the general user of MPE V The new 64-Mbyte ECC RAM card machines. The Fundamental Skills (PIN A1152A) is supported only on course (PIN H2516A) will teach an end HP 3000 Series 9801100 and 9801200 Ordering information user how to log on and off, execute and HP 9000 Models 870S1100 and I simple commands, how to create and 870S1200 systems. modify simple text files, and the con- cepts of file manipulation. The The new 32-Mbyte ECC RAM card Advanced Skills course (PIN H2515A) (PIN A1623A) is suppbrted on HP 3000 will provide the general user with the Series 925LX, 925, 935, and the new additional information needed to man- Series 949. The new 32-Mbyte RAM age an account on the system, run jobs card is also supported on the HP 9000 in batch, and create user-defined Models 825S, 835S, 835SE, and the commands. new Models 8453 and 845SE. The A1623A is also available as an option Also in this issue Before these tutorials, a general end to these new SPUs at a reduced price user learned this material by reading at time of system purchase. Introducing DXfor manuals, through one-on-one training HP 9000 Series 800 with an experienced user, or attending a Using the new 32-Mbyte ECC RAM systems 21 card, the new HP 3000 Series 949 will multiple-day classroom course designed HP DDS-format tupe now support up to 192 Mbytes ECC for programmers or system managers. drives are here 23 Taking these tutorials will help the new RAM. The new HP 9000 Models 845s HP 7937H/XP/FLdisk user to become productive quicker and 845SE as well as the existing dnves to be removed from without tying up staff time and provide Models 8253, 835S, and 835SE will a basis for learning the applications that now support up to 128 Mbytes of ECC June 1990 HP Price List 27 will be used. Users can take the train- RAM. Memory maximums on the ing when they need it at their own pace. HP 3000 Series 925LX, 925, and 935 The tutorials can also be used again to have not changed. train other new staff. Using the new 64-Mbyte ECC RAM Ordering information card, the new HP 3000 Series 9801100 will support up to 512 Mbytes of system memory and the Series 9801200 will support up to I Gbyte of system mem- Fundamental Skills ory. The HP 9000 Models 870S1100 and H2SlSA HP 3000 MPE VIE: Advanced 870S1200 will support 768 Mbytes of Skills internal system memory.

These products are available both through HP DIRECT in the U.S. and Canada only. Outside the U.S. and Canada, users should contact their HP representative. Discontinuance for these products will Also in the midrange of the product occur on this schedule: family, the Models 845s (PIN A1608A) and 845SE (PIN A1609A) offer 23 ( General MIPS of performance in a compact, modular package. The Model 845s I Display controller/ offers SPU, 16 Mbytes ECC RAM, and Final U.S. orders 16-user HP-UX license. The Model I display station accepted 845SE offers SPU, 32 Mbytes ECC September 30. 1990 Final international RAM, @-user HP-UX licknse, addi- 1 obsolescence orders accepted tional channel adapter and eight-slot 1 March 30, 1991 Final shipments 110 expansion bay, and battery back-up The following products will be removed system. The products are also tield from the July 1, 1990, HP Price List. If upgradeable from the existing Models you have any questions, contact your 825S, 835S, and 835SE. HP representative. Powerful new systems / In the high end of the HP 9000 family. 1 Product No. Description the ~odels870S1100 and 87031200 offer adde&to HP9000 1 a field-installable growth path from the 98700A Display controller Display station (English) Series 800 and Series current Model 855~, users the Display station opportunity to grow into a system with (Canadian French) 600 ~roductlines up to 95 MIPS performance. The Display station (German) Model 870S1100 (PIN A1135A) offers Display station 50 MIPS performance and includes (European Spanish) Hewlett-Packard has strengthened its SPU, 96 Mbytes ECC RAM, and Display station (French) product line in UNIX-based multiuser 64-user HP-UX license. The Model Display slation (Dutch) and server systems and symmetrical 8701200 (PIN A1146A) adds an addi- Display station (Katakana) multiprocessing by introducing six new tional processor providing symmetrical Display station multiuser and server systems. This multiprocessing, giving the user up to (International English) introduction gives HP the broadest 95 MIPS performance. The Model Display station family of object-code compatible 870S1200 comes standard with SPU, (Canadian English) UNIX-based systems in the industry. 128 Mbytes ECC RAM, and 128-user Display station (Latin Spanish) The HP 9000 family of servers and HP-UX license. HP has also announced Display station (Norwegian) multiuser systems now range from 7 three-way and four-way symmetrical Display station MIPS at the low end, up to 95 MIPS multi-processing with the same Model (Swiss German) at the high end. 870S, targeted for the second half of Display station (Swiss French) 1990, providing even more performance Display station (Swedish) In the midrange of the HP 9000 Series growth at the high end of the HP 9000 Display sution (U.K. English) 800 product line, HP introduces three product line. Display station new systems. First, the Model 832s (Belgian Dutch) (PIN A1044A) is a 15-MIPS system that The Model 645SV (PIN 1607A) is the Display station (Finnish) includes SPU, 16 Mbytes ECC RAM, newest member of the HP 9000 Series Display station (Danish) integrated disk, integrated digital audio 600 family of servers. The Model Display station (Italian) tape of 1.2 Gbytes, and preinstalled 645SV joins the current Model 635SV Return credit for 98700A HP-UX operating system, all integrated offering tile, database, and compute Four lnernory planes into one compact package. The Model services to a networked topology. The Return credit for 98701A 8328 is an excellent choice for medium- Model 645SV offers 23 MIPS perfor- Graphics accelerator sized work group environments. mance, 32 Mbytes ECC RAM, 1.3- Return credit for 9MIOA Gbyte disk, LAN software including

HP CHANNELS February 1990 NFS, ARPA services, and X-Windows, HP 9000 Series 600 products are com- The Models 845s and 845SE are and two-user HP-UX server license pletely object-code compatible with performance upgrades to the current integrated into a .53-meter rack. All HP 9000 Series 800 products. Models 835S, 835S, and 835SE. As field-installable board upgrades to these Features and benefits systems, the Models 845s and 845SE I ensure the continued investment pro- Ere Benefit 1 tection for midrange users as well as extending the performance of the cur- Six new systems added to the HP 9000 This gives HP the broadest range of object- Series 800 and Series 600 product line. code compatible UNIX systems in the rent midrange packaging. industry. Most of the new systems are CPU board This provides existing users an easy, cost- The Models 870S/100 and 870S/200 upgrades to existing systems. effective upgrade path, and gives new users extend the high end of the product line the assurance of a cost-effective growth to performance levels nearly five times path. the current Model 8553. The Models Symmetrical multiprocessing is at the high Users can be assured of continued perfor- 870S1100 and the two-way symmetrical end of the HP 9000 Series 800 product mance growth at the high end of the prod- multiprocessing system, the Model line. uct line via simple, cost-effective board 870S1200, are board upgrades to the upgrades. existing Model 855s platform, guaran- teeing users the continued performance growth at the high end of the product line.

The Model 645SV extends the Series HP 9000 ServerIMultiuser Family 600 line by offering 23 MIPS perfor- mance to the server line and is also a board upgrade to the existing Model 635SV.

For further information, please contact your HP representative.

808s

I Product line positioning ( Although the upgrade path is a box swap, the Model 832s utilizes the same The Model 832S, a completely inte- memory and 110 cards as Models 808s grated system offering 15 MIPS of per- and 815s (based on the HP Precision formance, gives existing Models 808S, Bus technology), thus protecting the 815S, and 815s bundle users a growth users' investment in these memory and path to a higher performance system. 110 cards. Ordering information

