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Re: QCTERM, BLOCK-LINE MODE
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Tom Brandt <[log in to unmask]>
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Tom Brandt <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 14 Aug 2003 12:01:16 -0400
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At 11:32 AM 8/13/2003 -0500, Peter Smithson wrote:
>  In article <[log in to unmask]>, [log in to unmask]
>says...
> > Wirt,
> >
> > How did hp kill Block Mode in UX?
> > Due to the large amount of code we have, probably our only option (apart
> > from COMPLETE rewrite) is to go to eloquence...that's the thinking so far.
> > Trying to get enough gear set up to evaluate it asap.
>
>I'm learning about MPE.  Could someone explain what this means and why
>going to eloquence is related?  Isn't Block Mode a function of a
>terminal and Eloquence a version of IMAGE on UNIX?
>
>Is UX short for UNIX?

You are right, block mode is a host-terminal data transfer, while Eloquence
is an IMAGE clone on UNIX. The one has nothing to do with the other.

HP-UX is HP's version of UNIX.

--
Tom Brandt
Northtech Systems, Inc.
130 S. 1st Street, Suite 220
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1343
http://www.northtech.com/

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