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1. Moving from Version B 00 00 To Version B 02 00 AP 3000 Series 3X 33 percent more users supported Series 4X 5X 33 percent more users supported 40 percent more users supported Series 6X 7X greater functionality introduced with Version B OO OO including a Application integration 2 Forms support Customization capabilities Improved functionality HP 3000 FAsTLANE 3000 PRODUCT UPDATE FastLane 3000 has only been on the HP Price List since July but at the time of writing it is already proving to be a well received and valued compo nent of the 900 Series HP 3000 solution FastLane 3000 is a structured con sulting service that helps current HP users plan their migration to the 900 Series The data sheet P N 5954 9698 and article in the August issue of HP Channels will give you more informa tion on all aspects of the service Its role in Controlled Shipment Program CSP Since the major objective of CSP is to create a positive image of the 900 Series based on successful customers FastLane 3000 has been identified as an indispensable part of this program Unless CSP users have already gone through the Software Evaluation amp Migration Center SEMC they will be receiving FastLane 3000 prior to their SEMC visit In addition to contributing to the users success by providing its own feature set FastLane 3000 will fulfill the requ
2. Information For Hewlett Packard s Value Added Businesses October 1987 Introducing the new HP Vectra PC family Power compability and diversity HEWLETT hp PACKARD HP CHANNELS Editor Tracy Wester HP Channels is published monthly for Hewlett Packard s value added busi nesses to provide you with information about HP s products and services to help you be more successful For further information on any of the products and services discussed in HP Channels please contact your HP sales rep See back cover for subscription information Note Not all HP computer products are sold and supported in all countries Please check with your local HP sales Office Hewlett Packard does not warrant the accuracy of the information provided in HP Channels and shall not be liable for any use made of the information con tained herein Information provided in HP Channels is subject to change with out notice On the cover HP CHANNELS Power compatibility and diversity characterize the new family of HP Vectra PCs From the entry level HP Vectra CS PC to the state of the art HP Vectra RS 20 PC users will find a broad range of industry standard com puters that meet their computing needs See articles beginning on page 15 HP CHANNELS October 1987 Table of Contents PARTNERS WitH HP 2 HP Takes the Offensive in the Workstation Marketplace Propuct
3. How to get your name added to the distribution for HP Channels If you work for a company that is a value added business for Hewlett Packard and want to receive your own copy of HP Channels call Hewlett Packard and have your sales rep send your name and the information requested below to Tracy Wester HP sales reps only To add new U S or Canadian accounts to the distribution for HP Channels please send Tracy Wester the following information on HP Desk 0000153 or to the address listed below company name address phone number contacts name title and HP sales rep name COMSYS number and engineer code For accounts outside of the U S or Canada contact Tracy Wester to get the name of the person who handles the distribution of H P Channels in your country Please address editorial correspondence to Tracy Wester at address listed below HPCHANNELS Hewlett Packard Company Tracy Wester Editor Corporate Marketing Communications 3200 Hillview Avenue Building 16L Palo Alto CA 94304 1298 USA ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED h HEWLETT RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED p PACKARD
4. AdvanceWrite I to AdvanceWrite Plus AdvanceWrite II to AdvanceWrite Plus AdvanceWrite 111 to AdvanceWrite Plus 27546 60002 27546 60003 Desktop ADVANCEWRITE PLUS DOCUMENTATION AND TRAINING To complement the new release of AdvanceWrite all the old documenta tion and training has been completely rewritten with the emphasis firmly on clarity and ease of use 5 2 The documentation suite now com prises the following Product No Description Training ordering information Product No Description 27546 90006 AdvanceWrite Plus Introductory Guide AdvanceWrite Plus Advanced Function AdvanceWrite Plus Spreadsheets and Wordbase Manager Setting Up AdvanceWrite Plus AdvanceWrite Plus Quick Reference Guide 27546 90007 27546 90008 27346 90009 27546 90010 Since the manuals are now designed around user tasks the Introductory Guide can serve as an excellent primer for the product AdvanceWrite Plus user training In response to user requests we ve redesigned the training package to offer users exactly the right course to match their needs A beginner s course which can be supplemented with training in the advanced features of the product on two additional one day courses a An upgrade course for users who are migrating from AdvanceWrite 2 A package of the above courses sav ing users money on ordering the courses separately
5. 7ms 103 Mbyte 155 Mbyte and 310 Mbyte discs using ESDI interfaces as well as an entry level 28ms 40 Mbyte ST 506 system The Hewlett Packard ESDI discs feature not only industry leading performance but also feature HP s famous ruggedness and reliability Two hard discs are supported internally for a maximum of 620 Mbytes The HP Vectra RS PC has six mass storage shelves to support a wide variety of mass storage configurations including 5 inch flexible disc drives a 3 inch flexible disc drive half height and full height hard discs and a tape backup unit The HP Vectra RS PC systems let you multitask today s DOS 3 0 applica tions each in their own virtual machine with its own 640 Kbytes of memory The optional Microsol t Win dows 386 80386 control program works with DOS 3 X to provide this feature All HP Vectra RS 20 and RS 16 PCs come with a 1 2 Mbyte flexible disc drive one serial port one parallel port and an HP HIL port Desktop NEW HP VECTRA PC OFFICE ENTRY SOFTWARE PACK PROVIDES SAVINGS OVER 20 PERCENT A new HP Vectra PC Office software pack is available on the October 1987 HP Price List Product No 68306F Description HP Vectra PC Office Entry Pack Includes Executive MemoMaker Lotus 1 2 3 and AdvanceLink Opt 003 For 34 inch discs The HP Vectra PC Office Entry Soft ware Pack has been developed to meet the basic needs of users It is ideal for the new HP
6. 3000 Series 6X and 7X systems The following table summarizes the improvements in numbers of users sup ported on HP Desk B 02 00 Users running HP Desk B 02 00 on HP 3000 Series 6X and 7X machines will experience the most significant improvements with up to 10 percent more users supported than with Version A 03 01 Note however that B 02 00 still requires more CPU than A 03 01 so users running HP Desk on bottom and mid range processors will find that approximately 20 percent fewer users can be supported than with Version A 03 01 Users who are CPU bound and wish to upgrade from Version A 03 01 to the new release of HP Desk should use detailed performance information to determine the impact of doing this Satisfied customers The following quotes are from Long s Drugs one of the beta test sites for B 02 00 Their HP 3000 Series 70 system was supporting 60 to 80 online users 20 to 30 of whom would typ ically be using HP Desk at the same time Overall response times have improved dramatically for all users even in periods of heavy system usage Rick Gerlack Manager of Technical Support The capability to receive new mail while in the IN TRAY has improved performance and productivity greatly Tony Parker Technical Support Analyst Greater functionality with greater performance With this new release of HP Desk Manager users can obtain industry leading performance as well as the
7. November 1987 Language Pascal Assembler Supported Environments MS DOS 2 11 and greater UNIX operating system Company Name Brigitte Neese amp Associates CC Systems Consulting Gmup Ltd Address P O Box 89601 Lyndhurst 2106 South Africa Hohentwielstrasse 10 5000 K ln 41 West Germany Phone South Africa 27 area code 1 786 0248 West Germany 49 Area Code 221 437 737 Telex 426448 SA Contact Person Stephen Banhegyi South Africa Friedrich Karl Thiel West Germany Geographic Coverage Worldwide HP CHANNELS October 1987 Industry Cross industry Fe Abstract CEACTI is a computer services company Some examples of their available software packages are listed below GESTOR Time and Attendance Management system is a soft ware product for management of human resources of a firm It manages debit credit work hours of employees absences off site work simulation of estimated work force absences to which the employees are entitled holidays training sickness etc and overtime GESTOR is available in English French German and Dutch versions More than 60 commercial industrial and financial companies in different Eumpean countries use this system GESMOD Shop Floor Manpower Management enables an ana lytic decomposition of working hours on the factory floor Data acquisition on the manufacturing level by means of data capture terminal C 2000 is the objective of this system The us
8. Other enhancements Other enhancements to HP BRW include encryption of report passwords and support for real numbers extending HP BRW s calculation pos sibilities even further General HP REPORT FACILITY OBSOLETED HP Report Facility HPRF a report writer software on the HP 3000 was introduced as a module of HP Financial Accounting HPFA in March 1983 With the release of HPFA Version A 02 03 in May 1986 HPRF was replaced as HPFA s report writer option by HP Business Report Writer BRW HPRF is therefore being obsoleted from the HP Price List effective Sep tember 1987 This includes all 12 local versions HP Application Link introduced in March 1985 as another module of HPFA is a utility that downloads HPRF files to PC spreadsheet applica tions Due to its dependence on HPRF this product is also being obsoleted from the price list at the same time Similar functionality is available from HP BRW with AdvanceLink as well as from HP Information Access Obsolescence of HPRF means that the recommended report writer for HPFA is HP Business Report Writer HP s standard reporting tool As well as having access to the extensive reporting capabilities of this software your HPFA users can also have the added benefit of having a report writer that can be used across many different applications Following standard HP policy sup port and media replacements for these products will be prov
9. Windows 2 0 and Windows1386 that provide all the current advantages of Windows plus build a solid founda tion for the future Both versions feature the new and advanced Windows inter face that looks and works exactly like the one that will be in the future applications for the OS 2 operating sys tem So you can begin learning and taking advantage of these new features today Microsoft Windows 2 0 Microsoft Windows 2 0 is a more powerful version of the original Win dows product It will be supported across the entire family of HP Vectra personal computers including the new HP Vectra CS ES and RS PCs as well as all original HP Vectra PC sys tems Windows 2 0 will replace the existing version of Microsoft Windows for the HP Vectra PC A key addition to Windows 2 0 is the new Windows interface with overlap ping Windows and enhanced keyboard and mouse capabilities With Windows 2 0 you can also take full advantage of the HP Vectra PC expanded memory accessories Use expanded memory to simultaneously run multiple Windows applications at their full performance and to switch rapidly between MS DOS applications Windows 2 0 also includes a disc cache program that works with expanded and extended memory to reduce the number of times your system reads from the disc improving your system performance Windows 2 0 is an excellent choice for Windows based solutions such as Desktop Publishing featuring Page
10. although HP Business BASIC includes OCTOBER 1987 5 HP Channels PRODUCT NEWS the data type DECIMAL for com patibility with the HP 260 floating point numbers the only HP 3000 sub systems that will support this data type are SORT MERGE and QUERY Performance considerations HPBB s rich feature set results in a very powerful and productive language which most likely runs slower than CPU bound BASIC V applications Adding to this is the fact that BASIC V is written in SPL and HPBB is written in Pascal To obtain best performance BASIC V users should consider modi fying code and using compiler options Please consult the white paper Pro gramming for Performance in HP Busi ness BASIC Taking Advantage of A 02 00 available from HP sales offices For further questions please contact your HP sales rep General HP BUSINESS REPORT WRITER NEW FEATURES WITH VERSION A O1 Since its release last year HP Busi ness Report Writer HP BRW has proved to be HP s most successful soft ware in years It has been described by customers and value added businesses alike as awesome and packed with database reporting options It has been so well received that in September we will be congrat ulating our 1 000th customer However we haven t rested on our laurels The BRW lab has been busy and now HP is pleased to announce the release of Version A QI on the UB Delta 4 MIT HP BRW A O1 ne
11. and Resource Sharing Unlike PC Sup port 36 when ECF becomes available it may be compatible with the PC LAN Program software If it is this will inte grate PC and 9370 departmental servers for IBM users however they will have to use two interfaces one for the PC LAN services and another to access ECF services one interface run on top of the other This would be cumber some for users and consume PC mem ory leaving less available for user applications IBM s offering is not scalable like HP s For example IBM has no bridge available to interconnect multiple Base band networks or to connect the Base band to other network links A business or workgroup using the PC Network Baseband IBM s low cost solution and requiring future growth or connectivity with a larger network must look elsewhere Also a department with an IBM PC LAN and requiring a depart mental server can only add a separate PC Support136 service One can t be integrated An HP StarLAN network can grow with the needs of a customer and can be interconnected with a site wide LAN The IBM Cabling System is expensive and bulky HP StarLAN uses unshielded twisted pair telephone wire which is less expensive and often already exists Although the Token Ring may use unshielded twisted pair wire IBM Type 3 it was designed to use shielded twisted pair wire IBM Type I and has configuration limita tions using unshielded Using unshielded Type 3
12. cern with users and the HP Rugged Writer 480 printer delivers with a 20 000 hour MTBF significantly better than the industry s current competitive offerings A triple paper path enhances the product s feature set by providing the ability to print up to four part tractor paper cut sheets fed from a cassette tray or hand fed single sheets without having to remove the tractor paper While conipetitive printers allow the user to back the tractor paper out of the paper path to print on cut sheet the HP RuggedWriter 480 s coresident paper path provides ease of use through a simple front panel keypad or software control After all why not let the printer do the work for you low cost of ownership the HP Rugged Writer 480 high performance printer is the answer Printers HP LASERJET PRINTERS COMPATIBLE WITH IBM s PERSONAL SyYSTEM 2 FAMILY The HP LaserJet family of printers including the HP LaserJet 2000 printer has been tested and found to be com patible with IBM s new Personal Sys tem 2 computers Models 30 50 and 60 were tested using IBM PC DOS 3 3 and the standard IBM serial parallel interface All models use a 25 pin serial inter face instead of the 9 pin interface used on the IBM PC AT Connecting to the serial interface requires the HP 17255D serial cable and use of two MODE commands MODE COM1 9600 N 8 1 P MODE LPT I COMI These are the same commands required fo
13. multiprotocol handling pro gramming adaptability and expansive ness provided by various hardware and software solutions High speed state of the art multi processor design guarantees reliable sophisticated analysis and simulation of full duplex bit oriented protocols to 72 kbps and data capture of bit oriented protocols at lower line utilizations up to 256 kbps Extensive mass storage is provided with an integral 20 Mbyte hard disc and 613 Kbyte 3 inch floppy disc Any HP 4954A file may be autoloaded at power on to instantly configure the protocol analyzer for your individual needs The mass storage capacity of the HP 4954A can be further extended through HP IB subset 80 disc drives Set up menus user written programs and buffer data stored to floppy disc may be shared with the HP 4951C and HP 4952A The internal 256 Kbyte data capture buffer can be expanded through the integral hard disc up to 20 Mbytes Multiprotocol testing capabilities can monitor analyze and simulate popular protocols such as X 25 SNAISDLC Bisync Async DDCMP X 75 HDLC BSC framed X 25 and charac ter oriented synchronous protocols X 21 and CCITT 7 CCS7 support is also available through easy to use application software continued on next page OCTOBER 1987 HP Channels Propuct NEWS With its numerous application soft ware packages this high performance analyzer can act as an X 25 network performance analyzer or an SNA X 21
14. s A separate three day course for users who have a DOS compatible keyboard rather than the standard HP Vectra PC keyboard 27542 Advance Write Plus Course One One day beginner s course 27543 AdvanceWrite Plus Course Two One day course covering many of the advanced features 27544 Advance Write Plus Course Three One day course covering the new advanced features of AdvanceWrite Plus AdvanceWrite Plus Course Four Use this part number to order Courses One Two and Three in a single block The same part number allows user to order the DOS compatible keyboard version AdvanceWrite Plus Advanced Features Use this number to order Course Two and Three in a two day block 27547 27548 Desktop ADVANCEWRITE I AND II DISCONTINUANCE With the introduction of Advance Write Plus on October 1 1987 AdvanceWrite I and II will begin a six month plan for discontinuance The products will be discontinued on April 1 1988 AdvanceWrite Plus offers all the fea tures of AdvanceWrite I and TI plus many more as you can see from the companion article Announcing AdvanceWrite Plus in this issue Upgrade programs enabling users to move from AdvanceWrite or II to the new product are available from HP s Direct Marketing Division DMK Lotus 1 2 3 and Symphony are U registered trademarks d Lotus Development Corporation MS DOS is a U S registered trademark d Mi
15. the Sales Response Center for the latest information on the availability of this program For further questions please contact your HP sales rep Note Any reference to the HP 260 pertains to both the HP 250 and HP 260 product lines General BASICIV HP Business BASIC UPDATE HP 3000 users moving to HP Busi ness BASIC Phase I will now experi ence a smoother migration path Although HP Business BASICIV is highly compatible with BASICIV on a statement by statement basis users have had difficulty segmenting large programs to match the smaller subunit size required by HP Business BASIC HPBB HPBB Version A 02 00 now offers the Program Analyst a code management tool that aids in the seg mentation of large programs In addi tion this release contains compiled code performance enhancements along with documented performance hints available upon request from the Sales Response Center Conversion process HPBB provides utilities to automat ically convert BASICIV programs and data BASD files as well as calls to BASIC VKSAM files Refer to BASIC V to the HP Business BASIC Conversion Guide PIN 32114 90004 for further information on HP Business BASIC compatibility with BASICIV Because the HP Business BASIC com piler has changed current users of HP Business BASIC Phase I will need to recompile their code with the installa tion of any PHASE II release Also users should be aware of the fact that
16. you need only buy a hard disc mechanism HP now offers the existing 20 Mbyte and 40 Mbyte IBM AT compatible hard disc mecha nisms to meet the needs of users wish ing to add on a hard disc to their system The new products are subsets of the existing 45896A and 458973 HP Vectra PC Internal Hard Disc Sub systems The 45896A and 45897B include a hard disc controller because there is not one included with the origi nal HP Vectra PC system If you have an original HP Vectra PC you should order these products when you want to upgrade your systems The table high lights the features of the new products as well as how they differ from the existing hard disc subsystems m 2 Features Form factor Formatted capacity 21 2 Mbytes Typical average seek time disc performance spec _ 0 Mbyte drive mechanism 40 Mbyte drive mechanism i Product No 45896M Half height 5 inch Product No 45897M Halitheight 5 inch l 42 8 Mbytes 65 milliseconds 28 milliseconds Shock Operating 10Gs Non operating 40Gs MTBF Mean Time Between Failure reliability spec 20 000 power on hours the 45896A and 45897B What s included how similar to Hard disc mechanism installation manual 7 10Gs 40Gs 20 000 power on hours Hard disc mechanism installation manual What s not included how No controller card or cables are No controller c