Introducing the HP 9000 Model 870s: Product No. Description high-end HP-PA performance with symmetrical A1135A Model glOSllOO multiuser computer system: SPU includes one HP-PA processor, I multiprocessing 96 Mbytes ECC RAM, 64-user HP-UX license, and other items similar to the The HP 9000 Model 870s (PIN A1135A) (PIN A1146A) contains two CMOS Model 850Sl855S SPUs is both a board upgrade to the Model HP-PA processors, 128 Mbytes of mem- A1146A Model 810Sl200 multiuser 850S1855S and a stand-alone system ory, and a 128-user HP-UX license. computer system: SPU that combines the benefits of powerful includes two HP-PA proces- sors. 128 Mbytes ECC RAM, uniprocessors with symmetrical multi- The Model 870s is targeted for 128-user HP-UX license, and processing. The Model 870SlL00 con- telecommunications, manufacturing, other items similar to the tains one CMOS HP-PA processor, lodging, state and local government, Model 850Sl855S SPUs 96 Mbytes of memory, and a 64-user and medical markets. New Model 870s accessories HP-UX license. The Model 870S1200 A1152A 64-Mbyte ECC RAM board Features and benefits New sysrerrr upgrades A1141A Model 850s to Model K7OSl100 Opt. 723 upgrade kit: includes 48 I Feature Benefit 1 Mbytes ECC RAM and two memory controller cards Broad performance range in the same sys- Investment protection with convenient. tem cabinet (from the Model 850s at 14 economical field upgrades; system can be A1141A Model 8558 to Model glOSllOO MIPS, to the Model 8/OS/200 at up to 95 sized to today's needs with assurance that Opt.724 upgradekit:includes48 Mbytes ECC RAM and two MIPS) future needs will be met memory controller cards I.Tightly coupled, symmetrical multiprocess- Smooth, modular performance growth as A1142A Model glOSllOO to MOSl2OO Ing capabilities with a single copy of additional processors are added upgrade kit: includes 32 HP-UX 8.0, which transparently distributes Mbytes ECC memory workload among multiple Model 870s processors Powerful CMOS HP-PA technology with Cost effectiveness as a central computing For more information single-board processors resource with strong batch processing I capability; high reliability leading to lower For more information or to receive a cost of ownership technical data sheet on the new Model System support for up to 768 Mbytes main Flexible configuration for growing busi- 870s (PIN 5952-0965). contact your memory and 85.76 Gbytes disk capacity nesses and large departments with hun- HP representative. dreds of users Strong floating-point performance (10.5 DP Cost effectiveness in compute-intensive MFLOPS per processor) applications

HP product line positioning Configuration information The Model 870s is HP's most powerful The Model 870s uses the same system HP-UX multiuser system. It provides cabinet, memory, and I10 subsystems investment protection and a growth as the Model 850S1855S system. A new path for all Series 800 users. HP has 64-Mbyte ECC memory board is avail- announced up to four-way multiprocess- able only with the Model 870s to ing with the Model 870s processor, expand maximum memory up to 768 which means a tremendous perfor- Mbytes. Though only the Model mance range within the same system 870S1100 and 870S1200 have been cabinet. The Model 870s requires an introduced, remember that the HP-UX 8.0. Model 870s will support up to four- way symmetrical multiprocessing with HP-UX 8.0. Only Model 870s proces- sors (not Model 850S1855S processors) can be used in a multiprocessing configuration. HP 9000 845SE provides six CIO slots and six CTB slots in the SPU and an additional Introducing the new HP 9000 Models 845s eight CIO slots in the I10 expander and 845SE included with the Model 845SE. Ordering information The HP 9000 Models 845s (PIN channel MUX, additional channel I A1608A) and 845SE (PIN A1609A) are adapter with eight-slot I10 expander, Product No. Description new, high-performance entries to the battery back-up unit, and 64-user A1608A HP 9000 Model 845s multi- midrange of the HP 9000 Series 800 HP-UX license. Both systems are also user computer system; SPU product line. Both systems offer 23 available as field upgrades to existing consists of system processor, MIPS integer performance in a small, Models 8253, 8353, and 835SE. floating-point coprocessor, 16 Mbytes ECC RAM (A1037A), modular design. The Model 8453 six-channel multiplexer, HP-IB comes standard with 16 Mbytes ECC These systems offer high-performance interface, 16-user HP-UX RAM, one HP-IB interface, one six- computing in a small, modular package license (PIN 92452L). and general usage documentation channel multiplexer, and 16-user for medium-sized work groups and (PIN 92536A) (operating sys- HP-UX license. The Model 845SE departments ranging from approxi- tem software and media must comes standard with 32 Mbytes ECC mately 16 to 100 users. be ordered separately) RAM, one HP-IB interface, one six- Opt. 501 Add 8 Mbytes RAM (PIN AIOIOA) Opt. 516 Add 16 Mbytes RAM Features and benefits (PIN A1037A) Opt. 532 Add 32 Mbytes RAM 1 Feature Benefit I(PIN A1623A) Opt. 533 Substitute A1623A 32-Mbyte 50 percent performance boost over existing At 23 MIPS. this gives users the additional ECC RAM board for Models 835s and 835SE systems CPU performance for applications requir- PIN A1037A 16-Mbyte ECC ing increased amounts of compute power RAM board. (total system memory = 32 Mbytes) in a compact, modular, price-effective Opt. OEl Add powerfail battery back-up configuration system The Models 845s and 845SE offer 2.5 Good floating-point performance for users Opt. IA4 Racking hardware for MFLOPS of floating-point performance who want to combine multiuser with PIN Al00lA (1.6-meter) cabi- floating-point performance net. (hardware for racking SPU and BBU) Field upgradable from existing Models 825 Easy, cost-effective upgrade for current Model 845SE multiuser com- and 835 systems via board swap users, as well as a cost-effective, perfor- puter system; SPU consists of mance growth path for new midrange users system processor, floating- Support for the new 32-Mbyte ECC RAM Allows users to configure higher amounts point coprocessor, second memory card of system memory (up to 128 Mbytes) in integrated channel I10 adapter 8-, 16-, or 32-Mbyte increments. Also and eight-slot I10 expander, preserves (JTB slots if needed for current 32 Mbytes ECC RAM (PIN A1623A), six-channel or future (JTB cards multiplexer, HP-IB interface, powerfail battery back-up sys- tem, 64 user HP-UX license product NO. Upgrade path The HP 9000 Models 8453 and Model I -- - (PIN 92454L) and general 845SE add high-performance compute A1610A Model 825s to 845s usage documentation power to the midrange of the HP 9000 (PIN 92536A) (operating sys- AlCilA Model 825s to 845SE Series product line. The Models 8453 tem software and media must A1612A Model 835s to 845s be ordered separately) and 845SE extend the midrange perfor- A1615A Model 835s to 845SE Opt. 501 Add 8 Mbytes RAM mance up to 23 MIPS, leveraging from (PIN AIOIOA) the identical, modular midrange pack- A1613A Model 835SE to 845SE Opt. 516 Add 16 Mbytes RAM A1614A Model 845s to 845SE (PIN A1037A) aging. Additionally, the Models 8453 Opt. 532 Add 32 Mbytes RAM and 845SE provide an upgrade path (PIN A1623A) from the existing Models 8253, 8353, Configuration information Opt. 1A4 Racking hardware for and 835SE via field-installable, board PIN Al00lA (1.6-meter) cabi- The Models 8453 and 845SE require net. (hardware for racking upgrades. See the following table for SPU and BBU) product numbers of the new upgrade one additional I10 and memory slot for Opt. 004 Racking hardware for 110 paths. cooling purposes. This means that the expander for PIN AlOnlA Model 8453 provides six CIO slots and cabinet six (TB (memory) slots and the Model

FEBRUARY 1990 HP Channels d HP Yo00 Configuration information New HP 9000 Model 8328 - midrange The base system comes with 16 Mbytes of error correcting memory, 304-Mbyte performance in space-saving, integrated disk, 16 ports, 1.3-Gbyte digital audio tape drive, battery backup, as well as package 16-user HP-UX loaded on the disk at the factory. Configuration flexibility is The HP 9000 Model 832s and tape drives. Cost-effective, high- achieved with the expandability of up to (PIN A1044A) is the first midrange capacity backup comes standard with 64 Mbytes of memory, up to 2.6 Gbytes HP-PA HP 9000 system available in an the integrated 1.3-Gbyte digital audio of internal disk storage, and up to 64 integrated package. This desk-side sys- tape drive. The HP 9000 Model 8328 is ports, all of which can be installed and tem combines 90 percent of the Model targeted for the manufacturing, lodging, integrated into the package prior to 835s performance with HP's reliable, state and local government, telecommu- shipment. The Model 832s features the high-capacity, high-performance disk nications, and medical markets. HP Precision Bus (HP-PB) backplane that was introduced with the Model Features and benefits 815s and provides 10 available slots.

