Information For Hewlett-Packard's Value-Added Businesses June 1987 Introducing the new HP-UX Precision Architecture family HEWLETT PACKARD Table of Contents Volume 6, No. 8 Correction: Distribution of RMTERMI HP-UX Contributed Library Tape Editor 17 HP 9000 I Building For The Future: The 1987 HP Adds New 2D Graphic Subsystem to Tracy Wester Commercial Software Supplier Conference HP 9000 Model 350 HP Channels is published monthly for HP 9000 Series 300 HP-UX Release 5.3 And Hewlett-Packard's value-added busi- 32-User Product New Release of HRoday nesses to provide you with information Expanded Family of ME Solutions about HP's products and services to Customer Support Announcing HP PCDS Revision 1.1 help you be more successful. 2 Training New HP PCDS System Configurations HP Offers On-site Service Tralning Personal Computers For further information on any of the Print Central Customer Training Now products and services discussed in HP Available 21 General Channels, please contact your HP sales HP LaserJet Printer Family Enhanced WordStariMailMerge to be Obsoleted rep. Sewrce Training 21 Desktop PCIPeripherals Self-paced Mentored HP Vectra 3000 PC: Even Better with New See back cover for subscription Training News HP Production PlanningIPC information. Business Computers Announcing New HP AdvanceLink for HP Vectra PC Note: Not all HP computer products 3 Precision Architecture HP Vectra PC: Most Frequently Asked are sold and supported in all countries. Introducing the HP 3000 Series 950: New Questions Top-of-the-Line HP 3000 Business Management Portfolio Now Please check with your local HP sales HP 3000 Series 950 Data Commun~cation ofice. Packaged with Gallery Collection Capability European Symbols Now Available for Hewlett-Packard does not warrant the 4 HP 3000 Graphics Gallery accuracy of the information provided in HP Easytime Release SRM I/F Card for HP Vectra PC HP MICRO 3000XE Outperforms AdvanceWritelPageMaker: lie Perfect DTP HP Channels and shall not be liable for MicroVAX I1 Solution any use made of the information con- Print Central Improved With New Dlrect Localized HP Vectra PC OS Price lncrease - tained herein. Information provided in Mode Correction HP Channels is subject to change with- Print Central and Resource Sharing Support Peripherals out notice. HP Lasedet 2000 Printer 26 Mass Storage Technical Computers On the cover HP 9133134H Obsolescence Reminder 7 HP 1000 HP 35401A: Cost Justtfication HP 1000 A400 Conversion is Easy New Autoloading, %-inch Tape Drives: High HP 1000 WF-Series to A-Series Upgrades Performance and Compact Design Now Available 27 Networks HP IMX) Subsystem Software Upgrade HP StarLAN Now Shipping Credits Explained HP Officeshare Networking Family For PCs HP Ada11000 Now Orderable HP 94250B Forms11000-I1 Not Supported on 28 Printers HP 1000 A600 HP LaserJet Series I1 and LaserJet 2000 10 Pr~ntersSupported on HP 3000 Systems HP Precision Architecture1 Benefits of 13.3 cpi Option on HP 256XB HP-UX Printers HP Precision Architecture Family Expands lncrease Throughput on HP 2567B with Three New Systems Supplies Introducing HP 9000 Model 850s - HP's Fastest HP-UX Precision Architecture 30 Supplies System Fill Supply Needs Quickly with the HP Introducing the HP 9000 Model 825s Computer Users Catalog Introducing three new advanced Superminicomputer Prices Reduced for HP Flexible Discs computer systems - ranging from a HP 9000 Model 825SRX Superworkstation HP-IL Video Interface Discontinued high-performance superworkstation, to Introduced HP DIRECT Order Phone Numbers a new top-of-the-line super- HP 9000 Model 840s - Double the minicomputer for engineering, Terminals. Four Times the Memory Introducing Network~ngProducts on the manufacturing, and scientific- HP 9000 Models 825 and 850 computing applications. See articles New Native Language 110 Products For beginning on page 10. HP 9000 Senes 800 HP 9000 Series 800 Upgrade Program 32 Software Packages Available and Wanted Expanded and Improved HP CHANNELS June 1987 New Peripherals Supported on the HP 9000 Series 800 HP Computer Museum www.hpmuseum.net For research and education purposes only. Building For The Future: The 1987 Commercial Software Supplier Conference 3000 Series 930, new peripherals, per- sonal computer products and applica- tions, and the new HP LaserJet 2000 printer. The California Cuisine Theme Din- ner featured food from several regions of California. A 20-foot-long replica of the Golden Gate Bridge commemorated the 50th Anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. A Con- estoga covered wagon represented the Old West, a boardwalk represented the beaches of California, and a Spanish mission represented the Spanish heritage of California. The food selec- tion included oyster shooters, tortellini, miniature egg rolls, barbecued baby- back pork ribs, and quesadillas with verde sauce. Tuesday morning opened with work- shops, followed by Chuck Jepson. director of HP Office Systems Business More than 350 enthusiastic people about