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1 I COVER STORY ON PAGE 3: I Install, maintain LANs You can now take delivery of HP's fastest, most advanced desk- faster and easier with top , the HP LaserJet IIISi, to print 17 pages per minute on new HP Media Scanners letter-size paper. It handles 50,000 pages per month in shared I environments. Now you can install and maintain local area networks (LANs) faster and easier than ever before and cut network down- time with HP's new family of LAN media scanners. Install and maintain LANs quickly with new HP Media The HPJ2187A Quick Scanner, Scanners HP J2181A Cable Scanner, and HP J2177A Pair Scanner quickly pinpoint the exact New HP LaserJet lllSi printer increases speed and location of cable and connector transmis- productivity sion faults-which are most of the LAN problems you will ever encounter. HP introduces 5 business systems and sewers with The HP28687A Wire Test Instrument is mainframe performance designed for certifying twisted-pair cabling systems for compatibility with the IEEE HPVectra 486 PC helps produce higher-protein milk low 802.3 10BASE-T standard. in fat The three hand-held time domain reflec-a tometers (TDRs), are designed for installa- New HPApollo workstations bring excellent speed, tion and troubleshooting by network 15 graphics service groups, and for private network HPCD-ROM is the choice for workstations managers who manage their own LANs. I The scanners not only report the nature HP Network Storage System offers top solutions for of the fault but also tell you exactly where it PC LANs is located on the cable. Advanced TDR technology, sometimes called cable radar, HP introduces its most powerful PC, the makes this possible. HP Vectra 486133T PC You will see clearly reported results (for example, "Short at 306 feet"). The rugged Faster, brighter color printing solutions now available HP scanners are battery operated, portable, from HP easy to use, and can test all twisted-pair or coaxial LANs, including 802.3, 802.5, Stock Exchange of Singapore installs 1,800 high- IOBASE-T, and ArcNet. performance HPApollo workstations For more informarion, check A on the HP Business Reply Card.

New nana-held HP scanners instantly pinpoint the exact 1 locafion and nnfure of LAN network cabling problems.

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I New HP LaserJet IIISi printer increases speed, productivity

You can now take delivery of HP's Industry-standard SIMMs memory fastest, most advanced business desktop The HP LaserJet IIISi printer comes con- printer for the office, the HP LaserJet IIISi figured with 1 MByte of printer memory printer. and has four memory module slots for units Operating at business speed, the shipped into InterAmerica and Pacific Asia. HP LaserJet IIISi printer prints 17 pages In Europe, the printer comes with 2 Mbytes per minute (PPM) on letter-size paper and of memory and has three single-memory 16 PPM on A4 paper. The printer handles slots. Printer memory can be expanded up the demands of shared environments, print- to 17 Mbytes by adding low-cost I- or ing 50,000 pages per month. 4-Mbyte SIMM memory modules.

Paper handling for shared environments More built-in fonts The HP LaserJet IIISi printer comes with Thirteen scalable typefaces in four fami- two 500-sheet letter-size paper-input trays, lies come with the printer-CG Times. a 500-sheet output bin, and a 50-sheet The HP LawrJet IIISi printer gives you the fastest 300 dpi Univers. Univers Condensed, and Zapf reverse-order empty tray. Options include printing irr the business, and 50,000 pages a month. It Dingbats. The printer also includes 14 bit- .- - & user-installable duplex, power envelope features Resolution Enhancement and new microfine toner mapped fonts. feeder, and other paper tray sizes. for improvedprint quality. All HP disk and cartridge-based Master- Type Library products can be used with the HP ~aser~et-111~iprinter, including the Print quality that rivals 600 dpi printers To meet the needs of shared environ- The HP LaserJet IlISi printer uses new ments for both PCL 5 and Postscript jobs, scalable typeface cartridge collections used with HP LaserJet 111 and IIID printers. microfine toner which, in combination with the HP LaserJet IIISi printer supports lan- HP's Resolution Enhancement technology':M guage switching between PCL 5 and Post- The HP LaserJet IIISi printer is your best produces print quality comparable to that Script from the printer front panel, or it is printer investment, with field-proven relia- of many higher-resolution printers. Micro- software-selectable from your computer. bility, durability, and performance at a low, fine toner creates images from toner parti- competitive price. cles about half the size of other 300-dpi Network interface alternatives For tnore irlformuriot~,check B or7 rhr laser printer toner, resulting in sharper The HP LaserJet lIISi printer comes stan- HP Business Reply Curd. edges and less toner scatter. dard with an RS232lCentronics interface. Adohc dnd R1~IScr1prarc rcplrlcrcd tradcnlarl, 01' dcihc 5!\1cr11\ .The printer also offers four interface Inc. In Ihc US A and olhsr cnonlrie\. PCL 5 and optional Adobe Postscript options for networks so you can connect it A RISC-based formatter with PCL 5 anywhere on a local area network. The scales type and produces mixed text and interfaces are designed for Ethernet and graphics at or near the printer's rated Token Ring networks running Novel1 Net- engine speed. HP PCL 5 features built-in Ware, 3+Open, or HP LAN Man- HP-GLI2 and Intellifont font-scaling tech- ager for 0.512. The interfaces improve the nology for fast type scaling from 0.25 to speed at which data can be sent to the 999.75 points, in 0.25-point increments. printer and minimize server overhead. You can also choose Adobea PostscriptB as a fully integrated option, with 35 scal- able Adobe (Type I) typefaces and Adobe's ATM (Adobe Type Manager) font-render- ing technology. Optional PostScript is avail- able at introduction as a dealer-installed upgrade. Starting this summer. PostScript 1 will be available as ;I factory installed option.