17. 1 1988 May 23 1988 August 29 1988 Hewlett Packard Customer Service Training CST is offering self paced hardware service training packages on various HP PC PC peripheral and instrument products Currently a total of 55 hardware ser vice training packages and II video computer technology prestudies are available Service training packages are available for products such as the HP Vectra PC 72425A the HP QuietJet printer 2227A and the HP 4971A analyzer Video prestudies include Disc Mass Storage Computer Printer and Magtape Fundamentals For the latest self paced training product list please call Customer Ser vice Training at 415 691 530015905 or use our toll free numbers 800 523 0696 in the U S or 800 882 9595 in California Also in this issue AdvanceWrite Plus Documentation and Training 30 OCTOBER 1987 En HP Channels Propuct News Business Computers General HP Business BASIC A 02 00 RELEASE The A 02 00 release of HP Business BASIC Phase II is now ready for ship ment Included in this release are a Performance enhancements Exten sive optimizations to the compiler and run time libraries means that in com piled programs many of HPBB s fea tures execute faster use less code space or both To obtain optimal performance users should follow the coding recom mendations outlined in a white paper entitled Programming for Perfor mance in HP Business BASIC T
18. HP Vectra ES 12 HP Vectra RS 16 or HP Vectra RS 20 PC to best match your individual needs Each system includes the new HP Terminal Program without file transfer to easily connect to the Four simple ordering steps The additional choices now available have prompted HP to update the order ing process To order a complete sys tem three product numbers and a language option need to be specified The three product numbers describe HP Vectra PC SPU with a country option s Video display HP Vectra PC Operating System Step l Order the SPU You now have the flexibility to choose a precon figured SPU based on the HP Vectra CS HP Vectra ES and HP Vectra ES 12 PC Models 21 and 22 The Model 21 and Model 22 includes 640 Kbytes RAM a 20 Mbyte hard drive a flexible drive seriallparallel ports a Multimode or EGA video card the HP Terminal Program and a keyboard Step 2 Specify the country option The country option consists of three let ters that together specify the country and language While the list is exten sive the more common options include HP 3000 Opt Country Language ABA US English ABB Europe HPSA English ABD Germany German ABE Spain Spanish ABF France French ABH Netherlands Durch ABK __Intercon English ABM Latin America Spanish ABN _ Norway Norwegian ABP Switzerland German ABQ Switzerland French ABS Sweden Swedish ABU United Kingdom English ABV Multiple countr
19. LIM EMS 4 0 LIM EMS 4 0 is the industry standard way of allowing applications to break the 640 Kbyte memory limita tion of MS DOS 3 X Supporting applications include Lotus 1 2 3 Release 2 0 Framework I Microsoft Windows and many others The HP Vectra ES and ES 12 per sonal computers will provide you with high performance flexible tools to speed through your tasks The HP Vectra ES PC is the choice for econom ical AT class power The HP Vectra ES 12 PC is the choice for more demanding business applications With either product you will have a versatile high productivity solution to your per sonal computing needs with built in HP quality and reliability HP VECTRA ES AND ES 12 PCs WHAT S DIFFERENT HP s new Vectra ES and ES 12 PCs provide you with improvements in sev eral key areas including enhanced per formance increased compatibility greater expandability and better inte gration into HP 3000 environments And the best part is we did it without increasing the price Enhanced performance The HP Vectra ES 12 PC has a 12 MHz 80286 processor giving it a 50 percent boost in CPU performance over today s HP Vectra PC and the Vectra ES PC The increased speed addresses the needs of strategic performance sensitive market segments such as Desktop Publishing DTP and PC CAD It also allows HP better competitive positioning in the 80286 marketplace HP CHANNELS October 1987 Increased compatibil
20. NEWS Customer Support 3 Training New Customer Training Course for Advanced TurboIMAGE Users HP LaserJet 2000 Printer Maintenance Training Available Self paced Service Training Packages Available Business Computers 4 General HP Business BASIC A 02 00 Release JOIN13000 HP Business BASIC Update BASIC V HP Business BASIC Update HP Business Report Writer New Features with Version A QI HP Report Facility Obsoleted New Release of HP DeskManager 7 HP 3000 FastLane 3000 Product Update HP 3000 Supports HP RuggedWriter Printer Print Central and Resource Sharing Support the HP RuggedWriter Printer Announcing HP 7550 Plotter Support for Print Central and Resource Sharing HP 3000 Series 37 and 42 Discontinuance Technical Computers 10 HP 1000 New HP 000 A Series Product Structure HP 1000 A Series Price Increase PMC 1000 Obsolescence Plans 41 HP Precision Architecture1 HP UX Open System Tools for HP 9000 Series 800 Systems 44 HP 9000 New Products and Prices Realign HP 9000 Workstation Line New Release of X Windows for HP 9000 Series 300 and Model 825 REDUCE Algebraic Programming System for HP 9000 Series 300 BASIC 5 0 Upgrade Kit Now Available R Copy Software Clarification R Copy Price Increase on the HP 9000 Series 800 Personal Comp uters 15 Portable The HP Portable Vectra CS PC the Portable Extension to the HP Vectra PC Family Graphics Gallery for the HP Portable Vectra CS PC Now Sh
21. Vectra CS PC and Portable CS families It provides excellent solu tions in the most widely used PC applications Lotus 2 3 the niost popular spreadsheet program for per sonal computers and Executive Memo Maker the powerful yet easy to use word processor Add to this Advance Link to provide file transfer and com munication to an HP 3000 and you have an ideal introduction to HP s PC based solutions in the Personal Produc tivity Center PPC The HP Vectra PC Office Entry Pack also provides an excellent environment for a customer who may later wish to use advanced business graphics The Graphics Gallery provides a high level of integration with both 1 2 3 and Executive MemoMaker It is available in both 5 inch and 3 inch discs Specify Opt 003 on the order to have the 32 inch version at no extra cost Note that the 32 inch discs are suitable for the HP Portable Vectra CS PC and IBM PSI2 family machines but are not suitable for use on HP 150 Touchscreen PCs The HP Vectra PC Office Entry Pack requires 256 Kbytes of computer mem ory and will work with a floppy disc system This makes the package ideal for price sensitive situations HP Vectra PC Office Professional and Vectra PC Office Assistant The original HP Vectra PC Office Software Packs will be restructured to complement the new HP Vectra PC family of products A price increase will accompany the restructuring On November I all shipments of the H
22. Whether you re connecting terminals to HP 3000s or other vendors systems HP now has the products available that will allow you to win the battle with an all HP solution Probuct NEWS Customer Support Training NEW CUSTOMER TRAINING COURSE FOR ADVANCED TuRBOIMAGE USERS Hewlett Packard has developed a new classroom course to enhance the current customer training curriculum to better fill TurboIMAGE users needs Advanced TurboIMAGE PIN 51480A is designed to provide advanced level training for the experienced database analyst database administrator and programmerlanalyst The course focuses on TurboIMAGE s internal design and performance optimization The course is three days in length and will provide the training necessary for database analysts database admin istrators and programmer analysts to design manage and support the use of database applications at their local sites Upon completion of the course the student will be able to a Design prototype and implement a database for optimal performance a Manage database buffers to effect performance Structure databases for optimal performance Design more efficient TurboIMAGE applications a Identify and use database performance tools and utilities a Perform techniques to troubleshoot and identify TurboIMAGE performance problems A case study is used throughout the course to pra
23. accessory slots need to be used for memory expansion The HP Vectra ES PC Expanded Memory Card is also among the fastest memory cards on the market today When installed in the HP Vectra ES 12 PC the HP Vectra ES PC Expanded Memory Card runs at 12 MHz one iit wait state further enhancing the HP Vectra performance Finally the HP Vectra ES PC Expanded Memory Card is like having two memory cards in one All or part of the HP Vectra ES PC Expanded Mem ory Card can be set up as extended memory for use in operating systems such as Xenix and Microsoft s OS 2 The HP Vectra ES PC Expanded Memory Card designed to make your HP Vectra ES and ES 12 PCs even better Desktop Ordering information Product No Description HP 45944A HP Vectra ES PC Expanded Memory Card Opt 001 2 Mbytes of memory installed standard Opt 002 3 Mbytes of memory installed standard Opt 003 8 Mbytes of memory installed standard DI354A 2 Mbytes Expanded Memory Upgrade Kit i HP Vectra ES anp ES 12 PC Disc MECHANISMS The HP Vectra ES and ES 12 PCs include a new four function controller board that provides a floppy controller serial and parallel ports and a hard disc controller The hard disc controller cable and data cable are included stan dard as well So if you purchase one of these new systems without a hard disc HP Vectra ES PC Model 10 and HP Vectra ES 12 PC Model 10 and later want to add one
24. for the European market The Gallery Collection PIN 68352F includes the following Drawing Gal lery PIN 68351F Charting Gallery PIN 68350F and Business Manage ment Portfolio PIN 68326F The other Gallery Portfolios are available separately Office Activities Portfolio PIN 68324F Chemical Petrochemical Portfolio PIN 68325F and HP Draw Figures Portfolio PIN 68327F For those users who just purchase Drawing Gallery separately the Busi ness Management Portfolio can be ordered separately Business Manage ment Portfolio PIN 68326F The Gallery Collection has been an extremely popular product for those users looking for an easy to use com plete business graphics product that enables them to produce output for high quality presentations And now with all the great new fea tures added with the 2 0 release see the August issue of HP Channels includ ing rotation additional text features Lotus integration directly with Drawing Gallery more chart types and DTP integration bundled with Gallery the Graphics Gallery family of products continues to be the number one solution for PC users Desktop 3 4 INCH MEDIA AVAILABLE FOR ADVANCEMAIL As of October 1987 AdvanceMail will be available in 3 inch disc format for both the HP Vectra PC range of per sonal computers and the IBM PSI2 Models 30150160 The discs have a capacity of 1 4 Mbytes and offer the benefits of size convenie
25. for two months the most recent additions are shaded To list your company in the Cross Licensing Classifieds at no charge see the address at the end of this section Software Packages Available Industry Cross industry Abstract CASQUE is a revolutionary as opposed to evolutionary development in computer security The system s range of applica tion spans the entire spectrum of computing from single stand alone to multisite multiterminal remote accessed networks System independent it copes with all operating systems with any application in any language or on any machine The system is dynamically configurable and can provide escallating levels of security with progressively stricter restrictions and access In highly sensitive settings access could be restricted to a particular authorized person operating a single operating pmgram or database at a specified terminal for a time slot as brief as a few minutes A user s status may be further refined to read only or degrees of write access Transputer development systems Low cost parallel processing with OCCAM concurrent programming language Comes with compilers for C Pascal and FORTRAN Fits most computer sys tems Each processor has the ability to process 10 million instruc tions per second Company Name Energy Soft Computer Systems Ltd Address Peel House Peel Road Skelmersdale Lancs WNS8 9PT England Phone 44 695 31473 22810 33310 Telex Number
26. need to do is insert a disc formatted to one of the three capacities described above and then read it and write to it the system automatically adjusts to the format on the disc And you can install the 31 4 inch drive into your HP Vectra PCs just as they would a standard 5 inch flex ible disc drive The standard HP Vectra PC floppy disc controller and cables support the product with no hardware changes required except for HP Vectra CS PC systems which require simple jumper changes to the PC and to the drive itself A setup program and spe cial software drivers are included that enable all HP Vectra PCs to take full advantage of the drive s multiformat capabilities System requirements System hardware HP Vectra Vectra CS ES and RS PC hardware support the HP 45813A The HP Port able Vectra CS PC comes standard with 3 inch flexible disc drives and the 45813A drive will not physically fit into that machine Operating system MS DOS provides FORMAT DISKCOPY and SYS capabilities for disc drives The matrix below outlines the three MS DOS support levels for the HP Vectra PC 3 inch flexible disc drive 710K 720 Kbyte 1 44 Mbyte DOS Version support support Comments DOS 3 11 No Must upgrade to DOS 3 2 to support All versions 34 inch flexible disc drives DOS 3 2 Yes Can upgrade to B 01 02 by Version B 01 01 purchasing HP 45813A Opt 001 U S only thus obtaining full 3 inc
27. network diagnostics software The price of the network hardware and software for a ten user PC Sup port 36 system on the Token Ring assuming an existing 36 and 10 IBM PCs is 1 945 per user This includes the Workstation Feature 6248 providing users with up to five concur rent 36 workstation sessions and the IBM LAN Manager Program The network hardware and software price for a ten user ECF system on the Token Ring assuming an existing 9370 processor and ten IBM PCs is 3 880 This is the price for the less expensive low end 9370 models 20 and 40 and includes the IBM LAN Manager Program The price of the network hardware and software for a ten user HP Star LAN and Resource Sharing system assuming an existing HP MICRO 3000XE and 10 HP Vectra or IBM PCs is 1 863 per user This includes five copies of HP AdvanceLink Vectra PC providing terminal emulation and file transfer for five PCs and network diagnostics software None of the above analyses include the cost of wiring which is significantly higher for IBM cabling than for HP StarLAN cable HP CHANNELS 34 October 1987 Note All prices are U S listfor comparision purposes 1 PA Report Forrester Research Inc March 1987 p 16 2 IBM s TRN Performance Local Area Communications Gartner Group Inc January 8 1986 Products file P 139 206 1 MS NET is a U S registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation Networks
28. new enhanced HP Vectra PC Keyboard PC Kit with documentation and HP Termi nal Program software HP StarLAN user software HP Vectra PC DOS 3 2 and the customized installation guide The HP Vectra PC bundled solutions are now ordered with one system prod uct number and three product options that must be ordered to complete the system Pricing for the HP Vectra Star LAN PC bundles is based on sum of components with factory assembly of the hardware at no additional cost Also the October price reduction on HP StarLAN User Link Kit has been passed on to the bundles These new bundles replace the cur rent HP Vectra StarLAN PC Model 68 PIN 45968A and Model 69 PIN 45969A which will be removed from the October HP Price List HP Vectra CS StarLAN PC and Vectra ES 12 StarLAN PC will be available worldwide Contact your HP sales rep for more information ANNOUNCING THE HP TERMINAL PROGRAM FOR THE HP VECTRA FAMILY oF PCs The HP Terminal Program is a termi nal emulation software package that will be shipped standard with all HP Vectra PCs shipped after October I The program enables HP Vectra PCs to access alphanumeric and graphics applications on the HP 1000 HP 3000 and HP 9000 including such programs as VPLUS 3000 HP DeskManager Query 3000 DSG 3000 HP Draw and Graphics 1000 II In addition the HP Terminal Program features DEC VT100 terminal emulation allowing users to access applications writ
29. options and creates standard core computers that permit users to choose the memory terminal interface and cabinet alternative to meet their application requirements The primary goal of the restructuring effort was to decrease the complexity of the A Series family Benefits found as a result of the simplification effort include reduced ordering errors reduced time sale reps spend configur ing an A Series computer and reduced manufacturing overhead The new structure brings consistency to the A Series family while retaining the flex ibility required by users For ease of understanding and to account for future continued simplifica tion the restructuring necessitates new product suffixes for all A Series compu ters This requires that users make changes in their A Series documenta tion However the long term benefits from the restructure will far outweigh any short term inconvenience Listed below are two examples of systems as they are currently configured versus the restructured versions 2139A Current core system 2139B Restructured core system 2487A Currenl core system 2487B Restructured core system A700 boards 512 Kbyte memory Shoehom HP IB Asynch interface RTE A Site prep and installation Options 001 Floating point 005 Fiber optic cable P N 5061 5800 006 RS 232 P N 5061 6634 008 Delete asynch 014 Deletc memory 015 230V SOHz 022 CS 80 tape 044 34 i
30. s new HP ThinkJet printer paper catcher can keep your printer output tidily folded into neat stacks undisturbed by printer cords The catcher attaches directly onto the back of the HP ThinkJet printer stand 92261S or the terminal top HP Think Jet printer stand 92171X a connect ing chain enables it to hang at a 30 degree angle or lie flat on a desk This 3 inch microfloppy disc stores 1 44 Mbytes of formatted data for the new HP Portable Vectra PC Users can use this 1 44 Mbyte disc with most industry standard high density drives including the new HP Portable Vectra PC This new fully powered personal computer features two built in 1 44 Mbyte disc drives It also runs industry standard software and supports the entire HP family of printers and plotters The HP ThinkJet printer paper catcher attaches directly onto the back of a printer stand and hangs at a 30 degree angle continued on next page However these discs should be used with 1 44 Mbyte disc drives only Loss of data will occur if high density discs are used in lower capacity drives OCTOBER 1987 HP Channels Propuct NEWS Ordering this product through HP DIRECT is easy in the U S call 800 538 8787 between 6 a m and 5 p m PST Users outside the U S should refer to the complete list of HP DIRECT phone numbers included at the end of this section Prod
31. take advantage of these enhancements users must upgrade to at least Version A 02 00 of HPBB and recompile pro grams and subprograms that exist in SL files To maximize performance most applications will need to be tuned so that they take advantage of HP 3000 architecture and features Users should follow the guidelines outlined in two white papers BASIC1260 to HP Busi ness BASIC Programming for Por tability and Programming for Performance in HP Business BASIC Taking Advantage of A 02 00 A characterization of overall perfor mance improvements of the A 02 00 version will be published later as benchmarking information becomes available Documentation For more information users should consult the HPBB Reference Manuals HPBB Conversion Guide and white papers available through the HP sales offices BASIC12501260 to HP Busi ness BASIC Conversion Evaluation BASIC1260 to HP Business BASIC Programming for Portability and Programming for Performance in HP Business BASIC Taking Advantage of A 02 00 JOIN program A marketing program calied JOIN 13000 is designed to aid BASIC1260 users moving to the HP 3000 environment utilizing HP Busi ness BASIC Phase II JOIN13000 con sists of a set of products and programs including conversion tools to provide an easy HP 260 to HP 3000 migration path The targeted upgrade paths are the HP MICRO 3000XE and the HP 3000 Series 52 Please contact
32. this product avail able to users on an unsupported basis no support product is available OCTOBER 1987 HP Channels 13 Propuct NEWS HP 9000 BASIC 5 0 UPGRADE K r Now AVAILABLE Good news for those HP 9000 Series 200 or Series 300 users who want to upgrade to a BASIC 5 0 Compiler from EM s version The BASIC 5 0 Com piler upgrade kit is available from HP s Direct Marketing Division DMK as of October The upgrade kit consists of compiler software and documentation Users must return their IEM Series 2001300 BASIC 3 0 or BASIC 4 0 compiler to DMK for credit The BASIC 5 0 Compiler upgrade kit is available for all three HP 9000 Series 2001300 media types Product No Description 98618 17200 98618 17400 5 inch media 3 inch media recorded single sided 3 inch media recorded double sided 98618 17500 HP 9000 R Copy SOFTWARE CLARIFICATION A Copy prerequisite Eligibility for purchasing a Right to Copy R Copy version of any given nonoperating system software product for the HP 9000 Series 800 family requires a previous or concurrent pur chase of an A Copy on an equivalent or higher class processor There are cur rently three classes of software on the HP 9000 Series 800 825 Class 840 Class and 850 Class An 850 Class A Copy software product purchase enti tles the holder of that software license to purchase an unlimited number of R Copy licenses on any Serie
33. very favorably as compared to our competition The graphics perfor mancc offered in standard midrange workstations has not kept pace with the OCTOBER 1987 HP Channels PRODUCT NEWS recent improvement in CPU perfor mance These new systems restore that balance for a wide range of applications Leader in graphics The new HP 9000 Models 330MH 330CH 350MH and 350CH offer improvements in performance resolu tion and display size compared to pre vious products in this range All four systems use an enhanced graphics pro cessor optimized for 2D graphics applications such as ECAD logical and physical design MCAD 2D design and drafting mapping AEC software development and artificial intelligence applications Direct hardware support is provided for features such as vector drawing cir cle drawing patterned area fill and pixel replication Support also is provided for bit as well as byte per pixel addressing high speed block moves commonly referred to as BitBLT and future graphics accelerators The color system versions provide eight color planes for up to 256 simul taneously displayable colors from a pal ette of more than 16 million colors and can alternatively be configured to provide four plane double buffering Two separately scrollable overlay planes can be used for cursors text or temporary storage With this enhanced graphics capability HP 9000 Models 330CH and 350CH offer a balance o