RISC technology as a basis for Unit. Chuck spoke about the oppor- attended "Building For The Future," new products from now until the late tunities in this growing marketplace and the 1987 Commercial Software Supplier 1990s as well as the acceptance of new how software suppliers can take advan- Conference held at the Santa Clara, technology into commercial products tage of these opportunities. California, Marriott Hotel on April 5-7. such as the commercialization of auto- mobiles during the turn of the last Following Chuck was the HP Man- The attendees enjoyed a wine-tasting century. agement Forum. This roundtable con- on Sunday evening, April 5. The next sisted of Ralph Godfrey, U.S. morning John Young began the con- Toby Hecht, president of Hecht and commercial sales manager; Bill Mur- ference by speaking about the state of Associates, described the new global phy, marketing manager of Business the U.S. industrial competitiveness and changes taking place in the marketplace Systems Sector; and Sharon Jacobs, recommendations from President and what sales people must do to marketing manager of Computer Sys- Reagan's Commission on Industrial remain competitive and profitable. tems. The roundtable addressed issues Competitiveness. John was chairman of Doug Spreng, general manager of HP's raised by HP 3000 software suppliers that commission in 1983 and until the Commercial Systems Business Unit, concerning our strategies, products, commission completed its work in presented the commercial systems strat- and program. 1984. egy, including information on products released during the last year. The general sessions were wrapped Next, Dick Alberding. executive vice up by Bill Murphy who reviewed the president of Marketing and Interna- Monday evening was capped by the people and programs in place to make tional, spoke about the changes that Product Fair and California Cuisine our software suppliers successful. On occurred within HP during the past two Theme Dinner. The Product Fair fea- Tuesday afternoon, software suppliers years and the heightened role of value- tured the HP MICRO 3000, the HP attended the vertical marketing work- added businesses. Chuck House, direc- shops which were the last sessions of a tor of Corporate Engineering, spoke very successful conference. JUNE 1987 HP Channels n~lilli11,q (Self-paced Mentored Training - PRINT CENTRAL Course 05092A, Option 0231024). CUSTOMER TRAINING Participants will learn to service the HP LaserJet printers from the perspec- Now AVAILABLE tive that it is an integral part of an office PC network. Hardware service Customer training for Print Central is knowledge is reinforced with selected now available. Print Central Modular PC-HP LaserJet printer configuration Hewlett-Packard Customer Service methods. The class is structured as 40 Training offers a worldwide, on-site Training (PCMT) contains four mod- ules geared toward the office products percent lecture and 60 percent lab, to training program for computer and ensure ample hands-on experience. instrument users who desire self coordinator and covers the design, support. planning, and implementation of Print Central. The training also has one mod- The schedule for Course 50042A through 1987 is listed below. The on-site training program ule that teaches end users how to use the product on a day-to-day basis. pro\.ides users with the same training At Customer Service Training, Moun- that HP's own customer engineers tain View, California receive, but with the flexibility of time A unique feature of this training's design is that it can be given as either a June 15-19 and location. This program is especially August 3-7 advantageous to users with a large self-paced or stand-up course. In the self-paced format, students are allowed September 2 1-25 installed product base, or someone December 7- 1 1 involved in security-sensitive projects in to proceed at their own speed and take remote areas. only the modules that apply to their At Rockville Training Center, Rock- specific job requirements. If taught as a ville, Maryland stand-up class, students can benefit On-site service courses - standard or June 15-19 from interacting with an instructor and specially developed - are available for a August 10- 14 wide variety of computer and peripheral fellow learners. September 14- 18 products. The program also includes a November 16-20 select group of HP instruments. One copy of PCMT is provided to the user with each Print Central docu- For pricing information, please con- With 25 years of customer training mentation set. Additional copies may tact Customer Service Training in experience and backed by HP's techni- be ordered through Direct Marketing Mountain View: 415-691 -5300, or cal support organization, Customer Ser- Division (DMK), PIN 36890-90044. 800-523-0696 (in the U.S.), or vice Training is committed to providing 800-882-9595 (in California). self-support users with training of the highest quality. 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