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HP introduces 5 business systems and servers with HP Vectra 486 PC mainframe performance helps produce higher- protein milk low in fat

HP introduced five business svstems and servers that deliver mainframe-level perfor- The Agricultural Data Processing Centre mance at a minicomputer size and price. (ADPC) in Helsinki, Finland has selected Four of the new computers provide triple the HP Vectra 486 PC for use in analyzing the performance previously available in the and matching genetic traits in dairy cows. mid-range of the HP9000 and HP3000 The ADPC hopes to breed an entirely computer families. The fifth computer new strain of cattle that produce milk broadens the performance of the high-end significantly lower in fat and higher in of the HP9000 computer family. protein. The computers are designed for your ADPC is using the computers to manage client-server and multiuser applications. raw data on the protein and fat yields of They are the mid-range HP9000 Models HP3000 and HP9000 systems and servers use submicron about 2 million Finnish dairy cows, the 8423 and 852s servers. the mid-range CMOS-based chip lechnology that offers you mainframe- first PC-based system of its type in Europe. HP 3000 Series 948 and 958 systems and level commercial performance a1 a substantially reduced servers. and the high-end HP9000 Model size and cost. Software developed by the Agricultural 8653 server. Research Centre of Finland and the Univer- sity of Helsinki calculates breeding index,? They combine two leading technolo- The HP9000 Model 8653 is the most based on milk characteristics of selected gies-submicron complementary metal- recent implementation of submicron cows and genetic traits of selected bulls. oxide semiconductor (CMOS) and CMOS technology for HP's high-end busi- Precision Architecture-RISC (reduced- With the indexes, ADPC calculates a ness servers. It extends the number of instruction-set computing). total breeding rating for each animal to pricelperformance options within the select and match animals whose milk Submicron CMOS technology allows HP HP9000 Series 800 family. exhibits the desired protein-to-fat ratio. to design extremely dense chips that greatly All HP9000 and HP3000 systems and increase processor performance. PA-RISC "Bringing this application to a PC from servers offer increased performance allows HP to build systems that are less the minicomputerlmainframe puts ADPC through simple, nondisruptive field expensive than comparable systems using on the leading edge of distributed comput- upgrades. Because PA-RISC architecture is traditional architectures. ing," said Tarmo Kiuru, managing director scalable, your investment in software is of ADPC. "If an HP The new business systems and servers fully protected. can help Finland's cows produce a higher combine advances in processor perfor- For more information, check C oil the quality of milk, think what else can be mance with a broad set of capabilities. As a HP Business Reply Card. done." result. you can run mission-critical applica- *UNlX 15 a rc'prtcred trademark 01 llNlX Sy\lcms Ldborr[ur~c,!nu. For more information, check D on the tions without the high cost and cumber- In thc LISA and other i

The HPVeclra 486 PC is used in Finland to anal~zeand match genetic traits of2 million dairy cows to help breed a new strain of cattle rharproduce milk lower in far and higher in protein.