34. 2502 51606A HP PaintJet printer dust cover HP PaintJet printer black print cartridge 51606C HP PaintJet printer color print cartridge Z fold HP PainUet printer paper 8 5 X11 in 216X 279 mm finished size 250 sheets per pack Cut sheet HP PaintJet printer paper 8 5 in x L1 in 216 x 279 mm finished size 250 sheets per pack 51630P 51630Y 51630Q HP PaintJet printer transparency film 8 5 x 1 in 216x 279 mm finished size 50 sheet box includes 50 plastic sleeves Required film for HP PaintJet printer Supplies New Disc STORES 1 44 MBYTES OF DaTA ON A SINGLE HicuH Density DISC Ordering information In the U S users should call 800 538 8787 between 6 a m and 5 p m PST Users outside the U S should refer to the complete list of HP DIRECT phone numbers included at the end of this section designed to provide users with 1 44 Product No 92192X Description Disc technology has advanced to the point where twice as much data can be stored on one 3 inch microfloppy HP DIRECT now offers such a disc 3 inch high density double sided unformatted 1 44 Mbyte formatted capacity microfloppy discs box of 10 For use with high density Mbytes of formatted capacity for reli drives only able data storage and more simplified backup Supplies WIRE PAPER CATCHER FOR HP THINKJET PRINTER Now AVAILABLE HP DIRECT
35. 677467 CHACOM Contact Person Robert D Thurston Type d Distributor Wanted Open Geographic Coverage Worldwide Industry Cross industry BASIC language compiler and interpreter Abstract NKR BASIC implements the new ANSI X3 113 the Federal FIPS PUB 68 2 and the European ECMA I 16 standards for BASIC The new FIPS PUB 68 2 standard replaces the obsolete FIPS PUB 68 1 based on the old ANSI Minimal BASIC X3 60 standard for the language This powerful updated language is offered by NKR as an interpreter and compiler and is available on the HP 9000 Series 300 The interpreter incorporates a power ful debugger and comprehensive HELP facility and the compiler produces native code for fast execution The new ANSI BASIC remains easy to use but incorporates advanced features that include matrix operations complete set of arithmetic string and matrix functions flexible file structures structured programming with true recursive subroutines and func tions and a variety of data types It is a sophisticated language and promotes portability for BASIC applications Both compiler and interpreter may be purchased as a set and are priced at 1 800 U S list A comprehensive user manual is included Substantial volume discounts are available for volume purchases Biannual pmduct updates may be purchased for 200 and a hotline service is offered Non U S prices are slightly higher NKR BASIC is the standard portable soluti
36. 68020 CPU MC68881 floating point coprocessor 19 inch 1280 x 1024 monitor 8 Mbytes of RAM and HP UX operating system and networking A floating point accelerator is avail able for all systems An error checking and correcting ECC RAM for the Model 350 is optional HP 9000 NEW RELEASE OF X WINDOWS FOR HP 9000 SERIES 300 AND MODEL 825 On September Release A O1 00 of the X Window System X for the HP 9000 Series 300 began shipping This new release includes many new features and support for most of the display sys tems now available for HP 9000 Series 300 computers In addition X will be a standard part of the HP 9000 Model 825SRX computer system and be available as a stand alone product for the HP 9000 Model 8255 History As many of you may be aware X is taking the engineering workstation industry by storm On January 15 of this year II major computer software and hardware vendors including HP announced their support for the X Win dow standard Since then the number of vendors that have announced their support includes nearly every major vendor of engineering hardware and numerous software suppliers HP has played a major role in all of these activities and continues to be active in all aspects of the X effort What s new There are a number of new features in Release A O1 00 All of the features of the A OO 0O product are maintained and all of the new features are available in
37. 8 at which time the old structure will be discontinued Contact your HP sales rep for more information HP 1000 HP 1000 A SERIES HP Precision Architecture HP UX OPEN SYSTEM TOOLS PRICE INCREASE Effective November 1 1987 HP will be increasing the prices of all HP 1000 A600 and A700 computers Listed below are the products affected that will appear on the October 1 1987 HP Price List A600 computers A700 computers 2106BK 2137A 2426E 2197C 2426F 2197D 2436A 2437A 2436E 2487A 2486A 2156B 2196C 2196D As with any price increase users will have a 30 day grace period during the month of October in which to order systems at the current price If you have any questions contact your local HP sales rep HP 1000 PMC 1000 OBSOLESCENCE PLANS The HP 1000 A Series version of the PMC 1000 product will be obsolete effective January 1988 At this time both the 92121A and 92121R PMC 1000 products including all options will be removed from the HP Price List The PMC 1000 product will be supported for five years after removal from the price list During this five year support timeframe HP will update the product only to fix critical defects and or to keep PMC 1000 up to date with a new revision of RTE A No enhancements will be added or considered FOR HP 9000 SERIES 800 SYSTEMS Two new open system tools are now available for the
38. 92290S2 TmsRmn Helv Report 3341 2AG Helv Headlines 922862 Microsoft 1A 33407B FontLoad Summary HP s full font offering dramatically enhances the HP LaserJet printer s fol lowing font skills European characters are available in all fonts PC 8 symbol sets are available in the HP 33412AG 92290S1 and 9229082 fonts Hand crafted 48 point fonts are avail able for the first time s New utilities MakeFont and FontLoad simplify the installation and downloading of soft fonts New packaging provides more print samples and better protection for your font and memory board products If you need more information about these products contact your local HP sales rep Serifa is a trademark of Fundicion Tipographica Neufville Sa Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation ANNOUNCING THE HP 9229081 FONT CARTRIDGE The HP LaserJet Series II and Laser Jet 2000 printers understand the unique symbol mapping of the PC 8 character set It is important to note that the HP LaserJet LaserJet PLUS and LaserJet 500 PLUS printers do not understand this mapping In other words the HP 92290S1 is only compatible with the HP LaserJet Series lI and LaserJet 2000 printers A warning disclaimer will be printed on all labels for this product In the future expect to see other new font products developed specifically for the HP LaserJet Series II and LaserJet 2000 printers For fur
39. C Support136 over the Token Ring Network link IBM has also announced Enhanced Connectivity Facilities ECF a new user service over the Token Ring Network link which is not yet available HP CHANNELS October 1987 IBM PC Local Area Network Program The IBM PC LAN program is per haps the most well known IBM LAN service for the PC user When run with the IBM LAN Support Program Net BIOS it provides PC users with LAN services over three different links PC Network Broadband PC Network Baseband and the Token Ring Network The PC LAN services are trans parently shared discs printers and plot ters with spooling and the sending and receiving of messages over the net work The PC LAN Program is menu driven and offers a concurrent PC server Each PC may be configured as a server and or user workstation permit ting any workstation to offer its devices for sharing by any other user on the network PC applications written to both the MS NET and NetBIOS net work interfaces may be used Each PC on the network must use both the PC LAN Program and the LAN Support Program The IBM PC Network Broadband is a Broadband network link to which IRM PCs may attach and use the PC LAN services This link uses CATV coaxial cable and has a link speed of 2 Mbps A broadband link is for use where multiple service applications such as data transmission video con ferencing and security monitoring are required on a single l
40. HP 9000 Series 800 Models 8253 840S and 850S compu ter systems The new HP 93300R Driver Development Toolkit and HP UX Source Code Product signifi cantly add to the application versatility of these systems The HP 93300R Driver Development Toolkit provides an extensive set of tools to develop drivers for nonsup ported devices modification of existing drivers and debugging of modified operating system code The tools include a Driver Pocks Sets of Channel VO CIO driver sources along with skel eton or fill in the blank drivers Users can adapt the source code of these drivers to meet the special requirements of their application Symbolic Driver Debugger Supports debugging of the resulting object code after a driver has been adapted from among the drivers in the Driver Packs and compiled The Symbolic Driver Dehugger can also be used to debug modified kernel code a Driver Environment Sirnulator Sim Customizing the operating system to meet specific needs Meet archival requirements of the U S Government and other official entities The HP UX Source Code Product contains the kernel commands librar ies and diagnostics for HP UX as well as an extensive set of manuals Contact your HP sales rep to order either of these open system tools To preserve HP s reputation with our customers and to assure customer satisfac tion we are qualifying customers who want to purchase
41. HP RuggedWriter printer is sup ported as a spooled device in terminal and statmux configurations It can be configured as either an RS 232 or RS 422 device at 1200 2400 9600 or 19 2K baud rates The following dialog should be used to configure an HP Rug gedWriter printer a LDEV user specified a Device name HPPCLATP ATP HPPCCLADCC ADCC a DRT user specified a Unit user specified Software channel 0 a Type 32 Subtype 14 HP CHANNELS October 1987 a Termtype TTPCL22 TTPCL26 STATMUX Speed 120 240 960 1920 a REC width 66 a Output device 0 a Accept jobs sessions N a Accept data N a Interactive N a Duplicative N a Initially spooled Y a Auto reply N a Driver HIOASLPO ATP HIOASLP2 ADCC a Device class LP HP2235 SUPPORT THE HP RUGGEDWRITER PRINTER Print Central and Resource Sharing now provide support for the HP Rug gedWriter 480 printer a new fast and durable 24 wire impact printer This support is available with the currently released Print Central and Resource Sharing software which began user shipments in March 1987 With this support users can connect the HP Rug ged Writer printer to their HP 3000 for use as a shared PC printer Print Central and Resource Sharing provide shared printing capabilities for the HP Vectra PC HP Touchscreen PC and the IBM PC XT AT using the HP 3000 as a server Print Central is a low cost entry le
42. I keys including 12 func tion keys separate numeric and cursor keypads and adjustable tilt The full travel step sculptured keys have quick response tactile feedback and color coded legends There may be some users who need the previous HP Vectra PC keyboard layout with the 103 keys which has the 10 IBM style function keys on the left and the 8 HP style function keys on the top For these users a transition key board is available that is supported only on the HP Vectra ES and Vectra ESI 12 PCs The HP Vectra PC Keyboard DIN has the 103 key layout but has DIN connector and electronics Users who may need the older layout of the HP Vectra PC Keyboard DIN would be Users who have HP Vectra PCs and want to avoid retraining with a new key board layout 2 Users of HP Word HP Word will not support the new keyboard until Summer 1988 a Users of AdvanceWrite While AdvanceWrite Plus will support the new keyboard the new layout has fewer function keys than the old layout We recommend the new pre assembled HP Vectra CS ES and RS PCs which include the CPU the com puter a PC Kit with User Manuals and the Enhanced HP Vectra PC Key board If you need the HP Vectra PC Keyboard DIN order a HP Vectra ES PC CPU 459XXD or HP Vectra ES 12 PC CPU 459XXC HP Vectra ES PC Kit DI350A Opt AXX HP Vectra PC Keyboard DIN C1406A Opt AXX as separate items Opt AXX the country option must be order
43. Maker from Aldus and as a general purpose MS DOS application environ ment manager Microsoft Windows 386 Microsoft Windows 1386 is an extended version of Windows that takes full advantage of 80386 based personal computers like the new HP Vectra RS PCs With Windows 386 multiple MS DOS applications can be run at the same time each with up to 640 Kbytes of memory Multiple MS DOS applica tions can be simultaneously run in fore ground or background or in exclusive mode for dedicated system use and bet ter application performance Each MS DOS application can be run in a win dow allowing concurrent viewing with other Windows and MS DOS applica tions especially useful for monitoring the status of background applications Windows 386 also includes a disc cache program and support for applica tions written to use the Lotus Intel Microsoft Expanded Memory Specifica tion LIM EMS The capabilities of the 80386 processor allow full implementa Ordering information tion of the LIM EMS interface without the need for expanded memory hardware Windows 1386 is a good selection for HP Vectra RS PC users that want to multitask MS DOS applications Both Windows 2 0 and Windows 1386 offer the new Windows interface that is consistent with OS 2 Presentation Man ager and provide full compatibility with earlier Windows application soft ware Disc caching to improve perfor mance with both Windows and MS DOS
44. N operation Provide BNC T connector Opt 240 Opt 241 Opt 242 No NCC form required for DTC only ThinLAN sites For MPE XL systems shipped after System Release there will be no requirement for a Network Configura tion Checkout NCC form or NISP form for configurations where a single 900 Series HP 3000 is connected to one or more DTCs over a ThinLAN cable Networks and no other hardware is attached to the LAN Of course if NS 3000 XL is installed an NCC form or NISP form is required Also NCC forms will con tinue to be required for both ThinLAN and ThickLAN DTCs at 900 Series HP 3000 Controlled Release sites Contact your HP sales rep for more information UNIQUE POWER AND VERSATILITY INTRODUCING THE HP 4954A PROTOCOL ANALYZER In an evolving series of datacom munications test solutions for both wide area WAN and local area LAN networks the HP 4954A joins the fam ily of disc based analyzers introduced earlier this year the HP 4972A HP 4951C and HP 4952A With the intro duction of the high performance HP 4954A protocol analyzer Hewlett Packard now offers a complete range of protocol analyzers to meet users needs for local area and wide area network monitoring performance analysis and simulation One of the most significant features of the HP 4954A is its flexibility Its versatility lies in its combination of high speed operation extensive mass storage
45. P Price List The following products and all international versions are affected Product No Description 72458A HP Vectra 3000 PC with Monochrome Plus video Model 58 HP Vectra 3000 PC with Multimode video Model 58 HP Vectra 3000 PC with EGA video Model 59 Worldwide 72438S U S only 72459A Worldwide New products HP s new HP Vectra PC family has been designed to easily connect to the HP 3000 Any five of the following systems can be configured as an HP Vectra 3000 PC The five systems are HP Vectra CS PC a HP Vectra ES PC s HP Vectra ES 12 PC HP Vectra RS 16 PC HP Vectra RS 20 PC For ordering information please refer to the article How to Order New HP Vectra 3000 PC Configurations also in this issue Differences The following table compares the HP Vectra 3000 PC to an equivalent system configured from HP s new Vectra PC family Like the Model 58159 the Model 21122 includes 640 Kbytes RAM a 20 Mbyte hard drive a flexible drive seriallparallel ports a Multimode or EGA video card and the HP Termi nal Program HP Vectra 3000PC HP Vectra CS PC HP Vectra ES PC HP Vectra ES 12 PC Model 58159 Model 21122 Model 21122 Model 21122 SPU Speed amp MHz 7 16 MHz 8 MHz 12 MHz Communication AdvanceLink Terminal Program Video adapter Monochrome Plus Multimode or EGA or EGA Display Monochrome included Or
46. P Vectra PC Office Professional and HP Vectra PC Ofticc Assistant Packs will include AdvanceLink The HP Mouse will be removed from the packs We are finding that HP Vectra Office is being successfully installed into IBM and IBM compatible accounts and the HP Mouse is not of use since it uses the HP IL interface Remember to specify a mouse when ordering HP Vectra Office or Graphics Gallery starting November 1 since it is required for using Graphics Gallery Although the price increase occurs on the October HP Price List the origi nal HP Vectra PC Office Packs will be shipped at the old prices through the end of October New HP Vectra PC Office Profes sional Pack PIN 68300F 1 650 New HP Vectra PC Office Assistant Pack PIN 68301F 1 900 The HP Vectra PC Offce Software Packs have proven to be a very success ful and efficient way to sell software One part number is all that is required to order six powerful software pro grams Users will have a complete set of office PC capabilities that provide integration between products HP Vectru PC Office Professional Soft ware Puck PIN 68300F Graphics Gallery new Version 2 0 Executive MemoMaker Lotus 1 2 3 Executive CardManager AdvanceMail AdvanceLink HP Vectru PC Office Assistant Software Pack PIN 68301F Graphics Gallery new Version 2 0 AdvanceWrite PLUS new Lotus 1 2 3 Executive CardManag
47. PC MS DOS 3 2 improves on IBM PC DOS 3 2 support of 3 inch internal flexible disc drives IBM PC DOS 3 2 will support IBM 720 Kbyte format HP Vectra PC MS DOS 3 2 will also support HP 710 Kbyte double sided format used on the HP Touchscreen PCs and the IBM 1 44 Mbyte format used on the IBM PSI series Note The 1 44 Mbyte for mat is possible only with the new high density 3 inch flexible discs identi fied by their black plastic shells Other HP pluses to the MS DOS 3 2 product include the Personal Applica tions Manager File Manager Multi Voluming Utility and Multiple Charac ter Set Utilities The Personal Applications Manager PAM and File Manager make compu ter use easier than using the C gt MS DOS prompt The Multi Voluming Utility allows use of hard discs larger than the 32 Mbyte limit imposed by MS DOS The Multiple Character Set Utilities allows translation of extended character sets international math and line drawing characters between the HP Vectra PCs and IBM compatibles and HP 3000s HP Touchscreen PCs and HP printers Other changes from MS DOS 3 1 are the new FORMAT and SYS com mands In the interests of compatibility the new FORMAT and SYS commands will no longer have the P switch to transfer PAM onto work discs Instead the new PAMINSTL utility will install or remove PAM Programmers wanting detailed information about HP Vectra PC MS DOS 3 2 may purchase the MS DOS 3 2 P
48. PRICE REDUCED ON HP STARLAN USER Link KIT The price of the HP StarLAN User Link Kit SO905F for HP Vectra and IBM PCs was reduced on October 1 This price reduction will increase the attractiveness of our already popular HP StarLAN networking products HP StarLAN is Hewlett Packard s twisted pair local area network LAN that provides access to HP s distributed data processing and Personal Productiv ity Center PPC services HP StarLAN is a flexible networking solution that fully integrates PCs and HP 3000s providing a complete office automation solution With HP StarLAN for PCs users have access to disc and file sharing printer sharing with spooling unat tended backup and restore and terminal emulation with file transfer from per sonal computers to HP 3000s Users can also transparently share discs and files and obtain printer sharing with spooling and Plotter sharing with spool ing on a personal computer server The HP StarLAN User Link Kit includes both hardware and software that allows connection of HP Vectra PCs or IBM PC XT AT personal com puters to a twisted pair LAN This HP StarLAN price reduction makes Hewlett Packard s office net working offering even more attractive by offering the following benefits Low cost networking which is now even lower Superior scaleability an excellent and convenient growth path for chang ing needs Superior flexibility th
49. Phase II is priced the same as the Phase I product For those HP BASICIV and HP BASIC1260 users who have not yet updated to HP Business BASIC a return credit is available Users with previous versions of HPBB will need to recompile all programs and subpro grams in SL files to enjoy the full bene fits of Release A 02 00 Product No Description 321 ISA R HP Business BASIC Interpreter and Compiler Opt 300 BASICIV return credit Opt 301 BASIC 260 return credit Opt 310 For use on HP 3000 Series 37 37XE MICRO 3000XE Opt OCD Upgrade credit for Opt 310 Opt 320 First Copy for use on HP 3000 Series 39 58 Opt OCE Upgrade credit for Opt 320 Opt 330 First Copy for use on HP 3000 Series 64 68 or 70 Opt OCF Upgrade credit for Opt 330 Opt 340 First Copy for use on HP 3000 Series 930 or 950 Compatibility Mode Conversion guides one for BASICIV and the other for BASIC1260 users are provided with the product In addition the Language Reference Manuals and the Programmer s Guide Manuals are shipped with the product General JOIN 3000 HP Business BASIC UPDATE HP 260 users migrating to the HP 3000 and HP Business BASIC HPBB Phase II will now experience a smoother migration path HP 260 users will find that PHASE II HPBB offers the BASIC1260 features they have come to depend on report writer forms sup port and screen management This latest PHASE II release A 02 00 adds the Program Anal