Feature Benefit Ordering information New midrange integrated package com- Space-saving footprint ideal for the office Product No. Description bines powerful SPU with high-performance and laboratory environment - offers 1 I disk and tape drives nearly unlimited location flexibility A1044A Model 832.7 integrated niulti- Factory-installed HP-UX, I10 cards, disks, Fast, easy installation - system shipped as user computer system; base and tape drives single, complete system ready to run appli- system includes system pro- cation solution cess, 16 Mbytes memory, 304 Mbyte disk drive. 1.3-Gbyte Digital data storage tape backup High-capacity, cost-effective tape device digital audio tape, 16-user offers ease of use with unattended backup HP-UX. 16 ports, and system for up to 1.3-Gbytes console Powerful NMOS 111 HP-PA technology High system performance with high relia- with single-board processor bility translating into a low cost of owner- ship for users System support for up to 64 Mbytes main Flexible configurations for medium-sized memory and 8-Gbyte disk capacity departments and businesses I I Offers upgrade for Model 815Sl808S Protection of user's investment in hardware and software

I Product-line positioning I bility to effectively meet the processing 1 I needs of 32 to 48 active users. The By offering users an integrated package Model 832s also continues to extend well suited for the emerging commer- the HP 9000 Series 800 integrated, cial UNIX system markets, the Model easy-to-install product offering that was 832s strengthens the midrange of the introduced with the Models 815s and HP 9000 Series 800 product line. With 808s. 90 percent of the Model 835s perfor- mance, the Model 832s has the capa- HP 9000 New HP 9000 Model 645SV server expands HP 9000 Models 835s the Series 600 family and 835SE price changes The HP 9000 Model 645SV server and grow to the Model 645SV via a (PIN 1607A) is the performance flag- simple board upgrade. The following HP 9000 Models 835s ship of the Series 600 family. Rated at and 835SE systems have been repriced 23 MIPS, it features 32 Mbytes of sys- Ordering information effective January 1. Contact your HP tem memory, 1.3 Gbytes of mass stor- representative for more information. age, and networking including ARPA Product No. Description and NFS services and X Window Sys- A1607A Model 645SV server tem. It offers object-code compatibility A1624A Model 635SV to 645SV with the Model 635SV and the Series upgrade; consists of Model A1035A Model 835s multiuser 800 family, and represents a growth 645SV processor board, PDH computer system board, and 8 Mbytes ECC A1040A Model 835SE multiuser path from the Model 635SV server. RAM (PIN AlOlOA) Price-sensitive users can take advantage A1627A Model 645SV multiuser of the Model 635SV's lower price point upgrade

Features and benefits HP 9000

I Feature Benefit I Comparing the new Bundled peripherals and networking hard- Model 8458 performance at a lower invest- HP 9000 Model 375 ware and software ment cost for server configuration Network Computing System (NCS) option Facilitates distributed applications to the Model 370 development HP NewWave Office support Provides complete clientlserver solution Will the Model 375 replace the Model supporting mail, database, networked PC management, and filelprint capabilities 370? Server license Provides unlimited programmatic access Yes. In both price and performance. Multiuser upgrade Protection of customer's investment in The 50-MHz 68030 processor in the hardware and software by allowing growth Model 375 is object-code compatible path to multiuser environment with the 25133-MHz 68030 in the Board upgrade from Model 635SV Easy, cost-effective board upgrade Model 3601370.

- X Window Sysrem is a rradenlark of Massachuse~~sIns~irure of Technology Will the same RAM boards from the Model 370 (9825&4/B/Cand 98264A/B) work in the Model 375? No. The Model 375 requires new RAM boards. The PINS are 98229AlB.

Will the addition of RAM to a Model 375 take DIO II slots? No. The RAM boards connect directly to the CPU board and do not take any DIO I1 slots. continued on next page

FEBRUARY 1990 I I I HP Channels 3 How many slots on the Model 375 CPU HP 9000 board are available for RAM? Distinguishing bet ween the HP 9000 Models Physically eight; however, each RAM board takes a pair of slots. Today, the 340 and 345 Model 375 has a maximum RAM capacity of 32 Mbytes. More RAM Will the newly introduced HP 9000 Do the Models 340 and 345 have the capacity will be available with the Model 345 replace the Model 340? same chassis? introduction of 4-Mbit DRAM chips. No. Both workstations meet difference Yes. Will all the expanders that worked on price points. the Model 370 work on the Model 375? Will the Model 345 support the Will the Models 340 and 345 both have TurboSRX graphics ? Yes. The Models 370 and 375 have the an upgrade path to the next-generation same chassis. Yes. The Model 340 will not support products? TurboSRX graphics. Will the floating-point-accelerator Yes. Both workstations will have an board (9824&1/B) work in the Model upgrade path via a box swap. Will the Model 345 support the CHX 375? graphics? Can you get a three-button mouse on No. Users who require a floating-point No. The Model 345 does support the the Models 340 or 345? accelerator should buy a Model 375 CH graphics but will not support the and a board upgrade to the 68040 chip. Yes. Order Option 061 on any Model add-on Bcce~erator(PIN 98556~).This The Motorola 68040 chip will have a 3401345 bundled workstation. is due to the extra power required by built-in floating-point accelerator that the 50-MHz 68030 chip in the Model will provide excellent floating-point Are the 4-Mbvte RAM cards for the 345. The Model 340 will support both performance. It will also be source- Models 345 and 340 interchangeable? CH and CHX graphics. code compatible with Motorola's 68882 No. The Model 345 uses ECC RAM Will the Model 340 have a Centronics processor used in today's products. (PIN 98229B) while the Model 340 interface like the Model 345? uses parity RAM (PIN 98268A). Can the Model 370 be upgraded to the No. Model 375 via board swap? Will the Model 340 have an option for Yes. The Model 370 CPU board, RAM the internal 200-Mbyte SCSl disk like Must special Centronics sofrware be board, and human interface boards will the Model 345? ordered to access the Centronics inter- face on the Model 345? be replaced by one board taking two Yes. The internal disk is optional at Dl0 I1 slots. order time or field installed for existing Yes. This can be ordered using Option Model 340 users. The Model 340 sup- 012 on any Model 345 bundled When upgrading a Model 370 to a ports both the internal disk and Dl0 I workstation. Model 375, will you have any additional slot, concurrently. Dl0 11 slots available? Yes. A Model 375 SPU has two avail- Will the Model 345 have an optional able Dl0 I1 slots and a Model 375 with DIO I slot like the Model 340? a graphics top has one open Dl0 I1 No. The DIO I slot upgrade for the slot. Model 340 (PIN 98013A) is not sup- ported on this Model 345. Will the Model 375 support the CHX Positioning the HP 9000 Models 345 and 375 graphics? Yes. The Model 375 has a larger power Are both the Models 345 and 375 board Will the Model 345 bundles have the supply than the Model 345 and can upgradeable to the 68040 processor? preloaded HP-UX Options 404, 405, meet the power requirements of the 408, 409, and 410 like the Model 375? 50-MHz 68030 processor, CH graphics No. The Model 375 is board upgrade- (PIN 98550A), and the accelerator able to the Motorola 68040 processor. No. However the Model 345 does have (PIN 98556A), concurrently. The The Model 345 will be upgradeable to options for a 200-Mbyte internal SCSI Model 345 will only support the CH the 68040 via a box swap. disk with preloaded HP-UX. graphics and not the CHX graphics.

How many slots do the Models 345 and Will the Model 375 have a 200-Mbyte What interfaces are on the CPUIRAMI 375 have for RAM? internal disk like the Model 345? Human interface board of the Models Both models physically have eight slots; No. 345 and 375? however, each RAM board takes two RS-232-C, normal-speed HP-IB. slots. This means that each model has Will the Models 345 and 375 have the HP-HIL, Centronics, LAN (Thick or four slots available for RAM. RAM three-button mouse? Thin), and a disk interface. On the does not take any Dl0 I or I1 slots Yes. The three-button mouse will come Model 375, SCSI is standard with high- like some of the previous Series 300 standard in all Model 375 bundles. speed HP-IB optional. On the Model models. Model 345 bundled workstations have 345, both SCSI and high-speed HP-IB an option for the three-button mouse. are options. Both high-speed HP-IB and Will the 8-Mbyte RAM boards for the SCSI on the Models 3451375 take the Model 375 (PIN 982298) work in the Will a user need to speci' ThickLAN or same physical location; therefore, both Model 345? ThinLAN on the Models 345 and 375 cannot be ordered concurrently. No. This is due to a physical size workstations? restraint. The 4-Mbyte RAM board No. Both workstations have a LAN (PIN 98229A) will work in the Model interface that is jumper selectable to 375. The 4-Mbyte RAM board will ThinkLAN or ThinLAN. This does not take the same number of slots as the need to be specified at order time and 8-Mbyte RAM board. can be set at the user's site.