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I HEWLETT~PACKARDUPDATE MARCHIAPRILIMAY 1991 New HP Apollo workstations HP CD-ROM is the choice bring excellent speed, graphics for workstations

HP's Fort Collins Systems Division HP's CD-ROM programs provide all has introduced a new high-performance of the advantages of CD-ROM technol- workstation with the powerful 25 MHz ogy for you with HP-UX software and MC68040-based CPU, the HP Apollo 9000 documentation. Model 425s. HP also is volume shipping the HP LaserReleaseIUX HP Apollo 9000 Model 42% and 25 MHz With the HP LaserReleaseIUX program. MC68040-based upgrades for existing you can get HP-UX software products and MC68030-based systems. updates on CD-ROM media for HP9000 Series 300 and HP Apollo 9000 Series 400 High-end automation, science workstations. CD-ROM media is a versatile applications alternative to magnetic media that can sig- The new HP Aoollo 9000 Model 425s nificantly reduce your software update provides increased memory. 110, and mass The HPApollo 9000 Model 425s workstation serves your costs. storage in a deskside system. It offers you high-end design aufomation, visualization, and scienti$c You will also be able to reduce storage compufarion applications. It provides competitive proces- space, minimize media errors, and perform excellent CPU and graphics performance, sor and graphics performance, and access to more than immediate access to 3,200 applications. 3,200 applications. software updates significantly faster than and full compatibility with other MC68000 with magnetic tape. workstations. The HP Model 425s delivers up to Upgrades boost performance HP LaserROMlUX 22.1 MIPS and 2.9 MFLOPS with optional If you are now using Motorola MC68030- The HP LaserROMIUX program pro- internal cache. It combines all features and based HP workstations. you can expect dra- vides quick and easy multiuser access to benefits of the Model 425t and offers matic performance increases and 100% HP-UX manuals and support information increased expansibility in a deskside binary compatibility with HP's 25 MHz on CD-ROM media. With CD-ROM, you system. MC68040 upgrade. spend less time searching for information and more time using it. It provides up to 128 Mbytes of ECC For more information, check E on the RAM, a choice of EISA or DIO-I1 I10 HP Business Reply Card. The most current system documentation is available on a single compact disc, allow- capabilities, and a variety of mass-storage UNlX I\ d rcg~\reri.d trademark 01 UNlX Sk\lcm Ldbordto~tc\Inc devices. The HPApollo 9000 Model 425s ~n thc L S A and ,,!her countric5 ing you to improve your effectiveness and *HP~UXand Do~nalnlOSarc badon and compl? ulrh AT&T', significantly reduce storage space. You can is ideal for high-end design automation, UNlX s)\lcn, visualization, and scientific computation also reduce cost of ownership with lower applications. prices for HP-UX documentation on CD-ROM media. For financial servicesldesktop publishing For more itformr~iion,check F or1 ihe The HPApollo 9000 Model 425t HP Bu~inessReply Curd. operates at 22.1 MIPS and provides 2.6 MFLOPS. It is a ctrong performance system for financial services and desktop publish~ngapplications, computer-aided software engineering (CASE), and elec- tronic or mechanical design. All HPApollo 9000 Series 400 work- stations, including the Model 425s, are compatible with the HPApollo 9000 VRX graphics systems. They run both DomainIOS* and HP-UX* operating sys- tems. which are based on and fully comply with USL's UNIXn system.

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HP Network Storage HP introduces its most powerful PC, System offers top the HP Vectra 4861331' PC solutions for PC LANs

The HPVectra 486133T PC. HP's most Mass storage options enhance value powerful personal computer-and the first A wide assortment of mass storage The HPNetwork Storage System is now based on the i486 microprocessor operating options is available, including the new bus- an even better mass storage solution for at 33 MHz-is now available to meet your mastered SCSI-2 EISA host bus adapter, your PC LAN or multiuser system because LAN and multiuser server needs. It is and 440.. 670-, and 1,000-Mbyte SCSI-2 it supports Extended Industry Standard capable of supporting more than 200 LAN hard disk drives. The new HP computer is Architecture (EISA) systems. support on users or 100 UNIX@multiuserterminals. Novel1 NetWare and Banyan certified. It systems running SCO-UNIX System supports SCO'" UNIX. MS-DOS? OSl2. Vl386, and the availability of a rewritable Top pricelperformance, compatibility and other operating systems. optical disk drive for NetWare 386 systems. Outstanding pricelperformance. H The HPNetwork Storage System is a fir morr inj(~rrna/ion,check on rhr reliability, and compatibility make the HP Bltsiness Rrplj Curd. total mass storage solution that offers HPVectra 486133T PC an excellent net- dependability and ease of use in a single, UNIX 15 a regl,lc,cd Irddernarl ol UNIX Syhlrrn, L;lbor~lr,rwrIrk work and multiuser server. These same ~n ~hcUSA .~ndlo o1hc.r counlricr. large-capacity SCSI system, as well as MS~DOS.tnd hl~~ri,,,,lfart Li S rrg~slcrcdiladc~narlr ,,I hl~cror<,ll attributes make the floor-standing PC ideal Caro. diagnostic and storage capabilities typically for cc)nlputer-aidcd design (CAD), complex i2Xh. ,386, and ,486 arc US tr~dcmarl\<~llnlclCurp associated with minicomputers. financial analysis, and other office and ST0 I, i Irademarl ol thc Sanra CIU~0per;ilion. Inc.