50. This sup port is available with the currently released Print Central and Resource Sharing software which began user shipments in March 1987 Print Central is a low cost entry level shared printing solution for PCs connected to an HP 3000 through basic serial connections Resource Sharing is an advanced LAN based PC integration solution Print Central Resource Sharing Spooled Plotting Everyone can have easy access to plotting without leaving their PC HP 7550A L Spooled plotting means less tme wasted waiting for plotter access Plotter investment is spread over multiple users production costs are reduced Presentations take on new hfe with _ multi color graphics The HP 7550 and Print Central or Resource Sharing can make a signifi cant contribution to the effectiveness of the user s office solution by providing Easy access Every member of the user s workgroups can have easy access to spooled plotting capabilities without leaving their PCs No more lost time transferring files from one workstation to another to get plotter access a No waiting for plotter availability Since all plotter output is spooled users are never held up while someone else s document finishes plotting a Fnst throughput for large volume jobs Multiple plotters can be configured to plot a batch of slides Whenever each plotter finishes a slide it will plot the next slide in the queue Since t
51. ad office 4 Rue Viete B P 3053 79012 Niort Cedex Phone 49 73 02 80 Telex 790639F Branch offices 44000 Nantes 108 Route de Rennes Phone 40 30 88 69140 29 88 26 94700 Maison Alfort 16 Av Charles Martigny Z 1 Les Petits Haies Phone 48 99 61 85 Contact Person Mr Michel Rivault Director Mr Raymond Derbord Chief of Pmduction Type of Distributor Wanted Open Geographic Coverage Canada and U S A Industry Cross industn Abstract Collect 94 is a software development environment that han dles compiling execution emulation and decompiling of BASIC like code It is a fourth generation language that has a wide variety of built in functions including edited field input menu operation XMODEM and Kermit protocol file transfers serial port control string manipulation and file operations Currently Collect 94 is being used for data collection inventory control shipping and receiving and route accounting The development environ ment runs on the IBM PC or compatible PCs and the HP 150 Touchscreen PC The operating environment is the HP 94 handheld industrial compu ter Both the development and operating environments can be ported to other machines Company Name Audax Corp Address 2675 University Avenue St Paul MN 55114 U S A Phone 612 646 8896 Contact Person Susan Firestone Type o Distributor Wanted Open Geographic Coverage Worldwide Industry Cross industn Decision support fina
52. ade must be accompanied by an R Copy replacement on the lower class processor from which the original A Copy software was upgraded If an 840 Class A Copy pur chase is followed by a Model 850 pur chase that A Copy license may be transferred to an 850 Class A Copy license through the use of a software upgrade providing that it is accom panied by an 840 Class R Copy replacement Contact your HP sales rep for more information HP 9000 R Copy PRICE INCREASE ON THE HP 9000 SERIES 800 Most R Copy prices on HP 9000 Series 800 software will be increasing on October 1 The following products will be affected Product No Description 92439R 92433R 92443R 92444R 92460R 92533R 92430R 92431R 36217R 92534R 92461R 92462R 92469R 92535R Native Language I O Simplex Kanji Font FORTRAN for Model 825 Pascal for Model 825 ALLBASE for Model 825 Visor for Model 825 FORTRAN for Model 840 Pascal for Model 840 ALLBASE tor Model 840 Visor for Model 840 FORTRAN for Model 850 Pascal for Model 850 ALLBASE for Model 850 Visor for Model 850 Since the development packs FORTRAN Pascal Starbase DGL AGP are tied to R Copy pricing they will also be increased in October as shown below Product No Description 92447A Development Pack for Model 825 Development Pack for Model 840 Developrnent Pack for Model 850 92438A 92465A In addition all HP 9000 Series 800 interprocesso
53. age integration Create a whole new world of pos sibilities for your users publications with AdvanceWrite Plus and image scanning Imagine including a picture of the staff on organization charts or having a map of a building site in the middle of a letter It s simple to do create a tif file using Scanning Gallery and the HP ScanJet scanner then merge the file into an AdvanceWrite Plus doc ument and see unbelievable results at print time Graphics integration Use AdvanceWrite Plus with Graphics Gallery for very professional results Any graphics gallery file in tif format may be merged with Advance Write Plus text and you ll see top results at print time IBM PC XT AT and PS 2 AdvanceWrite Plus runs on the IBM PC XT AT and the new PSI2 Models 30 50 60 with 3 inch media Now you can have word processing software for an environment of mixed PCs What else is new Equations Processing feature now you can enter and edit multilevel chem ical mathematical and scientific equa tions on the screen Greek Math characters are seen as they will print Perfect for users who need a flexible and easy to use system to create com plex scientific and mathematical equations Rosseland Mean Opacity dp v dT oy of Kev ar odr ay dp v aT o al E Equations are simple with Advancewrite Plus continued on next page OCTOBER 1987 29 HP Channels Propuct NEWS a Oil
54. aking Advantage of A 02 00 Copies of this white paper will be available upon request from your HP sales rep a Program analyst tool A powerful code management tool that helps users to optimize structure and maintain their applications is provided within the Interpreter of HPBB A 02 00 Most importantly this tool helps users restructure large BASICIV or BASIC1260 applications to match the smaller subunit size of HPBB V This tool has received very positive reviews from BETA sites including our major HP 260 European value added reseller VAR a Increased reliability Many fixes to software defects have been incorporated into this version A 02 00 HPBB an overview HP Business BASIC s strength lies in its rich feature set which allows pro grammers to concentrate on what needs to be done instead of how to do it Its easy subsystem access makes it conven ient to write large applications and its rich interpretive environment makes it easy to write quick utilities HPBB consists of a complete development environment including an interpreter for editing and debugging and a compiler for program execution 4 HP CHANNELS October 1987 The HPBB feature set summarized below was made available to users in two distinct phases PHASE I of HPBB released in 1985 consisted of a core set of statements designed to approximate the functionality of BASICIV In 1987 the PHASE II release added an impressive numb
55. an A4 size paper tray 12235A Font cartridge EVERYTHING You NEED FOR THE NEW HP PAINTJET COLOR GRAPHICS PRINTER HP s new PaintJet printer combines the advantages of a printer and plotter into one machine allowing users to produce colorful overhead transparen cies detailed engineering drawings and near letter quality text quickly and easily Users can get the supplies they need for this new printer just as easily through HP DIRECT The HP PaintJet print cartridges produre up lo 330 shades of color on paper designed t intensify colors Here the printer is shown on our acrylic desktop printer plouer stand with an HP QuietJet printer wire paper catcher attached EW dic cat For example we offer a stream lined acrylic desktop stand designed expressly for HP s new printers and plotters This stand increases work sur face space while providing handy paper storage What s more it controls paper flow by routing cables out of the paper flow and enhancing the flow of fanfold paper over its edge The stand also accommodates our HP QuietJet printer paper catcher This paper catcher attaches easily to the back of the stand to automatically fold output into neat stacks with a connecting chain enab ling it to hang at a 30 degree angle or lie flat on a desk Our HP PaintJet printer dust cover protects your users equipment from dirt dust and spills Tailored to fit the exact dimensions of the HP Pa
56. applications is also standard with both versions And with Windows 2 0 and Windows1386 for the HP Vectra PC you can take advantage of com plete HP support Product No HP 45954B 5 inch discs Description ES or RS PC HP 45954C For use with the HP Vectra 3 inch discs Portable CS PC HP DI6SIA Microsoft Windows 1386 Presentation Opt ABA Manager for the HP Vectra PC 5 inch discs RS PC Microsoft Windows 2 0 Presentation Manager for the HP Vectra PC For use with the HP Vectra CS For use with the HP Vectra Availability Fourth quarter FY 87 November 1987 through January 1988 January 1 1987 First quarter FY 88 February through April 1988 Microsoft Windows for the HP Vectra PC Version 1 03 HP 45954A will be replaced by Windows 2 0 and will be discontinued November I Desktop 1987 A Microsoft Windows 2 0 upgrade will be available however PIN 45954 60001 NEW HP Vectra PC KEYBOARDS The new line of HP Vectra PCs will use a new industry compatible key board called the Enhanced HP Vectra PC Keyboard It will be the standard keyboard for the HP Vectra CS ES and RS PC families The keyboard for the previous versions of HP Vectra PCs used the HP HIL interface it will riot be supported on the new line of HP Vectra PCs The Enhanced HP Vectra PC Key board has the same connector DIN and the same layout as the IBM Enhanced PC Keyboard It is detach able has IO
57. ard cables or TA different from the 45896A and included with 45896M Multivoluming utility are 45897B included with the 45897M These pieces come standard with rhr new HP Vectra CS ES and RS series PCs except Multivoluming which comes standard with HP s MS DOS 3 2 OCTOBER 1987 HP Channels Propuct NEWS HP Vectra PC OBSOLESCENCE PLANS HP VECTRA 3000 PC DISCONTINUANCE On October I obsolescence of the original HP Vectra PC and selected accessories will begin To smooth the transition the obsolescence is being announced now and will occur in phases that will not be complete until April 1 1988 The HP Vectra PC is being replaced by the new HP Vectra ES and ES 12 PCs available October I The HP Vectra ES PC has the same perfor mance as today s HP Vectra PC but offers greater expandability at a lower cost The HP Vectra ES 12 PC has 50 percent faster performance and greater expandability for the same price as the current HP Vectra PC See the accom panying article on What s different for more details Hewlett Packard will continue to honor orders for the affected products up to 30 days after their removal from the HP Price List However it is in your best interest to convert to the HP Vectra ES or ES 12 PCs as soon as pos sible after October I Listed here are the products that will be discontinued their HP Price List removal schedule and the replacement products Even though some of
58. both the HP 9000 Series 300 and Model 825 products The new features include a Display support Support for the fol lowing Series 300 display systems has been added to X 98550A CH system 98720A SRX system In addition the HP 9000 Series 800 product supports the SRX display system a New software features The following new software capabilities are provided in Release A O1 00 Starbase on X A Starbase graphics driver can be linked into Starbase programs so that those programs can work in an X window s This driver is constructed like any other Starbase driver and all output from the pro gram goes through the X server to be displayed Now Starbase graphics programs can be ported to the X win dow system quickly and easily HP Window X This set of com mands and libraries allows programs written for the HP Windows19000 environment to be ported to the X environment easily The system provides a high degree of com patibility between the two systems It is intended as a porting aid for cur rent applications not as a develop ment environment in new applica tions for X FORTRAN Access to X and the Xr Library This is a library of routines for allowing a FORTRAN program mer to access X Window and Xr Library functions The routines provide a generalized method for allowing the construction of C lan guage type info structures from FORTRAN for passing to C langua
59. colors have been chosen to identify these new font cartridges Improved Microsoft cartridge The popular HP 922862 Microsoft l cartridge has been expanded Euro pean customers now have access to the most versatile selection of TmsRmn and Helv fonts available on an HP LaserJet printer cartridge Based on HP s TmsRmn and Helv soft fonts this cartridge continues to offer kerning for all HP LaserJet printers Roman bold and italic styles are available from 8 point Roman to 14 point bold The international characters are found in the Roman 8 and 8 bit ECMA 94 Latin symbol sets see article in September issue of HP Channels The name has been slightly modified to HP 922862 Microsoft 1A This cartridge is imme diately available and supersedes the Microsoft font cartridge Because existing applications remain unchanged there will not be a trade in program New HP LaserJet printer font and memory board packaging Look for HP s new attractive packag ing currently being implemented on all HP LaserJet printer font and memory products Apart from the bold new graphics on the front more product information is now available on the back of the package Also the strong plastic mold will offer better product protection Prices remain the same for our existing products just new and exciting packaging on the same great products Ordering information Product No Description 922908 Courier Document
60. crosoft Corporation Framework Hf and dBase 11 are U S registered trademarks d Ashton Tare PageMaker is a U S registered trademark d Aldus Corporation Also in this issue HP Takes the Offensive in the Workstation Marketplace 2 Announcing HP 7550 Plotter Support for Print Central and Resource Sharing 9 HP StarLAN Versus ZBM Networks 32 Price Reduced on HP StarLAN User Link Kit 34 OCTOBER 1987 Hi HP Channels Propuct NEWS Peripherals General ADCC PRICE INCREASE The price of the ADCC Main PIN 30018A and the ADCC Extender PIN 30019A will be increased on the October 1987 HP Price List The price per port of an ADCC is now on par with that of an ATP modem port Except for console connectivity users should purchase ATP ports rather than ADCC ports The new prices are effective October 1 1987 They will be published on the price list and available for your refer ence as of October 1 1987 Networks HP STARLAN VERSUS ZBM NETWORKS HP is in an excellent competitive position relative to IBM in the area of business office solution networking for the PC end user With HP StarLAN and the Personal Productivity Center PPC users can have superior scalability and integration at a lower cost IBM offers several products in this arena the PC Local Area Network Pro gram PC LAN running over the Broadband Baseband and Token Ring network links and P
61. ctice solving real world database problems Computer based training is also used to demonstrate various database situations Upon com pletion of the course students will be better equipped to make decisions and recommendations concerning the utili zation of their database applications The course provides the specialized tools needed to fine tune database design skills The prerequisite for this course is successful completion of TurboIMAGE DBMS 13000 PIN 35053B plus mini mum six months working experience with IMAGE13000 or TurboIMAGE For further information contact your HP sales rep Training HP LASERJET 2000 For more information or a copy of the course data sheet please contact HP s Customer Service Training at 415 69 1 530015905 or 800 523 0696 in the Continental U S or 800 882 9595 in California Training SELF PACED SERVICE TRAINING PACKAGES AVAILABLE PRINTER MAINTENANCE TRAINING AVAILABLE Hewlett Packard Customer Service Training is offering an HP LaserJet 2000 printer maintenance training course at the HP Dallas Irving Techni cal Training Center Course 50045A provides customer and dealer service personnel with the knowledge and skills to operate diag nose troubleshoot and repair the HP LaserJet 2000 printer to the replace able subassembly level The FY88 50045A schedule at the Dallas Training Center is listed below The week of December 7 1987 February
62. culations solution of systems of lin ear equations Arbitrary precision integer or floating point calculations as well as rational complex or modular arithmetic Flexible easy to learn programming language similar to Algol or BASIC is available in algebraic mode in sym bolic mode Standard LISP is available with simplified syntax Automatic simplification and structur ing of expressions under the control of switches and operators that let people manipulate and display expressions in the most helpful ways a FORTRAN compatible output including FORTRAN C or Ratfor code generation from REDUCE expressions REDUCE enhancements a Complete documentation including a reference manual user s guide intro ductory tutorial and instant reference card a Graphics commands to generate and display 2D and 3D plots of graphics and surfaces from equations and matrix values Plots can be sent to any HP graphics printer or plotter for hard copies Other useful facilities to help REDUCE users a statement editor for modifying and reexecuting commands a logfile to keep records of a session trace facilities for procedures defaults and reset commands and many others Ordering information The REDUCE system PIN 98678 19010 includes REDUCE plus docu mentation source code and Common LISP execution kernel The system runs on HP 9000 Series 300 HP UX systems having a minimum of 4 Mbytes of RAM HP is making
63. d by HP Vectra ES PC Model LO or HP Vectra ES 12 PC Model 20 Replaced by HP Vectra ES PC Model 40 or HP Vectra ES 12 PC Model 40 Replaced by HP Vectra ES PC Model 10 or HP Vectra ES 12 PC Model 10 Due to the popularity of the HP Vectra 3000 PC Models 58 and 59 all desktop and floor mount members of HP s new Vectra PC family now include HP terminal emulation software to access HP 3000 resources Like the HP Vectra 3000 PC the new product structures include models that have fac tory installed video cards and mass stor age devices to retain the key HP Vectra 3000 PC benefits of ease of ordering and quick setup Simply order the appropriate video bundle appropriate monitor and DOS and you have the same key benefits that the HP Vectra 3000 PC provided Note that the termi nal emulation software does not include tile transfer If you require this feature include AdvanceLink in your order The video bundles are available in a variety of flavors to give you a choice With such a broad selection of worksta tions designed for HP 3000 environ ments to choose from the HP Vectra 3000 PC has been discontinued and superceded by a new set of products These new workstations add flexibility and give greater price performance characteristics to satisfy a broad range of your needs Discontinued products All versions of the HP Vectra 3000 PC Model 58 and 59 have been discon tinued and removed from the October 1 1987 H
64. der 35731 A Multimode or EGA included or Order 35743A EGA DOS 3 2 Included Order 45951B DOS 3 2 1 _ The HP Vectra RS 16 PC and HP Vectra RS 20 PC can also be built up to an HP Vectra 3000 configuration AdvanceLink is optional Since the HP Terminal Program is included with each system Advance Link PIN 68333F is optional and Desktop should be ordered only if you require file transfer or command macro capabilities From a workstation of choice HP Vectra 3000 PC to a choice of work stations HP Vectra CS ES ES 12 RS 16 or RS 20 PC How TO ORDER NEw HP VEctTRA 3000 PC CONFIGURATIONS The HP Vectra 3000 PC Model 58 and 59 has been so positively received that HP terminal emulation is now included with all desktop and floor mount HP Vectra PCs The key benefits of ease of ordering and quick setup have been preserved because the new product structures include models that have factory installed video cards and mass storage devices Simply order the appropriate preconfigured SPU appro priate monitor and DOS and you have the same key benefits that made the HP Vectra 3000 PC so popular Note that the terminal emulation soft ware does not include file transfer Should you require this feature add AdvanceLink to your order The HP Vectra 3000 PC has been replaced by new configurations from the new HP Vectra PC family to give you a choice You should now order an HP Vectra CS HP Vectra ES
65. e HP StarLAN network These remote PC users may then have access to their remote PC files and shared printers IBM users must drive to the office There is little difference in the perfor mance of the Token Ring and HP Star LAN Gartner Group has stated The bottleneck to LAN performance is in the systems and communications soft ware Differences between Ethernet and TRN Token Ring Network are small by comparison Although HP Star LAN is not an Ethernet network it is an IEEE 802 3 network using the CSMA CD access method and is simi lar in performance to HP ThinLAN in an office environment Our tests have shown that the Token Ring and HP s StarLAN and ThinLAN are not very different in performance Costs U S list The network hardware and software price for a ten user IBM PC LAN net work PC server assuming 10 existing IBM PCs and no dedicated server is OCTOBER 1987 HP Channels Propuctr NEWS 916 per user on the PC Network Broadband 743 per user on the PC Network Baseband and 1 251 per user on the Token Ring These prices include the IBM PC 3270 Emulation LAN Manager Program for the Base band link and the IBM LAN Manager Program for the Broadband and Token Ring links The network hardware and software price for a ten user HP StarLAN net work PC server assuming 10 existing HP Vectra or IBM PCs and an HP Vectra for use as a PC server is 949 per user HP StarLAN includes