Will the 98577A, 98570A, and 985684 Will the Models 345 or 375 have Opt. 132 expanders work on rhe Model oprionsfor ordering pa,.irv RAM? 375?- - No. Both systems will come standard Yes. The Model 375 has the same chas- with ECC RAM, ECC RAM will cut sis as the Models 330135013601370. down on system crashes due to RAM These expanders will not work on the errors. Model 345. Will both the Models 345 and 375 have What release of HP-UX will the Models Centronics integaces? 345I375 require? Yes. Centronics comes standard on both HP-UX 7.0. systems. Order the software drivers to allow access to the Centronics port (Options 012 on all bundled systems). HP 9000 HP 9000 HP 9000 Series 200 HP 9000 Series 500 accessories obsolescence accessories The following HP 9000 Series 500 Product No. Description obsolescence accessories will be removed from the SU PASCAL compiler HP Price List effective March 1, 1990. RTR Pascal Contact your HP representative for SU IMAGE DBM The following HP 9000 Series 200 more information. products will be removed from the RTR IMAGE DBM HP Price List on July 1, 1990. Contact 32-user HP-UX Product No. Description your HP representative for more SU HP-UX information. Computer shell Return credit 2nd 110 processor 16-user HP-UX I Product No. Description 3rd 110 processor MU FORTRAN 77 Additional CPU CPU upgrade kit RTR FORTRAN 77 Floating-point CPU 9816 ID prom upgrade MU Pascal compiler 25 floating-point CPU MMU CPU upgrade RTR Pascal Two I-Mbyte RAM boards Keypad interface IMAGEIQUERY DBM 25 pairs I-Mbyte RAM Small keyboard RTR IMAGEIQUERY 2-Mbyte RAM board Large keyboard 32-user HP-UX 25 2-Mbyte RAM boards Video card 16-user HP-UX 110 processor Powerfail upgrade Return credit 25 I10 processor ROM HPL 2.0 Thermal printer BAS1C 2 .0 HPL 2.1 software 20-Mbyte disk Return credit RTR HPL 2.1 I10 expander RTR BASIC Terminal emulator EIA rack mount 64-user HP-UX Modular computer Display buffer BASIC graphics Return credit Return credit HP-GKS Discontinuance for these products will RTR BASIC graphics DGL skelton device occur on this schedule: IMAGE DBM RTR IMAGE DBM Discontinuance for these products will 1 Date Activity Return credit occur on this schedule: July 1, 1990 Removal from price list Return credit July 31, 1990 Final U.S. orders Color interface 1 Date Activity I accepted Tech. BASIC March 1, 1990 Removal from price list September 30, 1990 Final international RTR Tech. BASIC orders accepted Final U.S. orders HP Windows March 31. 1990 March 30, I991 Final shipments accepted Return credit 1 May 31, 1990 Final international SU HP-UX orders accepted SU FORTRAN 77 November 30, 1990 Final shipments RTR FORTRAN 77 HP 9000 Refer to the product data sheets for more detailed information on these Introducing DK for HP 9000 Series 800 differences. systems Both DTCs can be managed by the same OpenView DTC manager. This The DTC Terminal Access19000 environments will be able to achieve a means that the same OpenView work- (PIN 2345A) provides HP-UX users the large number of connections and have station and software package can down- capability to connect a large number of access to either single or multiple sys- load either DTC. These downloads users to HP 9000 Series 800 systems. tems (host switching) on the LAN. The determine the DTC's behavior and fea- HP-UX users have been constrained by actual limitations on the number of tures. Now, the DTC management sta- the physical limitations of MUX ports "active" users supported will depend tion cannot run both a DTCl9000 and a available in the Series 800 systems. on the type of application that the cus- DTCl3000 at the same time. This will With the DTCl9000, users in LAN tomer is using. be a part of a future enhancement.

