[log in to unmask] (Griff Miller) wrote:
>I apologize for asking such a basic question, but how do I set the date
>and time on an HP3000? i.e. what is displayed by :SHOWTIME .
>
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>When I log on, I get the following greeting:
>
>HP3000 / MPE XL  A.10.01. TUE, APR 9, 1996, 9:33 AM.
>MPE XL CI A.10.30 Copyright (C) Hewlett-Packard 1987. All rights reserved.
>
>I have this sneaking suspicion that I am going to have to reboot the
>machine to attain a correct time from :SHOWTIME . Is that right?
>
 
Wow!  "A.10.01", "MPE XL" -- you are on very old (i.e. no longer
supported) software.  In fact, I'm not sure how old that is, since I
don't keep a record of V.UU.FFs -- but I do know that that is way
older than Release 4.0 (MPE/iX B.40.00), which is the oldest release
still supported.
 
In Release 5.0 (C.50.00), I believe that a :SETCLOCK command was
introduced that did exactly what you wanted -- change the system time
without bringing the system down.  In releases previous to 5.0, you
are correct -- you have to set the time during the system boot.
 
   btw:  Release 5.0 was shipped to all customers with support
         contracts about a year ago.
 
Jon Cohen
HP Commercial Systems Division