You can configure several high- technical workstation applications. ;!- 3 performance SCSI mass storage devices in The new PC offers a choice of internal a single modular cabinet on a single host disk drives from 84-Mbyte to 1,000-Mby te bus adapter (HBA) with bus master capa- storage capacity. SCSI-2, ESDI. and AT- bilities. Previously, these HBAs provided embedded interfaces. complete flexibility only with Micro- Channel and PC-AT systems. Standard benefits help increase productivity Mass storage on networks The HPVectra 486133T PC cornes stan- This is the first time an HP external stor- dard with eight 32-bit EISA expansion age system, offering traditional HP quality slots, an HP custom memory controller and assurance, has been available in the with 128-Kbyte external memory cache SCO-UNIX market on networks and and burst-mode support, 4 Mbytes of zero- multiuser systems. wait-state main memory (expandable to If you have a PC LAN running Novel1 64 Mbytes), a Weitek 4167 coprocessor NetWare 386, the HPNetwork Storage Sys- socket, two seriallone parallel port, and a

tem now gives you a wider choice of mass 3 Yz " or 5 % " flexible disk drive. storage devices. In addition to the 332 Mbyte. 664 Mbyte, or I Gbyte Winchester hard disks, and the 1.3 Gbyte DDS format digital audio tape drive (DAT). you may n& select a 590 Mbyte rewritable optical disk drive. For rnore irrformarion, check G orr rhe HP Busirzrss R~pbCi~rci. QQ4 '?

The HP I'ectra 186/33T PC, the most powerful mernher ofthe HP li.ctrafarrrily, ojjers you outrtandirrgpnce/perj~rrrrance. reliability, and compatibility. Applicatiorrs irrclude use as a network and mrrltiuser senrr, computer-aided desifn, fi~~arrcialarralysis, and other oflice and techrrical workstation rreed.~.

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Faster, brighter color printing solutions now available from HP