Features and benefits As the DTC platform continues to evolve, the user investment will be pro- 1 Feature Benefit 1 tected. HP will continue to build more functionality into the DTC without Multiple system access to HP 9000 Cost effective - applications can be dis- requiring hardware changes, and HP Series 800 systems tributed across multiple systems for maxi- mum CPU utilization will be able to provide a flexible prod- uct that will meet the needs of a variety Support industry-standard protocols Flexibility - provides basis for multiven- dor connectivity in the future; protects of user environments from a single investments hardware platform. Add terminal users without disrupting the Increased network uptime-terminal users HP 9000 Series 800 system; users can have greater system availability Ordering information/promotional alternate systems if a given system fails bundles Eliminates the need for virtual terminal Higher performance terminal The DlTl9000 may be ordered with the (Telnet and rlogin) sessions between connectivity - more CPU power avail- systems able for application load. HP 9000 Series 800 system promotion or as a stand-alone product. The fol- lowing is the information required to HP-UX product-line positioning DTC/9000 order the product in both ways. Note: When a user purchases the DTCl9000 Terminal connections to HP 9000 sys- ' used to communicate with HP 9000 as a part of the HP 9000 Series 800 sys- tems can be achieved in one of two Series 800 systems tem promotion, the product is offered at ways - with system multiplexers or via has high-port count a special reduced price. DTCl9000. The decision on which of these methods best fits a user will ' based on standard Telnet TCPIIP DTC/9000 protocols Ordering the with a system depend on specific requirements in promotional bundle terms of functionality, performance, ' provides host switching and pricing. These promotions provide a DlT19000 ' does not provide printerlmodem sup- discount to users who order an Currently, one DTC cannot access both port at first release HP 9000 Series 800 system at the same HP 9000 and 3000 systems simultane- ' multivendor support planned for end time as the DlTl9000 product. It ously. Until one DTC can support of year 1990 includes the HP 9000 Series 800 as access to both systems, different termi- specified, the DTCl9000 (maximum nology will be used to help clarify the DTC/3000 quantities determined by the size of differences in what functionality is sup- Series 800 system purchased), and the ported by each system. It is important ' used to communicate with HP 3000 options for asynchronous connector to understand that both DTCs share the systems cards. Note: The OpenView DTC man- same hardware platform but are con- has high-port count ager (PIN 32054A) and the OpenView figured with different downloads. These ' provides terminal and X.25 access downloads determine the behavior and functionality of the DTCs. The follow- ' provides host switching ing naming conventions will be used: Windows workstation (PIN 32054A) are required to run the IYrC and must be ordered separately, but are not required Also in this issue to be eligible for the promotion. General HP ALLBASEI4GL now HP AXDS/PC now Note: This promotion may not be available on new MPE XL available in all countries. Check with systems your HP representative for more 1 supports panning information. HP commits to TRANSACT The HP accelerated X Window dis- Ordering the DTC/9000as a stand- New midrange cabinet play server software for the PC alone product confgumtions (HP AXDSIPC, PIN D2300B) has been updated to support hardware panning. All add-on DTC19000s may be ordered Two new high-density The panning feature allows the by using the current stand-alone prod- memory cards for HP 3000 HP AXDSIPC user to view and display uct numbers as listed. and 9000 product lines windows in an area of 1,024 ~1,024 HP DDS-format tape pixels using a 640x480 VGA or Product No. Description drives are here 1,024~768monitor. 2345A rn New SCSl mass stomge Opt. 015 Set for 220V operation systems from HP By configuring the HP AXDSIPC soft- Opt. 240 ThickLAN with MAU HP 7937H/XP/FLdisk ware for a display area of 1,024 x 1,024 Opt. 241 ThinLAN without MAU pixels, the user will see windows Opt. 242 ThinLAN drives to be removed from Opt. 803 RS-232-C connector card June 1990 HP Price List according to the monitor size, but the Opt. 805 RS-422 connector card offscreen area can be viewed by moving Introducing HP OpenView the mouse cursor to the edge of the D2355A OpenView DTC Manager Network Management software screen. Since panning is processed Server available on 32054A OpenView Windows - locally by the HP A1086A intelligent HP-UX workstation graphics controller 10 card, response opt. 004 DTC configuration (must HP OpenView Program order) time while panning is instantaneous, expands - now extended without any overhead on the application under UNIX system or PC. Note: Modem connections are not sup- ported in this release of the DTCl9000, Panning is useful for a variety of pro- therefore, these cards should not be grams, such as FrameMaker, that ordered for modem connections. For a require a 1,024 ~768or 1,024 ~1,024 complete explanation of the current pixel area to fully display the applica- stand-alone product structure, refer to tion windows. the DTC Terminal Access19000 product data sheet. Contact your HP representative for more information. Desktop New high-capacity drives and controller for HP kctra 486 PC Mu>5 Storage HP DDS-format tape On February 1, 1990, Hewlett-Packard maximum drive throughput. The con- introduced a new high-performance troller also comes standard with 64 drives are here ESDI controller and two high-capacity Kbytes of on-board hardware cache. drives for its top-of-the-line HP Vectra The read-ahead cache allows the con- Hewlett-Packard announces the digital 486 PC. The drives and controller troller to anticipate future CPU read data storage (DDS) format tape drives. boast state-of-the-art performance and requests. Data in the cache can be The HP Series 6400 Models 1300H industry-leading quality and reliability. accessed as fast as .5 milliseconds, (HP-IB, PIN C1511A) and Model 1300s The new products are particularly well vastly improving the speed of the over- (SCSI, PIN C1512A) tape drives are on suited for multiuser, server, computer- all mass storage subsystem. In addition the February 1 HP Price List. aided design, and other demanding to the new 330- and 670-Mbyte drives, The tape drives provide a low-cost, applications. the controller supports HP's existing 108- and 152-Mbyte ESDI drives. high-capacity, unattended backup solu- The drives are available in 330-Mbyte tion for HP 3000 and HP 9000 systems. (PIN D1660A) and 670-Mbyte For complete AT compatibility. the The DDS-format tape drives are based on digital audio tape (DAT) technology. (PIN D1661A) formatted capacities. controller offers an innovative feature With two drives, they provide the called drive splitting. It provides the DAT uses an advanced form of helical scan recording to store 1.3 Gbytes of HP Vectra 486 PC with a maximum capability to split physical drives larger data on a DDS cassette, approximately capacity of over 1.3 Gbytes. They have than 528 Mbytes into two logical the size of a credit card. I:] interleave, average access times of drives. This selected feature allows the less than 16 milliseconds, and transfer subsystem to sidestep a capacity limit The new DDS-format is one of the rates of 20 Mbits per second (33 per- imposed by MS-DOS and the AT archi- steps that takes DAT from a audio prod- cent faster than the highest-performance tecture. It ensures the correct operation uct to a data storage product. It was drives currently available). The drives of all DOS applications. designed for the high reliability needs offer the highest reliability in the of a data storage device. HP coauthored industry today. Their rated mean time Contact your HP representative for the format and is leading the industry between failures (MTBF) is over more information. towards its adoption as the standard for 150,000 hours. computer data storage. MS-DOS is (1 U.S. registered trademark of' Features The controller (PIN D1664A) sets a new Microsofr Corp. standard in performance while retaining 1.3 Gbytes capacity and 11 Mbytes register-level AT compatibility. It has per minute transfer rate been carefully tuned to the drives, low-cost media optimizing overall system performance. It supports a 20-Mbits per second trans- 8-second power-on cycle, 18-second fer rate, taking full advantage of the load time ' DDS-format standard Fastsearch Benefits Unattended backup - The HP Series 6400 Models 1300H and 1300s can store 1.3 Gbytes of data in under two hours. The high capacity and fast transfer rate reduces operator inter- vention making it a more cost- effective backup technology. contin~tedon next page Fast and easy tape loading - The patch and MPE XL allowing data Muss S~oruge DDS-format tape drives have a interchange between HP 3000 systems power-on cycle of 8 seconds and load and XL machines. New SCSI mass time of 18 seconds. The tape is ready storage systems to start backup in under 30 seconds. Both the Model 1300H and 1300s are suitable for backup of HP 9000 techni- from HP Low-cost media - The small size, cal workstations, network servers, or high-quality media provides users multiuser systems. Both the Model with a low-cost way to distribute soft- 1300s and 1300H tape drives are sup- Hswlett-Packard has introduced a new ware. At $15 per cassette, you can sig- ported on HP 9000 Series 300 at the 7.0 family of mass storage systems aimed nificantly reduce your media costs release of HP-UX. For HP 9000 Series at high-performance HP workstations. because you can store the equivalent 800 both, models will be supported at Based on the Small Computer Systems of 10 6250-bpi tapes or 10 %-inch the 8.0 release of HP-UX. Interface (SCSI), the HP Series 6000 cartridge tapes on a single DDS Models 330s (PIN C2212A) and 660s cassette. Product line positioning (PIN C2213A) integrate HP's own high- capacity hard-disk mechanism with Dependable data storage - Data The DDS-format tape drives will integrity is one of the most important a choice of two additional drives: a coexist with the %-inch and %-inch features of your backup device. To digital-audio-tape (DAT) drive, a tape drive product line. ensure that data is safely stored, the compact-disk read-only-memory DDS-format tape drives uses powerful (CD-ROM) device. a rewritable-optical Users should choose %-inch cartridge error correction routines and read- disk drive, andlor additional hard-disk tape drives as a low-cost, entry-level after-write, which verifies the data drives. solution for backup of 67 to 536 after it has been written. Mbytes of disk capacity. They should The new products offer HP workstation Data interchange between systems - continue to use %-inch cartridge tape users flexibility never before available, The DDS-format gives users the abil- for HP %-inch compatibility and to with state-of-the-art peripherals that ity to interchange data between differ- boot and install on the HP 9000 Series address a wide range of storage needs. ent manufacturers' systems. HP is the 300. Software for the HP 9000 and Previously, if users wanted multiple first computer manufacturer to market HP 3000 will continue to be distributed mass-storage peripherals, they were DDS-format tape drives with a com- on %-inch cartridge tape. Software for forced to buy multiple standalone plete systems solution. Other manu- the HP 3000 will also be available on products. The new Models 330s and facturers will follow, so you will see DDS cassettes. 660s allow users to configure drives a number of DDS format products on that meet a variety of needs, in one the market with similar functionality. The M-inch tape products provide compact package, at a list price lower Sixteen tape drive manufacturers higher performance than DDS-format than the standalone equivalents. support DDS as a standard and are products for backup and restore. developing DDS-format products of Although the Models 1300H and 1300s The new storage systems are designed their own. The DDS manufacturers have a similar transfer rate as the with a base configuration of one group is working toward making the HP 7979A, the HP 7980A has twice 5 %-inch hard-disk drive, with two full- DDS-format the future standard for the performance. height 5 %-inch empty slots. The HP data interchange, the same way Series 6000 Model 660s features a %-inch tape and floppy disk are DDS-format tape drives provide high- 664-Mbyte (formatted) hard-disk mech- today. capacity unattended backup to 1.3 anism; the HP Series 6000 Model 330s Gbytes with fast file retrieval. They are Fast file retrieval - Fastsearch* is a features a 332-Mbyte (formatted) hard- facility unique to DAT, which makes a lower-cost solution than %-inch tape disk drive. The empty slots can be used file retrieval easier. It searches the and provide higher performance than for additional HP hard-disk drives, or tape at 200 times the normal read %-inch cartridge tape drives. users can choose any combination of speed to find a file in an average of the following HP devices to meet 20 seconds. Ordering information specific application needs:

Host support - The Model 1300H is I Product No. Description I a DAT drive that implements the a high-capacity, low-cost solution for C1511A HP Series 6400 Model 1300H digital-data storage (DDS) recording backup, data interchange, or software with HP-IB interface format and that can back up 1.3 distribution on HP 3000 systems. It is C1512A HP Series 6400 Model 1300s Gbytes of information in two hours supported on MPE VIE from Vd8 with SCSI interface

