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>>Did anyone else catch the reference in the Interex Hot News on IA-64 that
>>projected that 95% of the software for the PA-RISC processors would not
>>need to be re-compiled to run on the IA-64 systems. Is the 5% that won't
>>run the MPE-based programs? Or is it 95% of software, including MPE,
>>would not need to be re-compiled to run properly? :-)
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>If I remember correctly, when we went from MPE-V to MPE-XL (16 to 32-bit),
>we needed to at least, recompile. In some cases, we had to do more than
>that.
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>It was called "migration" if I remember correctly, and HP was marketing the
>hell out of it, at $210.00 US per hour <g>
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>MPE will be migrated to IA-64 --- who could pass up a projected $350.00 US
>per hour consulting and services program for migration for this platform?
><hehehe>
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>(that's a JOKE son! said in his Foghorn Leghorn voice)
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>Cheers,
>Joe
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Supposedly, on the Unix side, HP-UX level 11 will be both 64 bit and 32 bit
compatible.
John Lee
Vaske Computer
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