66. e wire Type 3 PCs PC 2s and 9370 departmental systems can be directly attached to the Token Ring An 36 can be attached via a dedicated PC gateway and an S 370 may be attached via a PC gate way running 3270 Emulation Program software and a 3720 or 3725 Com munications Controller or a channel attached 3174 Cluster Controller An S 370 may also be attached to a Broad band and Baseband link in this man ner Up to 260 devices may be connected on one ring and multiple rings can be connected using a dedi cated PC gateway running the Token Ring Network Bridge Program software PC Support 36 In addition to the PC LAN Program and the Token Ring IBM offers PC Support 36 which allows an S 36 to act as a server for PCs on a Token Ring Network PC Support136 provides the services of transparently shared discs and printers and up to five concurrent 36 workstation sessions to PC users on the network The S 36 is attached to the Token Ring using a dedicated PC gateway XT or AT with the PC Sup port 36 LAN Attachment card the Token Ring Network PC Adapter II card and running the PC Support136 gateway software Licenses for 50 and 100 PC users on the Token Ring may be purchased for the Si36 model 5360 and 5362 and up to 15 and 30 PC users may be licensed for the model 5364 Enhanced Connectivity Facilities Enhanced Connectivity Facilities ECF is a new alternative for office communications recentl
67. ect from a complete line of HP accessories including memory mass storage and display systems to enhance your HP Vectra PC s performance From keyboard design to system assembly Hewlett Packard engineers the latest advances into all its office workstations Each component is thor oughly tested to ensure that all HP products meet HP s high standards for quality Hewlett Packard customers consis tently rate HP service and support pro grams first in the industry You can choose from a variety of support plans or design your own Either way you make only one phone call to receive the support you expect See the articles in this section for more news on the new HP Vectra PC family Desktop THE HP VECTRA CS PC EXCEPTIONAL VALUE IN A DESKTOP COMPUTER Hewlett Packard s Vectra CS PC the entry level member of the new HP Vectra PC family delivers exceptional value for basic computing needs For a very low price you can obtain a com plete monochrome system superb quality at an attractive price With an 8086 compatible processor 640 Kbytes of standard memory built in serial and parallel ports and a fast memory data path 16 bit memory bus the HP Vectra CS PC makes a solid choice for core office applications such as word processing and spreadsheets To protect your investment the HP Vectra CS PC offers flexibility for growth Seven expansion slots leave p
68. ed to specify the language of the User Manuals and Keyboard For additional information on the new keyboards please contact your HP sales rep OCTOBER 1987 Fal HP Channels Propuct News Desktop InrropucING HP s 80386 BASED PCs THE HP VECTRA RS 16 anp RS 20 PCs Using the power of the Intel 80386 microprocessor in a floor mounted package the HP Vectra RS 16 and RS 20 PC systems have the power functionality and expandability to meet the needs of the most demanding per sonal computer applications The HP Vectra RS 16 PC uses a 16 MHz 80386 and is offered with a 40 Mbyte ST 506 disc drive to provide excellent perfor mance at an entry level 80386 PC price point The premium perforniance HP Vectra RS 20 PC uses a 20 MHz Intel 80386 microprocessor and features Hewlett Packard designed and manufac tured high performance ESDI disc drives The HP Vectra RSII6 and RS 20 PC systems employ an advanced inter leaved page mode memory architecture featuring extremely fast niemory for zero wait state memory accesses Up to 16 Mbytec of 32 bit memory can be supported on the processor board 20 MHz and 16 MHz 80387 numeric coprocessors are offered as options to speed floating point calculations The mass storage subsystems have been designed to complement the tast microprocessors The extensive mass HP CHANNELS October 1987 storage offering features Hewlett Pack ard designed and manufactured
69. em D1174A HP Vectra CS PC Expanded Memory Card Opt GOL I Mbyte installed Opt 002 2 Mbytes installed INTRODUCING THE NEw HP VECTRA ES AND ES 12 PCs The HP Vectra ES and ES 12 PCs are HP s new 80286 based AT compatible offerings The HP Vectra ES PC is an enhanced replacement for the HP Vectra PC The HP Vectra ES 12 PC is a superior AT class machine and offers excellent pricelperformance 7 LET AD a ta aidati anag Me ee The HP Vectra ES and ES 12 PCs are designed to satisfy users with high productivity needs The HP Vectra ES PC with its 8 MHz Intel 80286 micro processor easily handles most spread sheet database sophisticated word processing and data collection applica tions The HP Vectra ES 12 PC with its 12 MHz Intel 80286 microprocessor is excellent for more challenging applications such as complex business graphics large spreadsheets and databases or desktop publishing If you use applications supporting the Intel 80287 math coprocessor you will enjoy dramatic speed improvements with the optional HP Vectra PC 8 MHz 80287 Numeric Coprocessor The optional HP Vectra ES PC Expanded Memory Card can give you up to 8 Mbytes of memory running at 8 MHz in the ES 12 MHz in the ES 12 for substantially increased performance OCTOBER 1987 17 HP Channels Propuct News with the many applications supporting the Lotus Intel Microsoft Expanded Memory Specification 4 0
70. er AdvanceMail AdvanceLink Note Foreign language versions of the HP Vectru PC Office Professional and Assistant Pucks will not change The original HP Vectra PC Office Pro fessional and Assistant Packs will be shipped Starting October 1 all HP Vectra Office Assistant shipments will include the new powerful AdvanceWrite PLUS see announcement articles in this issue for details on this new product Desktop New HP VECTRA PC BUNDLES FOR HP STARLAN USERS Announcing bundled office solutions based on two new members of the HP Vectra family of PCs the HP Vectra CS StarLAN PC PIN D1201A and HP Vectra ES 12 StarLAN PC PIN D1202A Now HP StarLAN users have a choice of preassembled networked PC workstations depending upon their price performance requirements Benefits of HP Vectra StarLAN PC One vendor LAN solution from mini computer through node a One vendor support Configuration flexibility Preassembly Access to host resources via HP Ter minal Program software Both the HP Vectra CS and Vectra ES StarLAN PCs include Preassembled CPU with 640 Kbytes RAM single floppy 360 Kbytes for HP Vectra CS PC and 1 2 Mbytes for HP Vectra ES 12 PC and 20 Mbyte hard disc drives SIP ports HP Star LAN interface card and choice of EGA or Multimode Monochrome video adapter EGA or Multimode Monochrome monitor HP Vectra StarLAN PC Per sonality Pack that contains the
71. er twist LCD screen the largest in the industry provides you with a very readable high contrast display of your alphanumeric or graphical data So when you require the quality and performance of an HP Vectra PC and need it in a portable configuration the HP Portable Vectra CS PC and CS PC Model 20 are ready to meet your needs For more information about the HP Portable Vectra CS PC see the articles in the September issue of HP Channels beginning on page 16 GRAPHICS GALLERY FOR THE HP PORTABLE VECTRA CS PC Now SHIPPING Graphics Gallery for the HP Portable Vectra CS PC and the IBM PS 2 Mod els 30150160 is now shipping The Gallery Collection is now ship ping on 3 inch media The Gallery Portfolios will also be shipping on 3 inch media soon Gallery 2 0 The version shipping on 3 inch media is Gallery 2 0 the newest release of Gallery announced in the August issue of HP Channels This 2 0 release includes rotation of text and objects additional text features such as align text Lotus integration directly into Drawing Gallery more chart types and new device support And the DTP inte gration capabilities allowing Gallery pictures to be integrated into Page Maker and Ventura Publisher are now bundled with Gallery 2 0 Using Gallery with the HP Portable Vectra CS PC in high resolution mode The HP Portable Vectra CS PC has a standard graphics mode of CGA resolu tion To use Ga
72. er can see at a glance how much time has been spent on a job and which employees were working on it Gesmod information can be used to update an accountancy or production management system GESAC Access Control System controls the access of people in a protected area during free hours according to their work schedule INTEGRAL 3000 Integral 3000 developed in fourth generation languages is a real tool box that most medium size companies seek Integral 3000 is an integrated information system for the following areas commercial management stock purchase work in process control accounting maintenance management finance and budgeting cost management and materials management CEACTI hardware is listed below Data Capture Terminal C 2000 and its waterproof Version 2001 equipped with a simplified numeric and alphanumeric key board a special set of function keys and a users memory of 16 Kbytes to 32 Kbytes Its badge reader can be magnetic bar code WIGAN effect or punch card Transactions can be accomplished using the badge reader and simplified keyboard data entry Battery and charger assure operation security of ter minals two to five hours autonomy according to the type of reader CONCENTRATOR C 2000 Up to 24 data capture terminals can be connected to a concentrator C 2000 which is connected to a port of CPU Thus the concentrator C 2000 helps to economize the ports of CPU Company Name CEACTI Address He
73. er of new features that increased programmer productivity and brought HPBB in closer compatibility with BASIC 260 Now this current A 02 00 release addresses performance reliability and ease of migration issues HPBB strengths Integrated program development environment Structured programming On line help facility a Excellent error handling a Direct access to subsystems a Interpreter Compiler a Report Writer User defined keys Softkeys Advanced database statements s Simpler access to VPlus a Native language support s Compatibility aids KSAM JOINFORM JOINFORM EDITOR 2 Program Analyst E Conversion tools Target markets HPBB is typically purchased by three types of users Users with little previous HP BASIC experience who want an extremely pro ductive and flexible language HP BASIC 2501260 users who want to upgrade to the HP 3000 line because of a need for More database space Moreusers on the system gt 10 HP 3000 software HP Desk VAB software a HP BASICIV users who want to move onto the 900 Series HP 3000 HPBB will run in native mode on the 900 Series BASICIV will only run in com patibility mode There are specific issues affecting the migration of a BASIC1260 or BASICIV user Please read the accompanying articles entitled JOIN13000 HP Business BASIC Update and BASICIV HP Business BASIC Update Ordering information HP Business BASIC
74. es it easy to download any installed soft font Mouse control soft keys and help menus make this program a snap to use FontLoad will be available as a sepa rate product early next month The Helv Headlines soft font is available immediately and includes both utilities PCLPak is not included New HP LaserJet Series II and LaserJet 2000 printer font family Two new font cartridges the HP 92290Si and 9229082 were developed for use exclusively with the HP Laser Jet IH and LaserJet 2000 printers The HP 92290S see following arti cle completes the internal family of HP LaserJet printer fonts with a Courier Italic 12 point 10 pitch font A full family of 10 point 12 pitch Courier Roman bold and italic offers Euro pean users an added bonus 80 columns of information on A4 paper see follow ing article The HP 9229082 offers the TmsRmn and Helv fonts in an HP LaserJet Series IL and LaserJet 2000 printer format It also includes fonts in 8 12 and 14 point sizes The 9229082 will be intro duced early next month PC 8 also referred to as IBM US and PC 8 DIN character sets map the characters found on existing IBM and compatible PCs directly to the 9229051 and 92290S2 cartridges Because the original HP LaserJet and LaserJet PLUS printers do not understand PC 8 symbol mapping the 92290S1 and 92290S2 cartridges are only compatible with the HP LaserJet Series I and LaserJet 2000 printers Special packag ing
75. es of extended or expanded memory on a sin gle board Cost reductions The combination of incorporating very large scale integration VLSI and Surface Mount Technology onto the motherboards creates not only lower manufacturing costs but provides increased reliability as well Coupled with ongoing procurement efforts this allows the HP Vectra ES and ES 12 PCs to be priced the same as or lower than today s HP Vectra PC Better integration into HP 3000 environments By including the HP Terminal Emu lation Program with every HP Vectra ES and ES 2 PC kit these systems are ideally suited for connectivity to HP minicomputers While these are the major differences between today s HP Vectra PC and the new HP Vectra ES and ES 2 PCs the bottom line is this with the new line of HP Vectra PCs you simply get more PC for the money Desktop EXPANDED MEMORY FOR THE HP VECTRA ES anp ES 1I2 PCs For many of today s software applica tions written for MS DOS 640 Kbytes of base memory just isn t enough Announcing the perfect solution for the HP Vectra ES and ES 12 PCs the HP Vectra ES PC Expanded Memory Card Hewlett Packard s Vectra ES PC Expanded Memory Card overcomes the 640 Kbyte barrier for software written to take advantage of the Lotus Intel Microsoft Expanded Memory Specifica tion LIM EMS the industry standard for expanded memory With expanded memory you can store and manipulate large spreadsheet
76. et With 20 000 hours mean time between failures MTBF it is incredibly reliable the typical competi tor has an MTBF of only 5 000 hours It provides exceptional value to both the HP systems user and the PC user with high volume or shared printing needs In addition to speed and reliability the HP RuggedWriter 480 printer provides value through its triple paper path Tractor feed adjustable from 3 inches to 15 inches and a manually fed cut sheet path come standard An optional automatic cut sheet feeder is also available Users can switch from continuous forms to the sheet feeder and back with the press of a button there s no need to unload paper or remove the sheetfeeder mechanism Twenty four wire print quality is sub stantially better than 9 or 12 wire print quality but not up to laser quality However both HP and independent market research show that many of the target customers for the HP Rugged Writer 480 printer think 24 wire print is suitable for external correspondence The advantages of 24 wire printing include low cost of ownership and the ability to print on computer paper and multipart forms in addition to cut sheets The HP RuggedWriter 480 printer is an excellent fit in the office or small business where one printer must handle many tasks letters on cut sheet paper spreadsheets on computer paper and multipart forms The HP RuggedWriter 480 printer can also be dedicated to transaction applications
77. f CPU and graphics performance previously unavailable in this range of workstations A new higher resolution 19 inch display is bundled into HP 9000 Mod els 330MH 350CH and 350MH sys tems It is either monochrome MH or color CH and the resolution is 1280 x 1024 HP 9000 Model 330CH comes standard with a 16 inch display that has 1280 x 1024 resolution HP CHANNELS October 1987 These 2D graphic products round out HP s overall graphics workstation offer ing We established our leadership in graphics over a year ago with the intro duction of the SRX solids rendering workstation Today the SRX is still the highest performance graphics solution available Twice we have increased the CPU power offered with the SRX system on the HP 9000 Model 350SRX worksta tion and Model 825SRX superworksta tion We believe it offers the best solution for 3D interactive solids mod eling in terms of combined CPU and graphic performance Ordering information The HP 9000 Model 31XM includes a 16 6MHz MC68020 microprocessor with MC68881 floating point coproces sor 4 Mbytes of high speed syn chronous RAM HP UX operating system and a 17 inch 1024 x 768 bit mapped monochrome display Both HP 9000 Models 330MH and 330CH include a 16 67MHz MC68020 CPU MC68881 floating point coprocessor 1280 x 1024 monitor 4 Mbytes of RAM and HP UX operat ing system and networking Both HP 9000 Models 35Q0MH and 350CH include 25MHz MC
78. for a broad variety of office user needs Together with Print Central or Resource Sharing the RuggedWriter printer gives users a versatile shared PC printing solution The RuggedWriter printer should be configured in the Print Spooler Utility HP 3000 Z fold and cut sheet paper stock can both be preloaded ready for use A handfed paper path is also included The cut sheet feeder is an optional accessory Minimal servicing requirements 20 000 hours MTBF 03 page printing cost Supports wide carriage printing graphics comprehensive print features and multipart forms fa o aaa Provides flexibility in selecting paper type Reduces printer attending needs Reduced ongoing maintenance requirements Low operating costs Versatile capabilities satisfy printing needs for a variety of users as a printer model HP 2934A when using it with Print Central or Resource Sharing It is supported as a DIRECT printing device only Support of the HP RuggedWriter printer does not require a software update Print Central 32593A and Resource Sharing 32597A are currently avail able products ANNOUNCING HP 7550 PLOTTER SUPPORT FOR PRINT CENTRAL AND RESOURCE SHARING Now you can give your HP 3000 customers color graphics capabilities with the HP 7550 plotter in a shared PC environment Print Central and Resource Sharing now support the HP 7550 plotter as a shared device for PC users
79. g related activity It has been designed by sales representatives with maximum flexibility and ease of use in mind The package should appeal to decision makers in large and small corporations where the cost of sales staff is soaring competition is growing intense and the gathering of market intelligence is often too difficult Runs on any HP 3000 Features Prospector and Tracker for mailingitelephone sales quality control Customizer provides own page layouts Informer focuses on the information needed Viewer views the selected information Microwindow outputs central data to spread sheets Communicator lap top links from remote field force Company Name Coggon Computers South Ltd Address CCS Ltd Sutton Street Bath BA2 6NW United Kingdom Phone 011 44 225 445353 from U S A Contact Person Dick Booth or Bryan James Type d Distributor Wanted OEMs Geographic Coverage Worldwide You can list your company in the Cross Licensing Classifieds either Software Packages Available or Software Packages Wanted by sending the informa tion in the format used here to Hewlett Packard Company Value Added Channels Development Attn Marilyn Rauchle 19091 Pruneridge Ave Building 46UV Cupertino CA 95014 U S A Entries will run for two months The most recent additions are shaded Be sure to send the information in at least one month before you wish it to appear OCTOBER 1987 Fa HP Channels
80. ge routines Literature Detailed information about Release A 01 00 of the X Window System will be in the next printing of the HP UX Technical Supplement Ordering information The latest revision of the X Window System is now available The HP 9000 part numbers are listed here Product No Description Series 300 E 82320A Opt 022 X Window System inchcartridge tape 82320A Opt 045 X Window System 3 inchdisc 82320R Ripht to Copy 82320A 82320R Opt 100 Right to Copy 82320A no manuals Model 825 92524A Opt AAO X Window System inchcartridge tape 92524A Opt AA1 X Window System 4 inch 1600 bpi tape 92524R Right to Copy 92524A 92524R Opt OBO Right to Copy 92524A no manuals HP 9000 REDUCE ALGEBRAIC PROGRAMMING SYSTEM FOR HP 9000 SERIES 300 REDUCE is a powerful interactive algebra system that can help engineers mathematicians physicists and other scientists in solving mathematical prob lems REDUCE has been growing in power and capabilities since its begin nings in 1963 under the sponsorship of RAND Corporation and the University of Utah Current application areas include fluid mechanics numerical analysis engineering design problems celestial mechanics quantum electrodynamics differential geometry and university research and education REDUCE capabilities a Differentiation integration poly nomial and integer factoring matrix cal
81. h support B 01 01 was sold in the U S only DOS 3 21 Yes All new MS DOS 3 2 purchases are Version 8 01 02 Version B 01 02 or later and later E It is strongly recommended that users with MS DOS 3 2 Version B 01 01 upgrade to MS DOS 3 2 Version B 01 02 by purchasing 45813A Option 001 at the time they buy their 3 2 inch disc Setup program To enable all HP Vectra PCs to use 3 4 inch internal flexible disc drives a recent Setup program version which includes 32 inch support is shipped with the 45813A product This program is used when installing the drive in early HP Vectra PC machines that did not include a 3 inch Setup option When the drive is purchased with a new HP Vectra PC system the Setup program included with the system should be used for installing the product 3 inchmedia The HP Vectra PC 3 inch flexible disc drive operates at two different capacities 1 0 Mbyte unformatted 710 Kbyte or 720 Kbyte formatted and 2 0 Mbyte unformatted 1 44 Mbyte formatted Two different types of flexible disc media are required to support these capacities Media format ted to a capacity for which it was not designed such as O Mbyte media for matted to 1 44 Mbyte or 2 0 Mbyte media formatted to 710 Kbyte or 720 Kbyte will result in unreliable data recording and possible data loss So it is essential that the correct media is used for the chosen capacity 1 0 Mbyte media fo
