I would have to respectfully disagree.  The convention is not easy to follow - at least for us "mere mortals" out here in user-land.  This has been a bone of contention for years and it continues to amaze me that HP is unwilling to put this information into plain English.  It would seem to be such a simple thing to do, and it would make so many people happy.  Sigh...

Gary Dietz

>>> Richard Bayly <[log in to unmask]> 11/23 8:34 PM >>>
You definitely have powerpatch 6. The 55 is the MPE/iX release (5.5), and the 06
is the powerpatch level. The P3 you see is the build no, so it will vary from
powerpatch to powerpatch. Personally I was confused by the naming convention when
I first started using 3000s, but the convention is easy to follow (us HP people
have to stick together).

Richard Bayly
Hewlett-Packard Response Centre Australia

Stan Sieler wrote:

> Hi,
>
> We just received our HP 3000 918DX ... and it got here quickly!
> (We ordered it last Tuesday).
>
> However, we're trying to figure out what HP preloaded on it.
>
> The HPSWINFO file shows:
>
>    C5506 P3
>
> So...is that Powerpatch 3, or Powerpatch 6?  #$%^& ARGH! #$%^&
>
> Private note to Jon Cohen:  Yes, the version ID problem of MPE *STILL* sucks!
>
> --
> Stan Sieler                                          [log in to unmask]
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