Information For Hewlett-Packard's Value-Added Businesses January 1990 HP Indust rial Precision Tools Amlication develo~menttools for industrial automation I.'i - HEWLETT PACKARD Table of Contents Volume 9, No. 3 Editor 17 Desktop Tracy Wester Embedded-AT controller drives for HP Vectra PCs HP Channels is published monthly for Business Computers HP products replaced with embedded-AT Hewlett-Packard's value-added busi- I ~eneral controller drives nesses to provide you with information What Software ID can do for you New 3 Ih-inch flexible disk drive for HP PCs about HP's products and services to Impmved PC kits for HP Vectra PCs help you be more successful. HP Vectra QSIWS PC price decreased X.400 available on MPE XL HP Vectra LS112 laptop PC to be HP 3000 systems survive October 17 discontinued For further information on any of the earthquake products and services discussed in HP Vecha ES PC to be discontinued Technical Computers March l HP Channels, please contact your HP HP Vectra ES112 PC price reduction sales rep. 2 General Gain control in manufacturing with Peripherals See back cover for subscription Industrial Precision Tools 21 Networks information. HP Real-Time Database - even better for HP-UX LU 6.2 API HP Price List date 1990 change Note: Not all HP computer products Expand your vision with HP IVI - the new are sold and supported in all countries. X-based graphic user interface 21 Printers HP Device Interface System - making serial Discontinued font products and Please check with your local HP sales interfacing easier recommended replacements for ofice. Hewlett-Packard does not war- IPTs - read all about them HP LaserJet printers rant the accuracy of the information HP ALLBASEIQUERY - the easy way to 22 Terminals provided in HP Channels and shall not go relational Introducing the HP 7001X family of be liable for any use made of the infor- Special HP-UX 7.0 mixed cluster X Window terminals requirements mation contained herein. Information New PORTIVX release Supplies provided in HP Channels is subject to 23 Supplies change without notice. New HP 9000 Models 345 and 375 New carrying case strap available for HP Vectra LSIl2 PC On the cover 200-Mbyte integrated SCSI disk subsystem for HP 9000 Models 340 and 345 HP DIRECT order phone numbers Announcing new HP 9000 Models 834SRX and 834 TurboSRX New HP 9000 Model 635SV options Enhancements to HP ME Series 10 and 30 offer greater performance Personal Computers 24 Software Packages Available and Wanted 45 ~eneral Introducing HP NewWave Developer Assist services Introducing an enhanced HP NewWave Developer Kit Introducing Yacc for DOS Graphics Gallery update kit now available Executive Card Manager lo be discontinued April 1, 1990 HP Industrial Precision Tools help you control manufacturing operations by providing a solid foundation on which to build your applications. See articles beginning on page 2. HP CHANNELS January 1990 HP Computer Museum www.hpmuseum.net For research and education purposes only. municate with users of electronic mail on non-HP systems. HP 3000 systems HP X.40013000 is made up of two General survive October 17 components, the HP X.400 server What Software ID (PIN 32057A) and HP XAOOIHP Desk earthquake software (PINS 32055A and 32056A). can do for you The HP X.400 server consists of a dedicated HP 9000 Model 360 system HP 3000 computer systems and their peripherals are very rugged. This is the Hewlett-Packard completed a new con- with 802.3 and X.25 links, along with HP X.400 server software and conclusion of a study performed at the trol feature for value-added resellers Cupertino, California, site after the and software suppliers to prevent OSI transport services software. The HP XAOOIHP Desk software runs on mid-October earthquake in the San unauthorized usage of your applica- Francisco Bay Area. tions. This involves using the recently an HP 3000 system, either MPE V or MPE XL, and links HP DeskManager defined Software Identifier - SW-ID. to the HP X.400 server. Multiple On October 17, 1989, a devastating HP DeskManager nodes, each with earthquake measuring 7.1 on the SW-ID is unique for all HP 9000 Richter scale rocked the San Francisco Series 6001800 and 900 Series HP 3000 its own HP XAOOIHP Desk software, can talk directly to a single HP X.400 Bay Area. The quake knocked out systems that HP offers today. You can power to much of the Santa Clara use SW-ID to inhibit execution of an server. HP DeskManager nodes without HP X.400lHP Desk can also send Valley, including the entire Cupertino application if the system and applica- site. Several buildings on the Cupertino tion SW-ID values do not match. X.400 messages using the HP X.4001 HP Desk nodes as gateways to the site housing