Hi all,

I've been paying attention to various licensing and distribution
related to a PA-RISC platform emulator.  Below are some of the
questions that have been asked in this and other forums which I
offer for any further comments.  Are there other questions you
have, as potential emulator customers, or as an emulator vendor,
which you feel are important for us to answer?

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1. Will the version(s) of MPE that runs on the emulator include
crippling code? If so, will it be possible to upgrade the license
to get a fully performant version of MPE? If not, GREAT!.

2. Will the version(s) of MPE that run on the emulator include user
logon restrictions? If so, will it be possible to upgrade the license
to remove this restriction? If not, GREAT!

3. Will the version of MPE that runs on to the emulator include all
HP subsystems, including compilers?

4. Will I be able to continue to use my existing 3000 in parallel to
the emulator systems for X months as I test the system before giving
up my MPE license for the PA-RISC box?  What is X?

5. Will there be a way to demo the emulator without paying the MPE
license fee?

6. Will there be a way to beta test the emulator without paying the
MPE license fee?

7. Will HP's MPE license fee be a one time fee or an annual fee?

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Happy Holidays to all,

   Jeff Vance, "CSY"