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February 1998, Week 4

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Gary Jackson <[log in to unmask]>
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Gary Jackson <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 26 Feb 1998 09:36:09 -0800
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>If the soapbox is available, I would like to take my turn on it.
>
>I don't really thing anybody outside of HP really cares whether it is called
>an Express or a Powerpatch. What they do care about is getting the tapes
>labeled correctly AND labeled in a manner consistent with the update
>documentation and programs. I have seen tapes labeled MPE/iX 5.5 Express 3
>(meaning subsys) and tapes labeled MPE/iX PROD/SUBSYS VUF C.55.03    If the
>program asks for a SUBSYS tape then that is the way it should be labeled.
>
>And if there are no Subsys changes between Express 3 and "Express 4" then
>just relabel the tapes to say Express 4 or C.55.04 and send them as a whole
>package. Then it really wouldn't much matter whether you knew ahead of time
>what kind of release it would be.
>
>

The only thing I would add to this is that it would be nice to have
instructions on how to install the release. There were none for Express 4.



Gary Jackson
Nevada CSOS
(530) 478-6407 - voice
(530) 478-6410 - fax

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