82. he plot ters plot concurrently large volunie jobs can be finished in no time Reduced costs Plotter investment is spread over multiple users Also since high quality graphics can be created using the HP 7550 there will be less need for outside graphics services 2 Presentations tuke on new life Multicolor graphics allow the user to transform complex information into simple messages with real visual impact Using products such as the Graphics Gallery the user can create high power presentation materials that can make the difference Together with Print Central or Resource Sharing the HP 7550 can add a whole new dimension to the user s PC output capabilities See how shared plotter output can make a difference Support requirements Support of the HP 7550 as a shared device with Print Central or Resource Sharing requires the following major items Print Central or Resource Sharing UB Delta 2 or later HP Vectra PC IBM PCIXTIAT or HP 150 Touchscreen workstations for Resource Sharing a HP Vectra PC or IBM PCIXTIAT workstations for Print Central spooled HP 7550 access is not supported for HP 150 Touchscreens using Print Central OCTOBER 1987 9 HP Channels Propuct NEWS Enhanced device driver This device driver is available immediately for users with UB Delta 2 or later who plan to upgrade to VMIT Delta 1 when it is available After VMIT Delta 1 is avail able users will be required to u
83. ided for five years beginning September 1 1987 General NEW RELEASE OF HP DESKMANAGER Announcing a new release of HP DeskManager Version B 02 00 offering greatly improved performance compared to its predecessor Version B 0O0 00 Now even more users can be sup ported with good response times on all HP 3000 systems running HP Desk Manager We ve improved HP Desk performance by reducing the amount of CPU and disc I O required by the prod uct and additional benefits have been gained by changing the database lock ing mechanism CPU consumption of HP Desk Ver sion B 02 00 has been reduced by approximately 22 percent compared to Version B 0O 0O CPU consumption is now approximately halfway between the levels required by A 03 01 and B 0O0 00 Disc I O has been brought down to an even greater level The improvement on Version B OO 00 is approximately 31 percent almost down to the levels experienced in Version A 03 01 The reduction in CPU consumption will enable users to support more HP Desk users with good response times than was possible with HP Desk Ver sion B OO OO This applies across the range of HP 3000 processors In addi tion database locking has been shown to be a bottleneck on top end systems where there is heavy HP Desk usage so the new changes in the database locking mechanism will enable incrementally even more users to be supported on HP
84. ies Arabic English ABW Belgium Flemish ABX Finland Finnish ABY Denmark Danish ABZ Italy Italian e continued on next page OCTOBER 1987 21 HP Channels Propuct NEWS Step 3 Order the display If a Model 21 is being ordered order a Multimode display If a Model 22 is being ordered order an EGA display Step 4 Order the operating system The operating system of the new HP Vectra PC family is MS DOS 3 2 AdvanceLink is optional Included with each system is the HP Terminal Program This software is nearly identical to the terminal emula tion portion of today s AdvanceLink product Unlike AdvanceLink however the HP Terminal Program does not have file transfer capabilities or command macros If these communication fea tures are required then AdvanceLink will need to be added to your order PIN 68333F Along with the HP Vectra ES 12 PC both the HP Vectra RS 16 and HP Vectra RS 20 PCs can also be built up to an HP Vectra 3000 PC configuration giving you even greater flexibility From a workstation of choice to a choice of workstations Desktop 3 INCH INTERNAL FLEXIBLE Disc DRIVE FOR HP VECTRA PC Hewlett Packard will offer a 3 inch internal flexible disc drive during the fourth quarter of 1987 that can be used as a second flexible drive on the HP Vectra CS ES ES 12 RS 16 and RS 20 PCs The 3 inch drive is the ideal second flexible disc dri
85. ink It uses a CSMAICD protocol and supports up to 72 PCs within a 1 000 foot radius using IBM PC Network Cabling Compo nents With a custom cable installation using non IBM translator units a Broadband link can be configured with up to 1 000 PCs within a 16 000 foot radius A PC Network Broadband can be connected to a Token Ring Network via a dedicated PC Gateway running the IBM Token Ring Network IBM PC Network Interconnect Program The IBM PC Network Baseband is a Baseband network link to which PCs may attach and use the PC LAN ser vices The Baseband network link is positioned as a low cost entry level PC network link for small businesses or departments This link uses IBM Cabling System media including unshielded twisted pair telephone wire IBM Type 3 and has a link speed of 2 Mbps It uses a CSMAICD protocol and allows up to eight PCs to be con nected in a daisy chained fashion within a 200 foot span The addition of a 10 port PC Network Baseband Extender box permits a maximum of 80 PCs 10 daisy chains of eight PCs each to be connected within a 400 foot radius The IBM Token Ring Network is also a link to which PCs may attach and use the PC LAN services IBM posi tions the Token Ring link as holding the promise of a total connectivity solu tion It is a Baseband LAN with a link speed of 4 Mbps and uses a token pass ing protocol It uses the IBM cabling system which includes unshielded twisted pair telephon
86. intJet printer it s constructed of durable 100 percent cotton fabric that s water repellent yet light enough to dis courage moisture from becoming trapped inside Even when folded or rolled for storage it resists wrinkles We offer black and color print car tridges you can use together to produce an array of 330 shades of color The color cartridge contains yellow magenta and cyan ink They re long lasting disposable and designed for easy maintenance Our HP PaintJet printer paper was designed to intensify ink colors and help them dry instantly Because its sur face is virtually dust free there s no floating paper dust to clog print car tridges and cause printing problems HP PaintJet printer transparency film is also specially designed it s coated to enhance controlled dot spread Slides can be used after only five minutes but when left to ripen for one or two hours colors intensify Plastic sleeves are provided to protect images from fin gertips and control color development How do you order these products It s easy in the U S users call 800 538 8787 between 6 a m and 5 p m PST Users outside the U S should refer to the complete list of HP DIRECT phone numbers included at the end of this section Product order ing information is as follows Product No 92269A 922616 Description Desktop printer plotter stand HP QuietJet printer wire paper catcher 92
87. ions continued on next page OCTOBER 1987 75 HP Channels Propucr NEWS Presenting the HP Vectra Personul Computer Family The new HP workstations work well within an integrated systems environ ment The HP 700 family of terminals set the standard for performance with an HP 3000 system All HP desktop personal computers come standard with terminal emulation software for links to host based resources such as printers and databases Each HP workstation is built on industry standards for true compatibil ity throughout your office environment And as new industry standards in soft ware video and networking emerge such as Microsoft s OS 2 operating sys tem your HP office workstation will take advantage of them The new HP 700 family of terminals is designed to meet your user needs with a high quality 14 inch screen a choice of phosphor screen colors and ergonomic details such as excellent character resolution and a built in tilt and swivel mechanism The HP 700 ter minal family fits easily into computing environments based on Hewlett Pack ard Digital Equipment Corporation IBM and general purpose systems An HP Portable Vectra CS PC offer IBM PC XT software compatibility and the functionality of a desktop PC in a portable package With a full sized key board built in disc drives and a detachable PC sized LCD screen an HP Portable Vectra PC ensures that you do not sacrifice functi
88. ipping HP Computer Museum www hpmuseum net For research and education purposes only 15 Table of Contents Desktop Introducing a New Family of HP Office Workstation Solutions The HP Vectra CS PC Exceptional Value in a Desktop Computer New Accessories for the HP Vectra CS PC Introducing the New HP Vectra ES and ES 12 PCs HP Vectra ES and ES 12 PCs What s Different Expanded Memory for the HP Vectra ES and ES 12 PCs HP Vectra ES and ES 12 PC Disc Mechanisms HP Vectra PC Obsolescence Plans HP Vectra 3000 PC Discontinuance How to Order New HP Vectra 3000 PC Configurations 32 inch Internal Flexible Disc Drive for HP Vectra PC Introducing the New HP Vectra PC MS DOS 3 2 HP Vectra PC and Microsoft Windows A View into the Future New HP Vectra PC Keyboards Introducing HP s 80386 based PCs the HP Vectra RSI16 and RS 20 PCs New HP Vectra PC Office Entry Software Pack Provides Savings Over 20 Percent New HP Vectra PC Bundles for HP StarLAN Users 32 32 36 39 Announcing the HP Terminal Program for the HP Vectra Family of PCs Using the New Zoom Feature in Gallery 2 0 Business Management Portfolio Now Packaged with Gallery Collection 3Y inch Media Available for Advance Mail Announcing AdvanceWrite Plus Sophisticated Word Processing with Integrated Images and Graphics AdvanceWrite Plus HP Printers Supported Upgrade to Advance Write Plus AdvanceWrite Plus Doc
89. irements for their upcoming SEMC visit It will also cover migration planning issues fully so that the SEMC sessions are more effi cient and comprehensive User reactions FastLane 3000 is routinely presented to 900 Series users on factory visits User reaction to these presentations has been extremely positive No objections to any aspect of the service have been raised yet and no customer has indi cated that the service was not for them On the contrary reactions range from serious interest to intent to buy Contact your HP sale rep for more information OCTOBER 1987 7 HP Channels Propuct NEWS HP 3000 HP 3000 Surrorts HP RUGGEDWRITER HP 3000 PRINT CENTRAL AND PRINTER RESOURCE SHARING The recently announced HP Rugged Writer printer PIN 2235 is now sup ported on HP 3000 systems see article on page 36 The HP RuggedWriter printer is a fast sturdy serial printer that will fit in many HP 3000 environ ments It fits especially well with Print Central and Resource Sharing in a shared environment on the HP 3000 Support is available in the following MPE VIE releases Maximum HP 3000 SPU configuration MIT support Series 37 37XE 3 via AIP T Delta 2 MICRO 3000 MICRO 3000XE 3 via AIP UB Delta 1 Series 39 42 42XP 48 58A 8 via ATP or ADCC T Delta 2 Series 52 58C 8 via ATP or ADCC T Delta 5 Series 64 68 16 via ATP T Delta 2 Series 70 16 via ATP UA The
90. ity By addressing all known com patibility problems with the HP Vectra PC but still providing as much back wards compatibility as possible the HP Vectra ES and ES 12 PCs give you flex ibility to expand your personal compu ter needs without abandoning existing hardware and software Key com patibility issues resolved with the new PCs include support of third party DIN keyboards Novell 286 Network Soft ware support and operation of off the shelf unmodified Xenix from Santa Cruz Operation SCO The HP Vectra ES and ES 12 PCs also support the new 3 M inch internal flexible disc drive making them compatible with IBM s new 1 44 Mbyte format introduced on the PSI2 product line as well as the older IBM 720 Kbyte format and HP s 7 0 Kbyte Touchscreen format This increased interchange compatibility gives you the flexibility to operate in mixed PC environments Greater expandability Although the original HP Vectra PC package size has not been increased changes in configuration allow greater expandability with the HP Vectra ES and ES 12 PCs By incorporating a serial and parallel port with a floppy and hard disc controller on all systems an additional I O slot is available In addition up to 8 Mbytes of memory can be supported on the HP Vectra ES and ES 12 PCs without using any addi tional accessory slots The new Expanded Memory Card fits into a spe cial HP proprietary Expanded Memory Slot and allows up to 8 Mbyt
91. lenty of room for accessories Three mass storage shelves accommodate up to two flexible disc drives and a hard disc drive The power of the HP Vectra CS PC extends beyond your desktop It is the perfect partner for HP s minicomputers and networks Every system includes HP Terminal Program software which allows you to tap the resources of a host computer such as large databases high speed printers and electronic mail You can access information from the HP minicomputer or send messages quickly and conveniently to other peo ple in your information network If you re looking for the ideal entry level PC solution choose the HP Vectra CS PC Desktop NEW ACCESSORIES FOR THE HP VECTRA CS PC Four new accessory products are available to add power and flexibility to the HP Vectra CS PC These products expand the HP Vectra CS PC s memory provide fast access to large amounts of data speed up numeric calculations and make it easy to connect an HP Mouse and other input devices Expanded Memory Card The HP Vectra CS PC comes with 640 Kbytes of main memory the maximum directly addressable under MS DOS The HP Vectra CS Expanded Memory Card adds up to 2 Mbytes of expanded mem ory that can be used in several ways With software that supports Lotus Intel Microsoft Expanded Memory Specifica tion LIM EMS such as Lotus 2 3 or Ashton Tate s Framework II large spreadsheets and databases can be
92. llery in high resolution mode on the HP Portable Vectra CS PC or 640 X 400 resolution a special Setup program that comes on the Gallery Setup Master disc must be run Just type SETUP LCD from the disc drive that contains the Setup Master The AUTOEXEC BAT file on that PC is then modified so that Gallery will use the high resolution mode It is also important to made sure High Resolu tion LCD is specified as the monitor name in DEVICEID when installing Gallery on the HP Portable Vectra CS PC The documentation included with the Gallery 3 inch discs has the spe cific details Ordering information Product No Opt 68352F 003 68324F 003 68326F 003 Description The Gallery Collection Office Activities Portfolio Business Management Portfolio Chemical Petrochemical Portfolio HP Draw Figures Portfolio 68325F 003 68327F 003 Desktop INTRODUCING A NEW FamiLy oF HP OFFICE WORKSTATION SOLUTIONS Hewlett Packard offers a broad range of office workstation solutions to help you work more productively and effec tively From workgroup communica tions to distributed data processing to individual office applications HP has the office workstation to meet your spe cific computing requirements HP s new family of terminals desktop personal computers and portable PCs com bined with leading business software accessories and peripherals turn work stations into working solut
93. manipulated quickly and easily Some of the memory can also serve as an electronic disc drive or RAM disc Many leading programs includ ing Microsoft Windows will run more quickly with a RAM disc a 20 Mbyte Hard Disc Subsystem Installing a hard disc greatly increases the data storage speed and capacity of a personal computer This hard disc sub system with a 65 ms average access time and 2 1 interleave factor enables the HP Vectra CS PC to access data faster than most systems in its class including the IBM PS 2 Model 30 Numeric Coprocessor Many applications that do extensive calcula tions such as spreadsheets and graphics programs will run noticeably faster with the HP Vectra CS PC Numeric Coprocessor The Intel 8087 coproces sor chip plugs into a special socket on the HP Vectra CS PC processor board HP HIL accessory interface A mouse or tablet makes programs such as the HP Gallery Collection and Microsoft Windows even easier to use This plug in card allows HP HIL input devices including the HP Mouse HP Graphics Tablet and HP Touch to be connected to the HP Vectra CS PC A special HP HIL connector is provided so the standard serial port is left free for a printer plotter or communications link Ordering information Product No Description D1171A HP Vectra CS PC HP HIL Accessory Interface DII72A HP Vectra CS PC Numeric Coprocessor DII73A HP Vectra CS PC 20 Mbyte Hard Disc Subsyst
94. nce and robustness that HP pioneered with these discs for the HP 150 Desktop Users can order AdvanceMail with 3 inch media at no extra cost by spec ifying Opt 003 This ensures that they receive both 5 4 inch and 3 inch ver sions of the product If no option is specified users will receive Advance Mail in 5 inch format only Ordering information Product No Description 27535F AdvanceMail for the HP Vectra PC and IBM PC 5 inch disc format Opt 003 AdvanceMail for the HP Vectra and IBM PC 5 inch and 3 inch disc format Integnated lev Gaophios and fmages Vectra Publisher PC lumns y AP Vectra PO amih volumin andiorms IBMEPC XT AL PS Advance Write Plus Sophisticated word processing to meet all your needs ANNOUNCING ADVANCEWRITE PLUS SOPHISTICATED WORD PROCESSING WITH INTEGRATED IMAGES AND GRAPHICS Introducing AdvanceWrite Plus the natural successor to AdvanceWrite I 11 and IJI as Hewlett Packard s compre hensive full featured word processing package With over 50 new features including integrated text graphics and scanned images AdvanceWrite Plus ranks among the top word processing pack ages like WordPerfect MS Word and MultiMate Advantage And Advance Write Plus has extra advantages such as a truly integrated spreadsheet and the ability to merge text with graphics and images without an expensive bridging problem Im
95. nch minifloppy 061 1600 bpi tape 150 12121A disc prep A700 board User orders desired memory as line tem Shoehorn Floating point SIS VIS HP IB Order 120058 or 12040D as line item RTE A Site prep and installation Standard tn system Option on interface line item order Option on interface line item order Order 12005B or 12040D as line tem User orderr memory desired as line item 015 230V SOHz 022 CS 80 tape 044 312 inch minifloppy O61 1600 bpi tape 151 12122A disc prep Following is an illustration of the steps needed for a user to configure an A Series computer This graphic com pares today s structure versus the new structure A900 boards a Mbyte ECC memory A900 boards Uscr orders desired memory as line item Cache Cache Floating point VIS SIS Floating point VIS SIS 20 slot box 211 slot box IS available VO slots 15 available O slots Options 014 delete memory User orders desired memory as line tem 015 230V 50Hz power 015 230V SOHz power fi 1 10 HP CHANNELS October 1987 Today s Structure yaad In high i volume Baes ee System optione ET Delete stendard memory I F i Add Line item I F 4 M Add Line item memory New Structure Base system Add VF as line Item I aad memory ee line item Both the old and new structures will reside on the HP Price List from November 1 1987 to March 1 198
96. ncial modeling Abstract FPS Plus is an easy to use financial planning tool that provides managers financial specialists marketing executives and strategic plan ning groups a decision support system to help them analyze information for making better decisions faster This nonprocedural 4GL language allows users to model their applications using their own terminology for self documentation and ease of use The users can also interrogate the results with powerful tools such as What if analysis Goal Seeking Sen sitivity Impact Monte Carlo Risk Analysis Analyze and Universal Con solidation A full complement of report writing data tile management and command language capabilities are also included A Data Transfer package is available for converting reports and other readable formats into the desired IFPS Plus format IFPS Plus and the Data Transfer Extension is a self contained program that executes under the control of the MPE operating system in either a batch or interactive mode in the HP 3000 environment Company Name Execucom System Corporation Address 9442 Capital of Texas Hwy North Arboretum Plaza One Austin TX 78759 U S A Phone 512 346 4980 Contact Person Bill Arkell Type of Distributor Wanted Open Geographic Coverage Worldwide Industry Cross industry Any sales or service related activity Abstract SALESMAN is a standard package designed to suit any organi zation engaged in a sellin
97. ne PC marketplace HP s value added business partners can now take the offensive in their markets including in their product arsenal the new HP Port able Vectra CS PC the new 700 Series of low cost terminals and our new fam ily of desktop PCs New low cost terminal line The new HP product line begins with our new family of low cost terminals All the new HP terminals include ergonomic features such as tilt and swivel monitors and adjustable key boards All monitor controls are located on the terminal front for easy access HP CHANNELS October 1987 And all terminals have 14 inch diagonal screens designed to produce sharper images Terminal monitors are available in green and amber In addition the new HP and DEC compatible terminals are available in soft white with black letters displayed on the white screen Entry level ASCII family The full featured HP 700141 display terminal is the least expensive member of HP s new terminal offering This model is compatible with terminals from a number of leading vendors including Wyse Televideo ADDS Lear Siegler Qume and Hazeltine The HP 700141 keyboard provides 58 pro grammable keys including 16 function keys that can be doubled to 32 by pressing the shift key HP 2392 and HP 2394 replacements Replacing the HP 2392 and HP 2394 terminals are the new HP 700192 and HP 700194 In addition to the features of the HP 2392 the HP 700192 sup ports 80 and 132 c
98. nt document quality offered by the HP LaserJet fam ily of printers to the popular HP ThinkJet printer or HP QuietJet printer for personal printing requirements Here s the full list of printers supported by AdvanceWrite Plus Supported printers s HP 2225C ThinkJet printer Cen tronics interface Epson or HP mode HP 2225D ThinkJet printer Serial interface Epson or HP mode HP 2228A QuietJet printer HP 2227A QuietJet Plus printer 2 HP 3603A PaintJet printer Letter quality text and color graphics inkjet printer HP 2601A Letter quality daisywheel printer a HP 2603A Low cost letter quality daisywheel printer HP 2686A HP LaserJet printer HP 2686A Option 200 or 210 HP LaserJet PLUS printer HP 2686D HP LaserJet 500 PLUS printer HP 33440A HP LaserJet Series I printer a HP 2932A General purpose dot matrix printer HP 2934A Letter quality dot matrix office printer HP LaserJet printer font support The following HP LaserJet printer font cartridges and soft fonts are sup ported by AdvanceWrite Plus Cartridges A B C D E F G H J K L M N P Q R T U V Y Soft fonts AA AB AC AD AE AF DA EA RA SA TA UA Desktop UPGRADE TO ADVANCEWRITE PLUS Upgrades are available to Advance Write Plus through HP s Direct Market ing Division DMK Ordering information for DMK Product No Description 27546 60001
