MPEix 6.0 cannot be installed on an HP9000 without doing some firmware
modifications in the eprom.

Otherwise people would probably do it since the HP9000 are cheaper.
Strangely anough they share most of the same hardware.

Jean Huot
Northern Credit Bureaus Inc.

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Subject: [HP3000-L] Simple Questions (Maybe)


> Hello!
>
> Please excuse the simplicity of this question as I'm a complete MPE
> novice.  However, a large looming project which my company has put me
> in charge of will undoubtedly make me MPE experienced in no time.
>
> However, I need to have two things clarified, and since information on
> MPE is hard to find, this forum is as good as any to start with:
>
> 1)  My understanding is that there are two distinct "modes" that run on
> MPE/iX - MPE native, and POSIX.  If an MPE native app and POSIX are
> running at the same time, can they work with each other?  I've heard
> that they are completely disjoint and cannot share information.
>
> 2)  Can MPE/iX 6.x be installed on an HP9000, or will it only work on
> an HP3000?
>
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Dan Behman.
>
>
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