[log in to unmask]  on 4/20/99 wrote:

>Robert X. Cringely writes in this week's InfoWorld column:

>> Users who bought Hewlett-Packard's lower-cost business computer locked
>> themselves into a great price, but also into Windows 95. The Vectra 500
>> Series PC cannot be upgraded to any other versions, so it crashes when
>> Windows 98 is installed. One user said HP told them no additional BIOS
>> updates are planned for this system.

  >< http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/rcringe/rcringe.htm >

>Does anyone know if this is true?

Glenn,

According to HP's web site that covers the Vectra 500 series Mr. Cringely's
statement is correct.  The posted URL says in part that Windows 95 is THE ONLY
OS that will run on these PC's.

<http://whp-web1.extweb.hp.com/cposupport/personal_computing/support_doc/bpk0132
0.html>

HTH,

John Hornberger
Sr. Systems Programmer
General Signal Services(Subsidiary of SPX Corp.)
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