HP 3000 R&D staff and X.400 server. supporting HP 3000 computer systems Applications need to compare the sys- were damaged sufficiently that regular tem SW-ID, with the SW-ID that you OfficeConnect to XAOO upgrades work was not resumed for several days. embed within your applications. This is Inventory at the Cupertino site revealed a very easy change. For users who have the current that the HP 3000 systems and their OfficeConnect to XAOOIMPE V prod- peripherals had withstood the difficult Systems built after November 1, 1989, uct, upgrades are available. All cus- situation of simultaneous earthquake will arrive with SW-ID correctly set. If tomers should be upgraded by May and power failure. Of the 1,000 you find a system with SW-ID improp- 1990. The HP X.40013000 will be on HP 3000 SPUs, only one Series 70 erly set (zero or less than six digits), the January HP Price List. Contact was unable to reboot due to hardware have the system manager call the local your HP representative for more malfunction, and only 1 percent of HP CEO (Customer Engineering information. HP 3000 systems required a reload. Of Organization) for an explanation of the 1,682 HP 7935 disk drives in use at the SW-ID installation guidelines. Ordering information the time of the earthquake, 97.25 per- cent came through without damage or Your technical staff should have Product No. Description data loss. Within an hour, the percent- received a detailed article through a 32057A HP X.400 server age of HP 7935 disk drives out of ser- December mailing. Please address all Opt. 100 Replace ThinLAN with vice had fallen to 2 percent, and by the questions to your HP representative. ThickLAN Opt. 200 X.25 link weekend. all but 1.5 percent were back Opt. 300 Modem delete option in service. Opt. 400 Replace 152-Mbyte drive with 304-Mbyte drive Excellent as the performance of the 32058A HP X.400 server software HP 7935 disk drives was, the HP 7937 I X.400 available on 32055A HP XAOOIHP Desk for drives turned in an even better perfor- MPE XL mance. Of the 562 HP 7937 drives in 1 MPE XL Opt. 310 For use on Series 922LX Opt. 315 For use on Series 922RX operation at the time of the earthquake Opt. 320 For use on Series 92519251x1 and power outage, more than 99.6 per- Features and benefits 9321922 cent came through without damage or Opt. 330 For use on Series 935 HP Desk users on MPE XL and Opt. 335 For use on Series 949 data loss. A total of two HP 7937 disk V systems can exchange information Opt. 340 For use on Series 950. 955 Opt. 350 For use on Series 970 in a multivendor environment with 32056A HP XA001HP Desk for HP X .400/3000. This product replaces MPE V OfficeConnect to X.400 and provides Opt. 310 For use on MICRO 3000 HP Desk users with the ability to,com- Opt. 320 For use on Series 4X. 5X Opt. 330 For use on Series 6X. 70 drives required repair. Performance of other peripherals was excellent, as well, with no known plotter, printer, or tape-drive failures. Gain control in manufacturing with Industriul Equally interesting were the stories I from local HP 3000 user sites that I Precision Tools suffered only momentary power out- ages. Several sites indicated that of the different vendors' systems that they had in-house, the HP 3000 system was the only one to perform powerfail recovery and continue processing when the power returned. Systems from other leading vendors stayed down. Users who depend on their HP 3000 systems to run their businesses can be reassured that HP 3000 quality and reliability make a tangible differ- ence when adverse conditions are encountered. HP Industrial Recision Took help you control ~nufacturingoperations by prudmg a foundation on winch to build your applications. "The Industrial Precision Tools are a (IAC) mission to help software devel- I strong leverage point unique to HE opers improve their productivity, qual- They will have the same impact on the ity, and flexibility in manufacturing, factoryjoor as NewWave is having in IAC announces the rollout of the Indus- the ofice." - Bruce Richardson, Vice trial Precision Tools (IlT) and the first President of Advanced Manufacturing release of HP Interactive Visual Inter- Research (AMR). face (HP IVI). Creating effective industrial automation A solid foundation for industrial solutions is a bigger challenge for soft- automation solutions ware developers and VABs today than The Industrial Precision Tools is a set it's ever been. Manufacturers must be of software tools to help worldwide able to effectively monitor and control software developers overcome the processes and devices on their plant challenges facing them: high-speed data floors to maintain their competitive management, human interface, and edge in today's market.