*Fastsearch will be available on selected systems by the end of 1990. Moss Storage a CD-ROM drive that enables users Product N;. Description to access data from 600-Mbyte disks Opt. 003 Adds 1.3-Gbyte digital audio New mass storage containing information such as data- tape drive to C2212A (includes base libraries and audiolvisual train- a DAT cassette and head clean- systems offer higher ing programs ing cassette) Opt. 004 Adds CD-ROM drive to capacity, lower price a rewritable-optical disk drive that C2212A (includes a disk caddy) conforms to the IS0 and ANSI defini- Opt. 005 Adds rewritable optical drive tion for the continuous-composite for- to C2212A (includes an optical mat; the rewritable cartridges used disk cartridge) with this drive stores 650 Mbytes of Opt. 024 Adds two CD-ROM dr~vesto C2212A (includes two disk data (325 Mbytes per side) and can be caddies) written to and erased as many times Opt. W03 Converts I-year return-to-HP as necessary with no data or media warranty to 90-day on-site degradation. warranty C2213A HP Series 6000 Model 660s mass storage system consisting Users can choose to have HP integrate of a 664-Mbyte fixed disk the optional mechanisms at the factory drive in a compact package or can use an upgrade kit to install the with upgrade capability Hewlett-Packard has introduced a new drives. Opt. 001 Adds 332-Mbyte fixed disk to C2213A family of high-performance 5 %-inch Opt. 002 Adds 664-Mbyte fixed disk to hard-disk drives for entry-level through The high-performance SCSI disk-drive C2213A high-end HP computer systems: the mechanisms offered with the HP Series Opt. 003 Adds 1.3-Gbyte digital audio tape drive to C2213A (includes HP Series 6000 Models 335, 670, and 6000 Models 330s and 660s systems a DAT cassette and head clean- 1.34. All models integrate HP's own have a 16.5-ms seek time, an average ing cassette) high-performance, high-capacity 5 %- Opt. 004 Adds CD-ROM drive to access time of 25.1 ms, and a mean- inch disk mechanisms. The result is time-between-failure (MTBF) rating C2213A (includes a disk caddy) more storage capacity, smaller packag- of 150,000 hours. Opt. 005 Adds rewritable opt~caldrive ing, and cost per megabyte savings of to C2213A (includes an optical 50 percent or more. The disk firmware has been designed to disk cartridge) optimize available disk throughput on Opt. 022 Adds two 664-Mbyte fixed disk drives to C2213A The new products replace the HP 7936 HP 9000 Series 300 workstations run- Opt. 024 Adds two CD-ROM drives to and 7937 high-end storage systems, C2213A (includes two disk ning HP-UX 7.0. With this level of and the HP 7959B, 7962B, and 7963B throughput, users should experience caddies) Opt. W03 Converts I-year return-to-HP midrange products. Like their predeces- twice the performance of HP disk- warranty to 90-day on-site sors, the Models 335, 670, and 1.34 drive families such as the HP 795XS. warranty will set new standards in disk storage HP 795XB, and HP 796XB. Model 33OS/660S upgrade kits system reliability, floor space utiliza- C2290A Upgrade kit to add 332-Mbyte tion, and cost per megabyte pricing. Disk-only configurations are orderable fixed disk drive to Model immediately. DAT, CD-ROM, and 33OSl66OS The family consists of the following rewritable-optical configurations will C2291A Upgrade kit to add 664-Mbyte capacities and interfaces: be available in the second calendar fixed disk drive to Model 33OSl66OS quarter of 1990. Upgrade kits are avail- The HP Series 6000 Model 335H able and will make later installation of C2292A Upgrade kit to add 1.3-Gbyte digital audio tape drive to (PIN C2200A), which stores 335 these mechanisms easy if a disk-only Model 330Sl660S (includes Mbytes of data and is available with system is purchased today. DAT cassette and head clean- ing cassette) an HP-IB interface. Ordering information C2293A Upgrade kit to add CD-ROM The HP Series 6000 Models drive to Model 330Sl660S 670H (PIN C2203A), 670XP (includes disk caddy) Product No. Description (PIN C2202A), and 670FL C2294A Upgrade kit to add rewritable C2212A HP Series 6000 Model 330s optical drive to Model (PIN C2201A) with 670 Mbytes of mass storage system consisting 330Sl660S (includes an optical data storage and HP-IB, HP-IB cache, of a 332-Mbyte fixed disk disk cartridge) and HP-FL fiber-optic interfaces, dr~vein a compact package with upgrade capability respectively. Opt. 001 Adds 332-Mbyte fixed disk to C2212A continued on next page Mass Sroruge rn The HP Series 6000 Model 1.34FL Ordering information (PIN C2204A) that stores 1.34 Gbytes New cabinets for The following products are orderable of information and has an HP-FL from HP DIRECT (see phone numbers interface. HP Series 6000 disk listed in Supplies section).

The storage systems measure 132-mm drives I Product No.* Description 1 high x 325-mm wide x 554-mm long. Four Model 1.34FL units store 5.4 92211Y Four-pack cabinet, up to four The introduction of the new HP Series disk drives Gbytes of data and can be housed in the 6000 Models 335H, 670HlXPlFL. and 462YYA 19-inch ELA cabinet. up to same cabinet currently used to store 1.34FL disk storage systems is accom- eight disk drives 1.14 Gbytes of information with two panied by the introduction of new HP 7937 storage systems. cabinetry for these disk drives. *The HP Series 6000 Models 335H, 670H/XP/FL, and 1.34FL are supported in With some models costing less than Provisions have been made to allow both the HP 9221lY arid tire HP 46299A. $12lMbyte, the new storage systems are installation of the new drives in some Other i.tlt>iirets ma! not l1rri.r undrrgorle tlir priced as much as 55 percent lower of the older DSS cabinets as well. appropriotr environmental testing. than the products they replace. And mean-time-between-failure (MTBF) New installations Existing installations ratings are 35 to 50 percent higher. For Some older cabinets will support example, the Model 670H has a speci- rn HP 92211Y - A 325-mm wide disk drive cabinet accommodating up to the Series 6000 Models 335H, fied 100,000-hour MTBF, compared to 670HIXPIFL, and 1.34FL: the HP 7937 that has a 72,000-hour rat- four HP Series 6000 disk drives. ing. Performance is comparable to their - comes completely assembled with HP 19511A - One of the new disk predecessors, with improvements in a Design Plus cabinet, four rack drives will fit where one HP 7936137 seek time and average latency: 17 ms mount kits, four internal power was meant to go. The disk drives will and 7.4 ms, respectively. Power cords, and a power strip fit the standard rails installed in this requirements have been reduced by cabinet. more than 50 percent. - maximum storage capacity is 5.36 Gbytes rn HP 19514A - One of the new disk All these improvements represent excel- rn HP 46299A - A 19-inch wide EIA drives will fit where one HP 7936137 lent cost-of-ownership value for users cabinet accommodating up to eight was meant to go, however, one and will result in longer periods of HP Series 6000 Models 3358, HP 922114 tray adapter kit is uninterrupted system availability and 670HlFL/XP, and 1.34FL disk drives. required. The adapter kit is available maintenance savings of up to 50 from HP DIRECT. - comes completely assembled and percent. includes a cabinet, eight-tray If you have any questions, or if you adapter kits, a PDU, eight internal The disk drives will be supported on need spare parts for these standard power cords, and front and rear the following systems cabinets, please contact your local doors Hewlett-Packard sales office. rn HP 3000 systems with MPE V Delta - maximum storage capacity is 8.0 and MPE XL 2.0 operating 10.72 Gbytes systems Mass Sroru,qi> Features and benefits rn HP 9000 systems with HP-UX 7.0 HP 35401A cartridge operating systems rn cabinets come with tray andlor rails installed rn HP 1000 RTE-A and RTE-6 systems tape autochanger running 5.1 or later releases rn PAD discountable price increase rn smaller footprints

rn resemble old cabinets I Effective January 1, 1990, the price of the HP 35401A %-inchcartridge tape autochanger was increased.

1 Contact your HP representative for 1 more information. Mass S~oruge Mass Storage HP 797023 options and HP 7937HIXPlFL disk drives to be removed kits to be discontinued from June 1990 HP Price List

Hewlett-Packard will be discontinuing Effective May 31, 1990, Hewlett- Those users running older versions of the following HP 7970E OEM tape Packard will discontinue the HP 7937H1 the HP operating systems will be drive options on February 1, 1990: 7937FLl7937XP 571-Mbyte disk drives. required to do one of the following: The HP 7937XX drives will be removed I Product No. Description from the HP Price List on June 1, 1990, move forward to the new releases and will be supported for 10 years. 7mOE OEM tape drive purchase HP 7963B plus upgrade kits Opt. 002 25.0 ips tape speed in place of HP 7937~driveswhere HP is discontinuing these drives Opt. 004 Three extender boards supported or new or used 79378 because of the introduction of the drives while available Opt. 015 230-volt power option C220XA family of disk drives. Most users will migrate to the new solutions purchase HP 7937XP drives new or The following HP 797OE tape drive kits as follows: used while available will be discontinued on April 1, 1990: Product No. Description Replaced by 1 / HP 79638 + 979638 support matrix I Product No. Description 7937FL 571-Mbyte C2201Al Computer system Operating 13194A Multiunit cable for HP 7970BlE FL disk C22WA Ill svstem 13196A HP 7QIOE read test kit 7937XP 571-Mbyte C2202A 1 26~~2~HP 797OE HP-IB conversion kit cache I37H 571-Mbyte C2203A 1 HP-IB HP 3000 MPE V V-Delta-l Note: All the products will be sup- MPE XL ported until December 31. 1998, except ( I HP 9000 Series 800 HP-UX 2 .O 1 PIN 26072A, which will be supported ' HP 9000 Series 300 HP-UX 6.0 until November 1, 1996. Note: The HP 7963B cannot be Contact your HP representative for upgraded to an XP or FL controller. more information. / Contact your HP representative for Nerworks I Introducing HP OpenVew Network HP OpenView I Management Server- available on HP-UX Program expands - now extended under The HP OpenView NM Server soft- Communications Infrastructure ware, based on the HP 9000 Series API - provides a common foundation UNIX system 3001600 and 800 family, is a scalable for communication and integration object-oriented network management between all the object-oriented ser- On January 15, Hewlett-Packard development environment. It provides vices available to network manage- completed a major expansion of its network element suppliers or system ment application developers. HP OpenView family of network integrators and their customers a flex- Communications Protocols - HP management products. The expansion ible and open solution for integrating offers both Simple Network Manage- includes a number of element manage- network management information. ment Protocol (SNMP) and CMIP ment applications for TCPIIP networks over TCPIIP (CMOT). as well as the extension of HP's inte- Market research indicates that the grated network management platform demand for integrated network manage- Data Managerrlent Services - under the UNIX system. ment is increasing faster than a ven- provides a single logical store dor's ability to provide an off-the-shelf of information about the network HP OpenView is the company's strategy solution; thus, Fortune 1000 companies I elements. for multivendor network and networked are approaching system/LAN integra- Event Management Services - systems management. With this tors for cost-effective custom, turnkey provides the ability to collect and for- announcement, HP believes it is the solutions. ward events to applications on such first major computer vendor to offer an things as element failures or state object-oriented, standards-based solu- Developers using HP OpenView will changes. tion for integrated network and systems realize a significant competitive edge management. for then~selves- and their customers - Contact your HP representative for with the HP OpenView NM Server. Its more information on the HP OpenView The developers platform. which follows ease of use reduces end-user operating NM Server developers kit. the clienttserver example, is called costs and provides a solution for tomor- HP OpenView Network Management row's integrated network management Ordering information Server and joins the company's existing problems - today. DOSIWindows-based platform family.