HP can now help you communicate more colorfully and effectivzly. Color printing is affordable, easier, and more impressive with an HP PdintJet Series or PaintWriter Series color graphics printer. For your presentations. desktop publish- ing, color proofing, storyboards. architec- tural rendering. fabric design, or prepress color, HP's newly enhanced color printer family will increase the excellence of your work. HP PaintJet Series and HP PaintWriter Series printers now offer: New bolder. brighter colors on over- head transparencies and paper when used with HP media. New color software features for '~acintoshand Microsoft@Windows 3.0 environments. New personal-size HP PaintWriter color graphics printer for the . Bolder, brighrer colors are trow yynrs with all HP color printers. DOS arld Hitrdou,~uwrv can select either the personal-~ize HPPaintJetprinter or the high-volume HPPaintJet XI. pritrter with autotnatic sheer feed. .Macintosh users can choose the Get overheads with brilliant colors new penurcal-size HPPaintWriter or the high-volume HPPaintWrirer SL with AppleTaIk and automatic .sheet feed. Now your overhead transparencies will shine with brilliant colors using HP's newly enhanced, replaceable print cartridges on In addition to the HP PaintWriter XL Use l3 standard scalable type fonts HP PaintJet film. Your paper graphics will printer for the Macintosh, Apple Macintosh HP PaintWriter and HP PaintWriter XL show a broader, richer range of colors users now can order the new Mac-only printers also give you powerful text print- using HP PaintJet paper. HP PaintWriter color graphics printer. ing capabilities with 13 standard outline HP also offers easy-to-use color soft- which offers a three-fold speed improve- fonts. all fully scalable from 6 to 250 ware features for Apple Macintosh and ment over the HP PainUet printer with the points. 3.0 users. including HP Color PrintKit. The HP PaintWriter XL The HP PaintJet and HP PaintJet XL Pantone-licensed color support and screen- adds AppleTalk, automatic sheet feed, and printers can be used with IBM PCIXTIAT to-printer color matching using HP Color tabloid-size (A3lB) capability. and compatibles, PSI2. Commodore Enhancement technology. Amiga. and other personal computers. The Select from over 16 million bold colors HP PainUet XL is also Novell NetWare cer- Colors matched automatically Both HP PaintWriter printers give you tified and provides automatic sheet-feed This HP proprietary technology automat- bolder output colors, smooth gradient shad- and tabloid-size capability. ically optimizes the color match between ing, precise inkjet operation, and new color fir rrrnre injhrtt~nrion,check I on rlzr your computer screen and your HP printer software tools, including color matching HP Busit1t.s~ Reply Card. and Pantone-licensed support. Used with output. You get the colors you want auto- PANTONE I\ Panl~mi..Inu', chcch mndard Iradcl~iarhli,r cc,lclr matically, eliminating time-consuming trial 32-bit QuickDraw installed in your Macin- reprc>ducrtc~n M~~r,h<>ll(\ :s Ll S rc~~\lc~cd1radc1~~3rh MIC~O\OII Corp<,r,t~~un and error. tosh LC Series, I1 Series, or SEI30 corn- puter. HP PaintWriter and HP PaintWriter XL printers deliver over 16 million colors.

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Stock Exchange of Singapore installs 1,800 high-performance HP Apollo workstations

To establish itself as one of the leading ating system. The application base includes securities markets in Asia. the Stock over 3,200 software solutions. Exchange of Singapore (SES) decided last The HPApollo 9000 Series 400 worksta- year to replace 1,800 personal computers tion's multiple screens enable brokers to with an equal number of high-performance perform many tasks simultaneously, HPApollo 9000 Model 423 workstations. increasing their productivity. The worksta- "SES decided that the PCs would be tions can be easily upgraded to meet future replaced with full functionality UNIX needs and performance applications. system-based workstations," said Lim Choo "We believe this latest group of worksta- Peng, president of SES. "This upgrade of tions has the best pricelperformance ratio the trading system is consistent with the in the industry today," said Paul K. W. exchange's corporate mission to provide an Chan, general sales manager of HP Singa-

orderly market for capital raising and secu- Singapore Stock Exchange brokprs are using HPApoNo pore. "With HP's excellent support and rities trading and to establish itself as one 9000 .$lode1 4251 worksmtions to provide comprehensive service, leadership in open systems, and of the leading securities markets in the information about the market, order status, top 20 stocks commitment to protecting the customer's region." ranked by volume oftransactions, and details of all trades investment, the Series 400 is our fastest- executed against the broker's orders. "We are impressed with the power and selling workstation to date." f"r) flexibility of the HP Series 400 worksta- For morc7 ir!forn~arion,check J on the tions," he said. "With the new worksta- The system is based entirely on HP's HP Business Reply Card. tions, the dealers will be able to execute computing hardware, consisting of 60 'HP-11': and Durn,i~n'OSare hadan sncl cornpl! ullh AT&T< UNlY \y\lenl orders and monitor market activities more HP9000 Series 800 coinputers, acting as efficient1y. " broker controllers near the stockbrokers, as Every dealer has an HPApollo 9000 a gateway, and as main trading computers Model 425T workstation. The stock at the exchange. They support the 1,800 exchange also has two HP9000 Model order-processing workstations. 8553 systems which handle buylsell orders The new HP workstations provide and generate market information, one brokers with comprehensive informat~on Model 850S, five Model 635SV systems in about the market, order status. the top 20 the stock exchange computer room, and 49 stocks ranked by volume of transactions, Model 825s systems in brokerage houses. and details of all trades executed against the In 1988, the SES made history when it brokers' orders. They also enable brokers launched a fully computerized trading sys to create watch lists or portfolios of stocks. tem known as the Central Limit Order HPApollo 9000 Series 400 workstations Book (CLOB) system for the SESDAQ were introduced in Singapore in July 1990, market-the first step toward floorless offering the HP-UX* or the Domain* oper- trading for the industry

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