Jay,


Most MPE/iX software is licensed based on HP-SUSAN. HP-SUSAN is a machine
related code, this can be transfered to another machine by a HPCE on
request.


Regards,


Jan Gerrit

"Jay Maynard" <[log in to unmask]> schreef in bericht
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> My former employer has an HP 3000/928LX that appears to have been
completely
> clobbered. ISL won't start; it hangs for 10 minutes or so at the
Booting...
> message, then generates an error and shows a low-level menu. My guess is
> that it needs a reinstall of MPE/ix. Of course, the distribution media is
> nowhere to be found, and neither is any sort of documentation at all.
>
> Is it even possible to get a copy of whatever version of the OS the thing
> runs? Fortunately, there was no data on the system that needs to be
> recovered, so a clean install from scratch is no problem - assuming we can
> get what's needed to do it.
>
> The system has 64 MB of RAM, according to the boot messages, a 4mm DAT
> drive, and whatever else I don't know. Which version of MPE/ix do we want?
> All we need is a basic MPE/ix system; it's a test system for connection of
> the company's product, so it doesn't need Image, compilers, or any other
> optional software beyond the basic OS.
>
> It might well be cheaper to buy a used 3000 with MPE/ix than just the OS -
> assuming that the OS license transfers with the machine. Is the software
> licensed to the machine, or the user, or what?
>
> I know nothing about MPE/ix, as the last time I sat in front of an MPE
> command prompt was as a user in 1980.
>
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