Features and benefits 36985A HP OpenView NM Server With the addition of NM Server, The The HP OpenView NM Server is a Developer license to use for HP OpenView family of products now Series 300 leading-edge product for developing includes: 36986A Media and documentat~onfor integrated multivendor network man- 36985A agement solutions. It joins the com- development environments - the 36987A HP OpenView NM Server HP OpenView NM Server on HP-UX pany's existing HP OpenView offerings, Developer license to use for as well as a wide range of standards- Series 3001800 and HP OpenView WindowslDOS on based, network-management applica- 1 36988A Media and documentation for DOS. I 36987A tion software, test-and-measurement element management applications - equipment, and network support 36989A HP OpenView NM Server such as the HP OpenView DTC Developer Documentation set services. for Series 30016001800 Manager and HP OpenView Bridge 36990A HP OpenView NM Server end Manager NM Server components I I user license to use for network measurement instrumenta- Series 300 The NM Server consists of the follow- tion - such as the Protocol Analyzers 36991A Media and documentation for ing five key components: 36990A and LanProbe 36992A HP OpenView NM Server end comprehensive multivendor network HP OpenView Windows - an user license to use for Series support and service program advanced graphical user interface 6001800 designed to integrate the presentation 36993A Media and documentation for of all network management 36992A applications. 36994A HP OpenView NM Server end user documentation set for Series 30016001900 This complete family of products will enable network and system managers within diverse parts of corporate HP introduces new Scalable Typeface Disk organizations to reduce overall cost Collections for HP LaserJet printers ownership for their networks. By integrating areas of their network such as fault, configuration, and perfor- On January 1, 1990, HP introduced five All scalable typeface products must be mance through the use of HP Open- new Scalable Typeface Disk Collec- used with HP Type Director, a font View, management users will ultimately tions. The new collections are: management program, that allows have a distributed management solution users to scale from 4 to 200 points. and a foundation for cooperative Distinctive Documents I computing. (PIN C2050A #D80) - for correspon- Ordering information dence, manuals, and reports Product No. Description Multivendor network support and ' Compelling Publications I services (PIN C2050A #D81) - for brochures, C2050A DO1 CG Times The HP OpenView Support program fliers, charts, and tables C2050A DO2 Univers has also been enhanced. HP's network C2050A DO3 Decorative I (Brush, Dom ' Decorative Words I (PIN C2050A Casual, Park Avenue, Uncial) management support services provide #D84) - provides pizzaz for signs, C2050A DO4 CG Triumvirate customized help in network planning handbills, menus, or any document and design, installation, operation, C2050A DO5 ITC Zapf Dingbats and maintenance in multivendor ' Brilliant Presentations I (PIN C2050A C2050A DO6 CG Century Schoolbook environments. #D82) - for memos and letters to C2050A DO7 ITC Lubalin Graph presentations and reports (available C2050A DO8 ITC Avant Garde Gothic The HP OpenView solution is designed March 1, 1990) C2050A DO9 Futura I1 to provide the tools and services to ' Compelling Publications I1 C2050A Dl0 ITC Souvenir meet the user's specific network- (PIN C2050A #D83) - for additional C2050A Dl1 Microstyle management needs. These tools and typefaces to add to your pub library C2050A Dl2 Univers Condensed services include: for brochures, fliers, charts, and C2050A Dl3 ITC Benguiat tables (available March 1, 1990) C2050A Dl4 Garamond Antiqua multivendor network planning and C2050A Dl5 ITC Bookman design The Premier Collection for 3%-inch C2050A Dl6 CG Triumvirate Condensed full scale project management disks (PIN C2052A) or 5%-inch disks C2050A Dl7 CG Palacio (PIN C2054A) was introduced Febru- C2050A D20C CG Omega ' network consulting ary 1989. C2050A D21* Decorative 2 (Cooper Black. Revue Shadow, Revue Light, ' multivendor remote diagnostics, fault University Roman) isolation and problem resolution As an enhancement, each Scalable C2050A D22* Antique Olive offered by 32 HP Response Centers Typeface Disk Collection includes a C2050A D23* Stymie worldwide new educational manual in five lan- guages: English, French. German, Ital- C2051A ABA Type Director full scale multivendor network opera- ian, and Spanish. The manual explains C2052A ABA Premier Collection S1/2-inch disk tions through HP Customer Centers the history, how to use, how to mix, worldwide C2054A ABA Premier Collection 5 'A-inch benefits, and moods of the typefaces. It disk also teaches basic concepts of typogra- C2050A D80* Distinctive Documents I In addition, HP also provides educa- phy, especially useful for word process- tional courses on HP OpenView and the (3%-and SIA-inch disks) ing users. C2050A D81* Compelling Publications 1 UNIX system to help get users started. (3 %- and 5 %-inch disks) The new Scalable Typeface Disk Col- C2050A D84* Decorative Words 1 (3%- and Contact your HP representative for lections are additions to the current S1%-inchdisks) more information. product listing of 29 scalable typeface C2050A D82* Brilliant Presentations I families in the HP MasterType Library. (S1h-and 5'A-inch disks) The prices of individual Scalable Type- C2050A D83* Compelling Publications I1 (3 %- and 5 %inch disks) face products have been reduced. Each product contains 5 %- and 3 %-inch *Nerr, disks; and all individual scalable Contact your HP representative for typeface products, except ITC Zapf more information. Dingbats, contain four treatments or typefaces. FEBRUARY 1990 HP Channels Terminuls HP 3081A and 9291XA price increase and Also in this issue discontinuance notifications New midrange cabinet The HP 3081A was introduced in July Discontinued products configurations 9 New backup device for 1984. 'The HP 92915A, introduced in The following products and related July 1984, is a barcode reader acces- HP 3000 systems 10 accessories will be discontinued1 sory for the HP 2392Al2394A terrni- obsoleted in 1990. HP 3000 adds support for nals and HP 150AIB PCs, which are HP 700141 ASCII terminal 10 obsoleted products. Product No. Description Introducing DXfor HP 9000 Series 800 Price increase 3081A Factory Data Collection I Terminal systems 2 1 Effective on the February 1, 1990, Opt. 030 Mounting bracket New high-capacity drives HP Price List, prices have increased for Opt. 004 Alphanumeric keyboard Opt. 065 General-purpose 7.5-mils wand and controller for the HP 3081A, HP 9291XA, and related Opt. 066 Infrared light-slot reader HP Vectra 486PC 23 accessories. Opt. 067 Visible light-slot reader 92922A +channel adapter Product No. Description 1 Opt. 015 22OV-50Hz 92923A Single-channel adapter 3081A Factory Data Collection Opt. 015 220V-50Hz Terminal Opt. 030 Mounting bracket 921798 3081A cable Opt. 004 Alphanumeric keyboard 92920A Standard datacom cable Opt. 065 General-purpose 7.5-mils wand 92921A Special datacom cable Opt. 066 Infrared light-slot reader Opt. 067 Visible light-slot reader 92915A Barcode reader with wand Opt. 030 Delete wand 1 92922A 4-channel adapter 1 I 92916A Barcode reader with wand 1 92923A Single-channel adapter I I Opt. 030 Delete wand 1 92915A Barcode reader with wand I 92917A Barcode reader wand 1 92916A Barcode reader with wand I I Opt. 030 Delete wand 1 92917A Barcode reader wand I I i I Supplies I I 1 HP DIRECT order phone numbers 1