99. olumn viewing modes storage of up to 8 pages of dis play memory and 16 function keys twice the number supported by the HP 2392 Finally these models offer an attractive price much lower than the models they replace The HP 700 94 contains all of the features of the HP 700 92 terminal plus a forms cache that allows up to 25 forms to be stored in the terminal mem ory reducing the need to download forms from the host computer Eleven data edit checks can now be done at the terminal rather than the host reducing data communication traffic DEC compatible terminal For DEC environments the new HP 700122 display terminal works with pro grams designed for the DEC VT220 VT100 and VT52 terminals as well as applications that follow the ANSI 3 64 protocol The keyboard has 106 keys in the same layout as DEC s but includes twice as many programmable keys And HP s 700122 has four pages of memory for the display four times that of DEC s VT220 terminal allowing more information to be dis played by scrolling up and down IBM compatible terminal The HP 700171 display terminal is designed to run applications that require an IBM 3191 A or B terminal in a 3270 Information Display Systems environ ment A security lock as well as con trols for power and brightness are located in front for ease of use The keyboard is offered in 122 key and 102 key models with the same configura tions as those offered by IBM
100. on for BASIC and is available on several other systems in addition to the HP 9000 Series 300 Companv Name NKR Research Address 4040 Moorpark Avenue Suite 209 San Jose CA 95117 USA Phone 408 249 26 12 Contact Person Faruq Ahmad Type d Distributor Wanted Open Geographic Coverage Worldwide OCTOBER 1987 HP Channels 43 CroSS LICENSING CLASSIFIEDS Industry Cross industry dBase Database Language application development Abstract QUANTUM is a utility program designed for use by developersiprogrammers who work in the dBase or dBase look alike pmgramming environment The program is designed to speed up the tasks that the programmerianalyst needs to perform Features include the production of professional quality system documentation such as drawing a representation of a system hierarchy analyzing database and index relationships within a sys tem Quantum can also locate program bugs build procedure files perform word processor like global searchichangeidelete print out programs and properly indent code The software is cur rently available in German English and Spanish versions along with fully translated user documentation and promotional materials We are interested in arranging dealerships for our Quantum Soft ware product on an exclusive country basis We are also prepared to make source code available as part of a nondisclosure agreement An Oracle and Mantis version will be available by the end of
101. onality for port ability The HP Portable Vectra CS PC 16 HP CHANNELS October 1987 is compatible with the other members of the HP Vectra personal computer family With a wealth of choices the HP Vectra desktop PCs meet a broad range of computing needs and a range of budgets More new members of the family The HP Vectra CS PC delivers strong performance and IBM PC XT com patibility to basic office tasks at an excellent price The HP Vectra ES PC based on an 8 MHz Intel 80286 processor provides IBM PC AT compatibility and powerful performance at an economical price a The HP Vectra ES 12 PC with its 12 MHz Intel 80286 processor offers superior performance and IBM PC AT compatibility to demanding business users The HP Vectra RS 16 PC based on the 16 MHz Intel 80386 processor combines extremely powerful perfor mance with flexibility due to its floor mount package a The HP Vectra RS 20 PC provides premium performance and expandabil ity with a 20 MHz Intel 80386 pro cessor and a floor mount design for the most advanced personal computer users HP s Vectra PCs turn into solutions when ordered as preassembled HP Vectra PC systems Two solution sys tems are available the HP Vectra Star LAN PC with all the elements you need to link to a StarLAN network and the HP Vectra Publisher PC which gives you the tools you need to create professional documents through desktop publishing And you can sel
102. ont offerings and utilities This article highlights a An enhanced cartridge font two new cartridge fonts and one soft font that adds a new dimension of font capabilities to HP LaserJet printers a New font utilities New packaging for HP LaserJet printer font and memory board products Information on future enhancements New 48 point soft fonts for HP LaserJet Series II and LaserJet 2000 printers The Helv Headlines soft font PIN HP 3341 2AG offers four new faces that will be useful in many desktop publishing applications Serifa Helv Condensed Black Helv Condensed Black Italic and Helv Outline This is HP s first set of hand crafted 36 and 48 point Bitmap fonts exclusively for the HP LaserJet Series II and LaserJet 2000 printers All HP LaserJet family printers LaserJet PLUS LaserJet 500 PLUS LaserJet Series II and LaserJet 2000 can use the additional fonts in the following point sizes 14 18 24 and 30 points Two utilities are included with the HP 33412AG product MakeFont and FontLoad MakeFont installs any selected typeface of the Helv Headline product onto a PC in the desired orien tation point size and symbol set HP CHANNELS October 1987 Roman 8 ECMA 94 Latin I PC 8 PC 8 DIN Code Page 850 Legal and several ISO symbol sets are supported Note Symbol set limitations exist for the HP LaserJet PLUS and LaserJet 500 PLUS printers FontLoad a user friendly font utility mak
103. or CCITT 7 development tool The operation of the HP 4954A can be tai lored to address current and future tech nologies through software and hardware enhancements Custom measurements and tests are easy to perform with softkey driven entry of monitor and simulation pro grams with triggering based upon datacom events The HP 4954A gives you programmatic control of send strings timers and counters The unique power and versatility of the HP 4954A make it a highly compet itive product in today s datacom test market Printers HP 4954A Opt 100 Opt 101 Opt 102 Opt 103 HP 18352A HP 18355A HP 18360A HP 18361A HP 18362A HP 18370A Product No Description Protocol Analyzer includes one interface pod referenced by option number Adds RS 232Cl1V 24 interface pod Adds RS 449 interface pod Adds V 35 interface pod Adds MIL 188C interface pod Application software X 2t State Simulator CCITT 7 CCS7 Analysis SNA Emulation Language 3270 Device Exerciser LU 6 2 Node Exerciser X 25 Network Performance Analysis ANNOUNCING THE HP RUGGEDWRITER 480 PRINTER FAST RELIABLE 24 WIRE Impact PRINTING 36 HP CHANNELS October 1987 Hewlett Packard is pleased to announce the HP RuggedWriter 480 high performance printer PIN 2235 At 480 cps draft and 240 cps letter quality the HP RuggedWriter 480 printer is the fastest 24 wire printer on the mark
104. or it easily through HP DIRECT Printer ribbons designed by the same engineers who built the HP Rug gedWriter 480 printer Each ribbon is guaranteed to print up to 3 000 double spaced pages of black text in draft mode Printer stand for ease and space economy Users can store as many as 250 sheets of continuous feed paper under this stand or use it to feed paper directly from the carton Sheet feeder accessory for easy automatic plain paper printing It holds up to 100 sheets at a time and once it s snapped into the printer it s an integral part Font cartridge accessory includes Prestige Elite 12 Letter Gothic 12 TmsRmn PS and Helv 10 plus 16 Kbytes of RAM to allow for download ing and to act as a buffer 2 The durable HP RuggedWriter 480 printer stand can accommodate up to 250 sheers of continuous feed paper on top of a desk or guide a box of paper directly from the carton HP CHANNELS October 1987 Ordering these products through HP DIRECT is easy in the U S call 800 538 8787 between 6 a m and 5 p m PST Users outside the U S should refer to the complete list of HP DIRECT phone numbers included at the end of this section Product ordering information is as follows Supplies a Product No Description 921565 Printer ribbons 92166A Printer stand 12239A Sheet feeder accessory with U S letter size paper tray 12239B Sheet feeder accessory with Europe
105. pgrade to VMIT Delta 1 to maintain support for the HP 7550 as a spooled device The HP 7550 should be configured in the Print Spooler Utility as a printer model HP 26864 and as MPE Spooled when using it with Print Cen tral or Resource Sharing It is supported as a DIRECT printing device only For information on configuring the HP 7550 as a spooled HP 3000 device contact your HP sales rep Print Central 32593A and Resource Sharing 32597A are currently avail able products HP 3000 HP 3000 SERIES 37 AND 42 DISCONTINUANCE As of November 1 the HP 3000 Series 37 and Series 42 will not appear on the HP Price List After November 1 the HP 3000 Series 37 will no longer be available for sale HP s Finance and Remarketing Division FRD deter mines when support life begins for dis continued systems FRD has deter mined that support life will start November 1 for the HP 3000 Series 37s The Series 42R however will still be offered by FRD for several months Contact your HP sales rep for more information HP 3000 product numbers to be removed from the price list November 1 are listed below Series 37 Series 37XE Series 42 32449A 32450BH 30076B 32459A 32450C 325428 30461A 32542BH Technical Computers HP 1000 New HP 1000 A SERIES PRODUCT STRUCTURE On November HP will introduce a new simplified HP 1000 A Series prod uct structure This new structure elimi nates all delete
106. products that will use the HP Enhanced Graphics Adapter PIN 45983A It assumes that the reader is familiar with assembly language programming on the 80286 or similar microprocessor and understands the fundamentals of video display terminology Also in this issue HP Takes the Offensive in the Workstation Marketplace HP LaserJet 2000 Printer Maintenance Training Available HP 3000 Supports HP RuggedWriter Printer Print Central and Resource Sharing Support the HP RuggedWriter Printer Announcing HP 7550 Plotter Support for Print Central and Resource Sharing HP Vectra ES and ES 12 PC Disc Mechanisms 3 inch Internal Flexible Disc Drive for HP Vectra PC New HP Vectra PC Bundles for HP StarLAN Users Announcing the HP Terminal Program for the HP Vectra Family of PCs AdvanceWrite Plus HP Printers Supported HP DIRECT Offers Enhancements for HP RuggedWriter 480 Printer Everything You Need for the New HP PaintJet Color Graphics Printer New Disc Stores 1 44 Mbytes of Data on a Single High Density Disc Wire Paper Catcher for HP ThinkJet Printer Now Available 27 27 30 40 40 41 41 OCTOBER 1987 HP Channels Propuct NEWS Supplies HP DIRECT OFFERs ENHANCEMENTS FOR HP RUGGEDWRITER 480 PRINTER Users excited about how quickly and quietly HP s new RuggedWriter 480 printer produces draft and letter quality output will be even more excited to learn they can get supplies f
107. purchase orders shipping documents or invoices The HP RuggedWriter 480 printer is supported on the HP 3000 as a remote spooled printer HP 1000 HP 9000 HP 260 HP 239X terminals HP Vectra and Touchscreen PCs and on the IBM PC and PSI2 families and conipatibles It understands PCL level 111 and Epson LQ 1000 escape sequences supporting most popular PC and HP system software Printers HP s RUGGEDWRITER 480 PRINTER OUTPACES THE COMPETITION Because the printer was designed with a focus on modularity the HP RuggedWriter 480 printer uses a mini mum number of screws and fasteners and offers a breakthrough in product serviceability An under one hour MTTR will minimize downtime and maximize satisfaction The extremely low cost of consum able coupled with a ribbon life of 5 million draft characters makes this printer s overall cost of ownership supe rior to most direct competition on an annual basis When you need 24 wire printer solu tions with outstanding price perfor mance reliability second to none ease of use revolutionary serviceability and The new HP RuggedWriter 480 printer offers performance that is unmatched in the serial impact dot matrix printer market place With a speed of 480 characters per second cps draft and 240 cps letter quality there is no faster 24 wire dot matrix printer available But we didn t stop there Reliability is always a key con
108. r credits Options 0C8 and 0C9 have been adjusted to match these price increases to assure 100 percent software credit for R Copy license upgrades Also in this issue EGA Technical Reference Manual Available 9 Personal Computers Portable THE HP PORTABLE VECTRA CS PC THE PORTABLE EXTENSION TO THE HP VECTRA PC FAMILy The HP Portable Vectra CS PC PIN D1001A and Portable Vectra CS PC Model 20 PIN DIO09A are the logical portable extensions to the new HP Vectra PC family Maintaining com plete compatibility with the desktop HP Vectra CS PC the HP Portable Vectra CS PC offers a battery powered 17 6 pound alternative to the user requiring portability While in the office take advantage of the removable supertwist LCD module and configure the HP Portable Vectra PC with an EGA or CGA color moni tor RGB video interface parallel printer interface adapter comes stan dard The HP Portable Vectra PC is available with either dual 3 inch 1 4 Mbyte flexible drives or a single floppy 20 Mbyte hard disc configuration available first quarter 1988 Portable While on the road the clamshell design and built in handle ensure ease of transportability and reliable perfor mance The user replaceable batteries with built in power gauge give you a continual readout of remaining battery power and up to 10 hours of continual use up to 4 hours for the Model 20 And the large 12 inch diagonal sup
109. r serial connection to an IBM PC PCIXT PCIAT or HP Vectra PC Refer to the HP LaserJet Printer Owner s Manual or HP LaserJet Series II Getting Started Manual for additional information on these commands Connecting to the parallel interface is the same as with any IBM PC or com patible computer Use either the HP 24542D or HP 92219K parallel cable and enter the following MODE command MODE LPTI P Soft fonts were also tested and found to work correctly Although HP s soft font products are currently not offered in the 3 inch IBM PS 2 disc format two solutions exist An optional 51 4 inch external disc drive can be used with the PS 2 system or the fonts can be transferred from the 5 inch format currently available to the 3 inch PSI2 format using IBM s Data Migration Utility HP is currently investigating the new PS 2 format Until we investigate remember that soft fonts currently sold in the 3 2 inch format are for HP Touchscreen1150 PCs only they are not compatible with IBM s 3 inch disc format No information is yet available on the Model 80 PS 2 computer or on IBM s Operating System 2 As these products become available more information will be provided For more information contact your local HP sales rep OCTOBER HP Channels Propuct NEWS Printers NEw FONT OFFERINGS FOR HP LASERJET PRINTER FAMILY Hewlett Packard is proud to announce a wide array of new f
110. red ThinLAN remains an option for the DTC rather than the default so the transition will be easier for users The switch to ThinLAN as the default for the DTC is planned for mid 1988 Users ordering the DTC will fall into three categories new LAN users cur rent ThinLAN users and current Thick LAN or mixed LAN users Users in the first two groups should order ThinLAN Users in the third group may choose to stay with ThickLAN opt for a mixed ThinLAN ThickLAN network using the ThinLAN hub or the new 10Mbps 10Mbps LAN Bridge or retrofit their current ThickLAN connections with new ThinLAN hardware Your HP sales rep can help you decide which option is best DTC price adjustments In keeping with the switch to ThinLAN as the recommended media for the DTC prices for the standard 2345A product and options will be adjusted so that the ThinLAN option is free This means that the standard 2345A product will have its price cut while all of the LAN attachment options will have their prices raised These price changes will not affect the cost of either the ThinLAN or Thick LAN DTC New DTC product structure effective October 1 Product No Description 2345A Distributed Terminal Controller DTC for MPE XL based systems Must specify ThinLAN 242 or ThickLAN 2400r 241 Configure DTC for ThickLAN operation MAU and 6M AUI cable Configure DTC for ThickLAN operation No MAU or AUI provided Configure DTC for ThinLA
111. rmatted to 710 Kbyte or 720 Kbyte and 2 0 Mbyte media for matted to the 1 44 Mbyte HP offers both types of media in boxes of 10 flexible discs each Unformatted Formatted Product No capacity capacily 92192A 1 0 Mbyte 710 Kbyte 720 Kbyte 92192X 2 0 Mbytes 1 44 Mbytes Interchange capabilities The table at the top of the next col umn outlines the product s interchange capabilities HP Vectra Family PCs Yes high density HP Touchscreen PC double sided HP Portable HP Portable PLUS double sided IBM PCIXTIAT 1BM PS 2 HP Vectra Personal Computer Family 4 3 inch Internal Flexible Disc Interchange Capabilities Source Destination Read Write Create Disc system drive type from to destination capacities source destination format interchanged HP 710 Kbyte IBM 720 Kbyte IBM 1 44 Mbyte HP 710 Kbyte IBM 720 Kbyte HP 710 Kbyte IBM 720 Kbyte double sided Z IBM PS 2 Yes Yes Yes IBM 720 Kbyte IBM 1 44 high density Mbyte HP 150 single sided No No No No HP 270 Kbyte interchange a EE ae ee HP Series No No No LIF interchange not 80 200 300 LIF provided with the 45813A product _ With HP 45813A and MS DOS 3 2 Version B 01 02 or later installed 3 inch flexible disc drive included standard with the HP Portable Vectra CS PC Specifications r ae Descrip
112. rogrammer s Reference HP 506 1 897 1 HP CHANNELS October 1987 Users with U S version The U S version of HP Vectra PC MS DOS 3 2 Revision B O1 01 has been shipping since July I The new release B 01 02 differs only in that it also supports the new 1 44 Mbyte for mat Users who have B 01 O1 and are purchasing the new HP 3 inch flex ible disc drive HP 45813A may order the B O1 01 to B 01 02 upgrade HP 45813A Opt 001 The upgrade con sists of the MS DOS 3 2 and Supple mental discs and change pages to the manuals Users who do not need the 1 44 Mbyte format do not need the DOS upgrade Affected products MS DOS 3 1 New versions MS DOS 3 2 obsolete shipping January October 4 Language HP 4595 A HP 45951B U S English HP 45951AD HP 4595I1BD German HP 45951AE HP 4595I1BE European Spanish HP 45951AF HP 4595IBF French HP 45951AH HP 4595IBH_ Dutch HP 4595 AM HP 4595I1BM__ Latin American Spanish HP 45951AN HP 4595IBN Norwegian HP 45951AP HP 45951BP Swiss German HP 45951AQ HP 45951BQ Swiss Fren h HP 45951 AS HP 45951BS Swedish HP 45951AU HP 45951BU United Kingdom HP 45951AW HP 45951BW Flemish HP 45951AX HP4595IBX Finnish HP 45951AY HP 45951BY Danish HP 45951AZ HP 45951BZ Italian Desktop HP VECTRA PC AND MICROSOFT W npows A VIEW INTO THE FUTURE HP has introduced a new Microsoft Windows generation for the HP Vectra PC family Now there are two versions
113. rough easier adds moves and changes HP StarLAN is a member of the OfficeShare Family of networking prod ucts and provides superior PC mini integration Many consultants recognize HP as the leader in this area DTC_OPTION CHANGES REFLECT NEw THINLAN STANDARD Effective October the HP 3000 Distributed Terminal Controller DTC will be restructured to reflect HP s move to ThinLAN for the standard LAN connection for business office net working solutions When HP s LAN products were first introduced Thick LAN was the only media option avail able Since then advances in LAN technology led to the addition of the ThinLAN option which offered easier installation and maintenance greater reliability and lower cost Recently with the addition of the ThinLAN Hub and the new 10Mbps 10Mbps LAN Bridge ThinLAN is the preferred solu tion for computer room LAN connec tions even when customers require ThickLAN for longer distance connections Under the new product structure the standard DTC product 2345A which previously specified ThickLAN as the default now requires that a LAN con nection option be specified Users wanting ThickLAN connections should now order the new ThickLAN Opt 240 As before users wanting Thick LAN connections without the MAU or AUI should order Opt 241 and users wanting ThinLAN should order Opt 242 Orders placed under the old struc ture will be shipped as orde
114. s 80 pro cessor In contrast an 825 Class A Copy license precludes the purchase 114 HP CHANNELS October 1987 of an R Copy license on either an HP 9000 Model 840S or Model 850S unless an equivalent or higher class A Copy purchase is made Note Unlike subsystem software the HP UX operating system employs user based pricing Software bundles In some instances two or more A Copy products are combined together in a bundle at a lower price than the sum of the independent products This bundle price is typically equivalent to or less than the sum of the combined products at R Copy prices Although priced at R Copy levels an A Copy bundle license implies A Copy licenses for all of the individual component products Separate pieces of the bundle may be later purchased on equivalent or lower class processors at R Copy prices Buying the Development Pack FORTRAN Pascal DGLIAGP Star base on an HP 9000 Model 825 per mits a future purchase of FORTRAN for example at the R Copy price on subsequent HP 9000 Model 825S purchases Software upgrades The software upgrade program is provided as a companion to the hard ware program to offer financial credits when a lower priced system is returned in exchange for the purchase of a higher priced system Software upgrades may also be used to convert a lower class A Copy license to a higher class A Copy license when no hardware upgrade occurs In these instances the A Copy upgr
