Hi Richard,

I do not have the part number with me as I am at home right now, but HP
does have a guide for converting an HP3000 to an HP9000. I do have a
copy of it at my office.

If you would like me to order you up a copy, send me your mailing
address and email address in a message to [log in to unmask]

Take care.

Mike Tilford, ASE
Hewlett-Packard Co
Falls Church, VA

Richard D Ingham wrote:
>
> I'm not ready to say we will be moving entirely away from MPE, but rather
> the absolute dependency.  We are developing a new strategic architecture (is
> that buzz word compliant or what) that will mitigate much of our current
> O.S. dependance on MPE.
>
> We may still choose to implement certain functions on a HP3000, others on
> Unix, while still others on NT.  We'll be able to select an apropriate
> hardware, O.S., and software platform for the different functions.
>
> Since one of the things we will need is simple object storage, with single
> key look up and no extra search ability required, I really like the idea of
> a degenerate IMAGE data base.  It's damn reliable and efficient for direct
> key access.
>
> We are also currently running Oracle on both an HPUX and HP3000 box
> parallel.  The HPUX system if far and away more recoverable and efficeint.
>
> All the rules are changing, so we are just accumulating options right now.