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Location Telephone Number Australia (03) 895-2f35 (03) 895-2615 (03) 895-2815 (03) 895-2861 (03) 895-2619 (800) 339-861 (toll-free) Austria (0222) 2500-614161516 16 BelgiumlLuxembourg (02) 761 31 11 Canada 800-387-3154 Toronto Local 416-671-8383 Denmark 80 30 16 40 Finland (90) 887 2361 France (1) 69 86 17 25 Greece (01) 672 6090 Italy (02) 92 10 3301 Japan Sagamihara 0120 091 32 1 (toll-free) Middle EastIAfrica, Geneva Norway South Africa Johannesburg Cape Town Spain

Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Taipei 080-21 1228 (toll-free) (02) 7 17-9608 The Netherlands 06-0501 United Kingdom (0734) 44 12 12 United States 800-538-8787 West Germany (0130) 3322 Sofhvae Packages Available Industry: Manufacturing-scheduling software Abstract: The MOOPI software calculates the schedule on a and Wanted production floor for actual resources within actual calendar, both for short- and long-term planning. The major innovation of the system is a combination of real-time simulation technologies, If you are an HP VAB with a current HP contract and have expert systems, and algorithmic techniques. On the basis of user- defined parameters and built-in scheduling rules, the software a software package available for cross-licensing, or are automatically makes sequencing decisions directly from the order looking for a package to cross license, this section will entry. These user-defined criteria can describe, for example, the help you. Your entry will appear for two months; the most fabrication model, the preferred and alternate work centers for each production operation, the rates, and the work shifts. recent additions are shaded. To list your company in the The packaged rules set priorities to be assigned to each operation Cross-Licensing Classifieds (at no charge), see the address based on the required production deadline for the lot, and then at the end of this section. calculates the schedule. When delivery dates are respected, MOOPI software minimizes downtime on workcenters and stock in process. It automatically selects resources from a group of Software Packages Available employees or machinery qualified for each operation and assesses intermediate lots that could be transferred on to successive produc- tion stages. Adaptable at any time to actual floor conditions or Industry: Cartographers, communal governing, highway manual sequencing decisions, the package logs the production as it departments, management of public facilities 1 is realized and automatically generates historical data for analysis. Abstract: STAR CARTOGRAPHY CX offers tools for tackling the The software has been reviewed by HP's Industrial Applications main problems involved in creating graphic and technical data- Center (IAC) in July 1989 and found to be very powerful, tech- bases, consulting maps, producing traditional documents and nically very strong, and easy to use. thematic charts, and managing alphanumeric databases in relation to graphic elements. A new real-time materials management module was released in Fall 1989. It is perfectly integrated with the scheduler and handles Many administration and engineering departments will find STAR both raw material supply and inventory, and finished products CARTOGRAPHY CX a useful tool for managing property de- inventory. velopment and for planning the building and maintenance of facilities. Features Many database management tools are currently available and C language, ANSI standard operate under the UNIX operating system. UNIX operating system = network-type database can process an unlimited problem size STAR CARTOGRAPHY CX uses a fourth-generation language (e.g., a plant that has a year and half backlog representing 800 called UNIFACE, which makes it possible to build rapidly a rela- orders with an average of 40 operations per product) tional database, to define screen masks, to produce forms, and to all calculations performed in RAM by dynamic memory alloca- control several database management systems such as ORACLE. tion that is extremely powerful-schedules over 400 work orders This is the only method that enables a user to define, in a few per minute on an HP 9000 Model 835s hours, a totally specific application for exploiting the alphanu- Additional features meric and graphic possibilities of STAR CARTOGRAPHY CX. user friendly with on-line assisted help by pop-up window on Advantages of this fourth-generation language are many. It pro- each field vides excellent means for consulting the database and for selecting several languages on-line, may be translated into any language; graphic objectives according to criteria. all text located in an external ASCII file and read runtime Features free demo brochure available in French and English ultramodern look Requirements: HP 8000 and HP-UX operating system interactivity is based on X-Windows, panels, and pop-up menus Compatiy Name: Berclain Inc. ideal use of windows unlimited cartographic database Address: Place d'lberville 11, 1175 Lavigerie St., Suite 440 ideal connection between the graphic and alphanumeric aspects Ste-foy, Quebec, Canada, GIV 4PI connection with the existing alphanumeric DBMS Phone: 4 18-554- 1454 image processing superimposed of vectors Far: 4 18-654-0645 Company Name: STAR INFORMATIC SA Contacr: Louis Tetu, Vice-President Marketing Address: Pan: Industriel de Recherche du Sart-Tilman Avenue du Pre Aily, 24 Type of Distributor Wnted: Open B-4900 ANGLEUR-LIEGE Geographical Coverage: Worldwide BELGIQUE Phone: 32-41 -67.53.13 Contact Person: Christian Strimelle Type of Distributor Wanted: A well established HP 9000 Series 300 HP VAR with existing exposure to local governments and big companies. Geographical Coverage: Worldwide Industry: Apartment tnanugemrnr 2,500 additional characters of description. Unlimited cross referencing of item numbers Abstract: AMl3000-I1 is an apartment management system for developers Multiple locations, branches, and divisions and property managers. Operating on the HP 3000 family, it is a full- Suggested purchase order quantities function lease processing and general accounting system that combines ease of processing with a rich array of management and financial reports. Optional and substitute item numbers Multiple units of measure per item number Tenant processing is completely integrated with general ledger. Amounts Multiple costing methods due from tenants are automatically calculated, including special charges Automatic backorder tracking and matching and prior balances. Application of advance rent is automatically per- - Complete physical inventory handling formed in the month due. Move ins, move outs. and transfers are sup- Kit processing!single-level bill of materials ported. based upon scheduled dates. Audit trails of inventory movement AM!3000-I1 provides a complete balance sheet and income statement, by Inquiry display screens showing current on-hand, committed, and project or consolidated by owner. Fiscal year is determined by the user. on-order quantities per branch with automatic rolling of current year earnings to date into retained earn- Comprehensive sales analysis reporting with flexibility via Report ings at year end. One month's accounting may be started before the prior Generator. month has been closed. eliminating end-of-month scheduling problems. Require~nents:HP 9000 Series 300!800 - HP-UX Adjustments to prior year are allowed, with automatic rolling of ETD to HP Vectra PC or SCO UNlXlXenix retained earnings. Company Name: Business Computer Software, Inc. Features Address: 1825 S. Woodward ' On-line, menu driven, multiuser Bloomfield Hills. MI 48013 ' Multicompany U.S.A. Muhiowner Multiproject Phone: 3 13-338-6880 User-defined chart of accounts User-formatted financial statements Contact Person: Paul E. Hodges, 111 Multilevel functional security Batch and overnight optional processing of updates and reports fipe ($Distributor Wanted: Open ' Complete budgeting facilities Geo~~raplii~~aICo~.eruge: Select North America markets outside of the Complete audit trails with internal and external accounting controls Midwest. Default values for common entries, with override capabilities Extensive edits prevent most input errors Optional, fully integrated accounts-payable module is available Companv Name: Orion Systems Technology, Inc. Address: 325 S. El Dorado Suite 102 If you are an HP VAB with a current contract, you Mesa, AZ 85202 U.S.A. can list your company in the Cross-Licensing Phone: 602-894-6983 Classifieds (either Software Packages Available or Software Packages Wanted) by sending the informa- Contact Person: Patrick Lockwood tion in the format used here to: T\pe ofDi.\tributor Wanted: Open Geographical Coverage: United States Hewlett-Packard Company Value-Added Channels Development Attn: Marcia Nowicky Industry: Wholesale distribution/indu.striuI hardgoods 19091 Pruneridge Ave. Abstrac.t: The BCS Distribution Plus Software system is a comprehensive Building 46UV and powerful distribution package that integrates the following modules: Cupertino, CA 95014 inventory control. order entry, purchasing management. accounts receiv- able. accounts payable, and general ledger. U.S.A. The system is designed to accommodate multicompany, multibranch dis- tribution entities and runs under the HP-UX environment. Each module is Entries will run for two months. The most recent wriften with ease of use for the end user in mind and is fully menu additions are shaded. Be sure to send the information driven. AII modules are integrated, but can run stand alone. Standard fea- in at least one month before you wish it to appear. tures include alpha cross-referencing (which eliminates remembering numbers), audit trails and accounting controls, and system documentation and user manuals. The software has been developed utilizing input from a host of experienced distribution consultants and has been proven in some of the most sophisticated distribution environments. To date, our marketing efforts have concentrated on the Midwest marketplace. BCS is looking to further penetrate the national marketplace via cross licensing. We have excellent user references to assist during the sales cycle. Features 20-character item or part number Alpha lookup feature for Inventory items, vendors, and customers.

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