115. s in a single file rather than splitting them into multiple files when the 640 Kbyte limit has been reached In addition expanded memory will increase the performance of your HP Vectra PC system when switching between multiple applications under Microsoft Windows While fully compatible with the LIM EMS revision 3 2 popularized by Intel s Above Board the HP Vectra ES PC Expanded Memory Card goes beyond this standard by using the recently introduced LIM EMS 4 0 memory specification The new specitication runs all of the software supported by LIM 3 2 includ ing Lotus 2 3 Symphony8 Framework and dBase III In addi tion LIM EMS 4 0 features up to 16 times as many memory swap areas as cards supporting the old specification and the ability to swap executable code computer instructions as well as data The benefits of LIM EMS 4 0 are most notable in applications supporting these features such as Microsoft Windows 2 0 for the HP Vectra PC HP 45954B The HP Vectra ES PC Expanded Memory Card is the most expandable card available from any vendor A sin gle card can be loaded with up to 8 Mbytes of memory This high memory capacity is achieved by using Single In Line Memory Modules SIMMs the latest in memory packaging technology Because the card plugs into the HP Vectra ES PC Expanded Memory Slot included exclusively on the HP Vectra ES and ES 12 PC motherboards none of the seven standard
116. screen columns you can have up to 10 columns on the screen in news paper style or side by side Provides greater flexibility for producing tables and columnar documents Editable macros user defined func tion keys enable you to store up to 1 000 keystrokes saving time and effort For example you can set up a memo and have the system pause when you need to type in variable information And don t forget the other sophisti cated features such as table of contents and index generation the document search facility Wordbase Manager zoom glossary and section outline numbering Ordering information Product No 27546F AdvanceWrite Plus Description Opt 003 For 3 inch disc 27546L 10 copies 27546Q 50 copies customer copies software 275468 50 copies HP copies software 27546T 5 copies of the documentation AdvanceWrite Plus is available Octo ber I 1987 For more details about AdvanceWrite Plus please contact your HP sales rep MS Word is a U S registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation MultiMate International Corpororion an Ashton Tate Company HP CHANNELS October 1987 Desktop ADVANCEWRITE Pius HP PRINTERS SUPPORTED MultiMate Advantage is a U S rrodemurk of Hewlett Packard s most popular office printers are supported by AdvanceWrite Plus Users can choose the most appropriate printer for their needs from the excelle
117. source code A key prerequisite is the purchase of a source license for AT amp T System V Release 2 Version 2 or a later release Your HP sales rep can provide fur ther information on customer qualification for purchuse of HP UX Source Code The driver packs included with the Driver Development Toolkit contain HP only code drivers Driver sources are available that contain AT amp T code An AT amp T source license as described above is required Contact your HP sales rep for details HP 9000 NEW PRODUCTS AND PRICES REALIGN HP 9000 WORKSTATION LINE ulates the environment of a CIO driver within HP UX on the HP 9000 Series 800 target system Thus the driver can be debugged and tested before the inter face card is developed And the debug ging and testing are done without requiring that a complete system be dedicated to only that activity The HP UX Source Code Product is available to technically sophisticated users that need to a Gain a deeper understanding of how the operating system works with the potential of providing their own support of the software Hewlett Packard has introduced a new line of graphics systems that offer performance previously unavailable without add on accelerators and lowered the U S list price on the HP 9000 Model 318M entry level workstation We believe that these new products will reset expectations of users purchas ing midrange graphics workstations and position us
118. ten for DEC VT52 and VT100 terminals The HP Terminal Program provides all of the features normally found on HP block mode and color graphics ter minals plus PC specific features such as write to disc and read from disc The HP Terminal Program HP 24597A has been optimized for peak performance Tests show that it is the fastest HP terminal emulation on the OCTOBER 1987 27 HP Channels Propuct NEWS market today for both alphanumeric and graphics applications It is also faster than the HP 2627A HP s fastest color graphics terminal in most areas except for drawings made from long vectors The HP Terminal Program is also compatible with existing HP Vectra PCs and IBM PCIXTIAT If you need it as an independent accessory order the HP 24597A HP Terminal Program For detailed product specifications refer to the data sheet PIN 5953 5998 available from your HP sales rep Desktop USING THE NEw ZOOM FEATURE IN GALLERY 2 0 With the introduction of Gallery 2 0 in August 1987 we added an enhanced Zoom feature to Drawing Gallery 2 0 Graphics Gallery Drawing see the bug Now you can rubberband the area of your picture to zoom see next exam ple This zoomed in area of the picture is now displayed on the screen This closer view gives you a better look at the details making edits much easier HP CHANNELS Octaber 1987 With new Graphics Gallery 2 0 you can zoom in for detail
119. ther information contact your local HP sales rep Terminals EGA TECHNICAL REFERENCE MANUAL AVAILABLE A new HP font cartridge the HP 92290S1 was listed on the HP Price List August 1 This font cartridge was developed exclusively for use with the HP LaserJet Series II and LaserJet 2000 printers Below are some of the features A full family of 10 point 12 pitch Courier fonts allows 80 columns on A4 paper useful for European users a A 12 point Courier italic completes the Courier family that is internal to the printer a The PC 8 character set or IBM US as designated on the HP LaserJet Series II printer allows the user to directly map all characters found on the IBM PC or compatibles to the HP LaserJet Series II printer s With the correct software the HP LaserJet Series II and LaserJet 2000 printers can create all the HP supported ISO symbol sets The Enhanced Graphics Adapter EGA technical reference manual PIN 45983 90011 is now available The manual is available from HP s Direct Marketing Division DMK The EGA technical reference manual provides technical information on the HP EGA card Topics include the modes of operation of the HP EGA card the BIOS functions the major components and programming infor mation including examples In addition detailed information is presented on each of the EGA registers This manual is intended for use in the development of software
120. tion 1 0 Mbyte Mode 2 0 Mbyte Mode Operating system Storage format Data transfer rate Access time Interface Physical dimensions with mounting adapter and front bezel Regulatory approvals Desktop MS DOS 3 2 Version B OL O1 or later 80 tracks per side 9 sectors per track 250 Kbits per second 6ms track to track FCC and VDE level B compliant MS DOS 3 2 Version B 01 02 or later 80 tracks per side 18 sectors per track 500 Kbits per second 3ms track to track Standard HP Vectra PC internal flexible Disc Controller Height 1 6 inches Width 6 7 inches Depth 8 1 inches Weight 2 1 pounds UL Recognized CSA Certified INTRODUCING THE NEW HP VEcTRA PC MS DOS 3 2 The new HP Vectra PC Disc Operat ing System HP Vectra PC MS DOS 3 2 Revision B 01 02 HP 45951BX where X denotes localized versions will begin shipping on October 1987 The HP Vectra PC preassembled solutions such as the HP Vectra Pub lisher PC and HP Vectra ES 12 Star LAN PC shipped on October 1 or later will include this new operating system The HP Vectra PC MS DOS 3 1 prod ucts HP 45951 AX will be discon tinued on January 1988 HP Vectra PC MS DOS 3 2 is a compatible superset of IBM PC DOS 3 2 The product will also include addi tional HP utilities to improve usability and functionality continued on next puge OCTOBER 1987 HP Channels 23 Propuct NEWS HP Vectra
121. today s HP Vectra PC models will remain on the price list until January or April 1988 all HP Vectra ES and ES 12 PC models will be available on October 1 1987 Because the new HP Vectra ES and ES 12 PCs offer a far greater price performance package you should con sider moving to the new HP Vectra PCs as soon as possible Product No Description October 1987 HP Price Lisr 72458A HP Vectra 3000 PC 72459A 72496A 72497A 12468A 72469A 45987A HP Vectra Publisher PC HP Vectra StarLAN PC Numeric Coprocessor 5 33 MHz Intel 80287 4th Quarter 1987 45954A MS Windows for HP Vectra PC January 1 1988 HP Price List 72425A HP Vectra PC Model 25 72450A HP Vectra PC Model 50 72460A HP Vectra PC Model 60 April 1 1988 HP Price List 72445A HP Vectra PC Model 45 45895A 45896A 458978 45971A 128 Kbyte Extended Memory Kit HP CHANNELS October 1987 IBM PC AT compatible hard disc controller kit 20 Mbyte half height hard disc subsystem 40 Mhyte half height hard disc subsystem Replaced by All HP Vectra ES and ES 12 PCs now include HP Terminal Program for connection to HP 3000s Replaced by HP Vectra ES Publisher PC or HP Vectra ES 12 Publisher PC Replaced by HP Vectra ES 12 StarLAN PC Replaced by D1387A Intel 80287 High Speed Numeric Coprocessor 8 MHz Replaced by Version 2 0 45954B Replaced by HP Vectra ES PC Model 10 or HP Vectra ES 12 PC Model 10 Replace
122. uct ordering information is listed below Product No Description 92261R HP ThinkJet printer wire paper catcher HP CHANNELS October 1987 i DMK direct order phone numbers DMK Fast Phones the easy direct way for you to order supplies accessories media furniture and software from Direct Marketing Division Location Australia Austria Belgium Luxembourg Canada Toronto Local Ontario Quebec British Columbia Other Provinces Denmark Finland France Greece Italy Japan Sagamihara Osaka Middle East Athens Norway South Africa Johannesburg Cape Town Spain Sweden Switzerland The Netherlands United Kingdom United States West Germany Telephone Number 03 895 2645 03 895 2615 03 895 2815 03 895 2861 0222 2500 614 615 616 02 762 31 11 416 671 8383 1 800 387 3417 1 800 387 3417 112 800 387 3154 1 800 387 3154 04 30 16 40 90 887 2361 1 69 288 390 01 6726090 02 9236 9702 0427 59 1311 06 304 6021 01 6828811 02 246090 011 8025111 021 537954 91 6374013 91 6370011 08 7502400 057 31 22 53 057 31 22 54 057 31 22 59 020 547 6606 0734 697201 800 538 8787 0130 3322 Cross LICENSING CLASSIFIEDS SOFTWARE PACKAGES AVAILABLE AND WANTED If you have a software package available for cross licens ing or are looking for a package to cross license this sec tion will help you Your entry will appear
123. umentation and Training AdvanceWrite and I Discontinuance Peripherals General ADCC Price Increase Networks HP StarLAN Versus IBM Networks Price Reduced on HP StarLAN User Link Kit DTC Option Changes Reflect New ThinLAN Standard Unique Power and Versatility Introducing the HP 4954A Protocol Analyzer Printers Announcing the HP RuggedWriter 480 Printer Fast Reliable 24 Wire Impact Printing HP s RuggedWriter 480 Printer Outpaces the Competition HP LaserJet Printers Compatible with BM s Personal System 2 Family New Font Offerings for HP LaserJet Printer Family Announcing the HP 92290S1 Font Cartridge Terminals EGA Technical Reference Manual Available Supplies 40 Supplies HP DIRECT Offers Enhancements for HP RuggedWriter 480 Printer Everything You Need for the New HP PaintJet Color Graphics Printer New Disc Stores 1 44 Mbytes of Data on a Single High Density Disc Wire Paper Catcher for HP ThinkJet Printer Now Available HP DIRECT Order Phone Numbers Cross LICENSING CLASSIFIEDS 43 Software Packages Available and Wanted Gomputer Museum OCTOBER HP Channels z PARTNERS WiTH HP HP Takes the Offensive in the Workstation Marketplace With the September 21 1987 intro duction of our new PC workstations coupled with our recent announcement of new terminal and portable PC prod ucts HP has once again taken the offensive in the office and standalo
124. ve for the HP Vectra family PCs With both 3 inch and HP CHANNELS October 1987 5 inch drives installed in their sys tems users will get the best of both worlds they can standardize on a flex ible disc technology while at the same time maintaining a convenient bridge to the other technology And both drives mount conveniently inside the HP Vectra PC without sacrificing an expansion slot or desk space HP Vectra PC family users will now be able to enjoy the benefits this drive and media have brought to HP Touch screen PC HP Portable and IBM PSI2 users The drive was built to work with the compact 3 inch flexible disc media This disc is more reliable than the traditional 5 inch flexible disc and is being used by an increasing number of vendors It comes enclosed in a hard plastic shell with a metal shut ter that covers the actual media The shutter opens and closes only when the disc is inserted into the drive The media revolves on a special steel hub for more accurate centering All this gives the media unequaled protection and reliability This new product HP 45813A will allow users to share 3 inch discs between HP Vectra and Touchscreen PCs that have 710 Kbyte double sided HP flexible disc drives It also will interchange 720 Kbyte discs with IBM XT AT and PSI2 machines or 1 44 Mbyte discs with IBM PS 2s The product is intelligent there are no special readlwrite commands for users to remember All you
125. vel shared printing solution for PCs connected to an HP 3000 through basic serial connections With Print Central the user can invest in high quality peripherals such as the HP Rugged Writer printer and leverage its cost among a large group of users Since Print Central uses existing RS 2321422 connections no significant investment is required for additional networking equipment With Print Central users have access to high quality printing capabilities and management receives a high return on their peripheral investment Resource Sharing is an advanced LAN based PC integration solution It allows PC users to take full advantage of network wide computing resources by providing shared access to central files disc space printers and tape drives Resource Sharing operates over StarLAN or ThinLAN for local config urations and HP SERIAL for remote connections Resource Sharing allows users to leverage their peripheral invest ments and optimize the management and control of PC resources Both shared printing solutions allow users to access the capabilities of the HP RuggedWriter printer in a shared environment RuggedWriter printer capabilities that complement Print Cen tral and Resource Sharing include Feature Description Benefit Triple paper path Unlimited duty cycle Low printing cost Broad range of capabilities The HP RuggedWriter printer provides fast reliable impact printing
126. w fea tures include support of System Dic tionary a migration utility to upgrade HP CHANNELS October 1987 a great concept from Report V and Inform V plus a suite of BRW intrinsics to help applica tion programmers better integrate HP BRW into their applications System Dictionary support HP BRW now supports System Dic tionary V as well as Dictionary V and the MPD Application Dictionary used by for example MM PM HPFA Migration utility This utility translates Report V state ments into menu specifications required for HP BRW The same utility can also convert Inform V reports Remember Report V users also receive a full 100 percent credit toward the purchase of HP BRW It is planned to reduce this 100 percent credit in 1988 so all Report V users should move to HP BRW now BRW intrinsics These allow programmers to call HP BRW from applications written in Transact COBOL FORTRAN Pascal or SPL They enable reports to be dis played run with user or application provided selection criteria and dis played on line Report runs can also be streamed and scheduled via intrinsics All of these intrinsics can either invoke the standard BRW screens or be based on user defined screens The report invocation could even be handled in character mode or in local language And as with all BRW runtime pro grams the runtime intrinsics are avail able on the Fundamental Operating System FOS free of charge
127. wire the ring sup ports a maximum of 72 devices with no more than 2 wiring closets The dis tance runs between station and wiring closet are restricted to 45 meters if 2 wiring closets are used and to 100 meters if only wiring closet is used Also special IBM jumper cables and filters must be purchased for each end of a Type 3 wire between a workstation and wiring closet HP StarLAN sup ports up to 50 devices per sub network and distance runs of 250 meters between wiring closet and workstation are supported Multiple wiring closets may be used and no special connec tions are required at either end of the wire The HP 3000 is a superior PC integra tor In a recent survey of Fortune 1000 companies by Forrester Research 37 percent of the respondents found the S136 unworkable as a PC integrator Forrester states the S136 does not have the database or the horsepower to make it Concerning the 9370 Forrester states the 9370 with VM is too com plicated for the average department to install and administer and VM s complexity and the 9370 s poor price performance limit its viability as a DRP IBM offers its users no cen tral unattended backup of PC discs An HP 3000 Resource Sharing server does The HP 3000 provides the services and the priceiperformance users want IBM does not offer a remote PC link Using HP SERIAL Network remote PC users may gain access to an HP 3000 server on a remot
128. work now see the bug There are now five levels of zoom versus full and partial view in the pre vious version of Gallery Zoom back up a level at a time by clicking the mouse on the arrow in the zoom box Or zoom straight back to full view by clicking the mouse on the word Zoom in the zoom box This new feature is especially helpful in aiding the user while making sure lines meet and objects are placed exactly where desired This and many other new features in Drawing and Charting Gallery 2 0 including rotation new text features and more chart types make Gallery the number one choice for PC business graphics users Desktop BUSINESS MANAGEMENT PORTFOLIO Now PACKAGED WITH GALLERY COLLECTION The Business Management Portfolio has been included with the Gallery Col lection since this past Spring replacing the coupon previously included in the Gallery Collection With the Gallery 2 0 release in August we started actu ally including this Portfolio inside the Gallery Collection box The Business Management Portfolio which includes symbols for the Gallery user in the areas of marketing finance sales personnel facilities management quality assurance and research and development is packaged with The Gallery Collection and the discs and manual are found inside the Charting Gallery binder of the Gallery Collection This Gallery Portfolio also includes a set of symbols specially designed
129. y announced by IBM which provides the services of transparently shared discs and printing file transfer and SQL database access to PC users on the Token Ring The ECF services are provided on a 9370 or 5 370 host using VTAM and CMS Servers with the VM operating system or TSO Servers with the MVS operat ing system The PC workstations com municate to the host with the PC 3270 Emulation Program Version 3 0 which provides the PC users with 3270 ses sions on the host system as well as access to ECF services ECF is expected to be available at the end of this year Comparison of offerings The business office solution network offerings of IBM and HP for the PC end user have some significant differences IBM s PC user LAN services are not integrated The PC Support136 and PC LAN Program software cannot be run concurrently This means that a PC user cannot have PC LAN server and S 36 server access at the same time IBM users must boot with one service and reboot to access the other service With HP StarLAN a user may transparently access devices and data on both a PC server and an HP 3000 Resource Shar ing server at the same time They have one common user interface HP users simply refer to the devices they require e g C D and need not concern themselves with the type of server on which the device resides Today IBM users cannot trans parently integrate PC and departmental servers as can users with HP StarLAN
130. yst a code manage ment tool that aids in the segmentation of large programs In addition this release contains compiled code perfor mance enhancements along with docu mented performance hints available upon request from the Sales Response Center Conversion process Business BASIC provides a Conver sion Utility for BASIC1260 users In addition the HP 260 user will require the transfer utility found on the HP 260 system The conversion package will handle program files data files databases and forms files After the conversion package is run a significant amount of manual conversion may be necessary depending on programming style That is large applications often contain some subunits that are too large to run in the interpreter these should be broken up on the HP 260 or with the Program Analyst In general this should allow for direct conversion with out running into memory problems Users should also be aware that the datatype DECIMAL in HPBB which is compatible with the HP 260 floating point numbers will receive only lim ited HP 3000 subsystem support Sup port in SORT MERGE was imple mented in HPBB UB Delta 3 and QUERY support via the K2 K4 users definable datatype is planned for late 1987 Performance considerations The execution speed of compiled code has been increased for many dif ferent features of Business BASIC and in many cases the actual amount of code generated has been reduced To

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