Running MPE binaries on HP-UX is feasable.  We were part of a team that
ported 4 Million lines of FORTRAN and C code to MPE/iX this way.  In order
for it to work, however, you need to have replacements for MPE intrinsics on
HP-UX.  We have them.  It becomes easier when you have the object modules
from the HP compiler libraries as well.  We were able to get HP's permission
to used those.

Replacements for HP intrinsics is non-trivial.  The most important classes
of these are IMAGE, VPlus, KSAM, flat files, process handling, network
communications and those that allow for a replacement command interpreter.
We were able to create a shell that allows the most important MPE commands
to run.

Charles Finley
Transformix Computer Corporation
760-439-3146
Fax 760-439-3146

> -----Original Message-----
> From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
> Behalf Of Black, Cory
> Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 7:21 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Running MPE Programs on HP-UX
>
>
> According to
>
> http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,282283
> 7,00.html
>
> HP already offers this, but we've never heard of it before today.
>
> "And HP also offers a binary interface for those looking to migrate
> executables from HP's MPE/ix mainframe operating system to HP-UX."
>
> Anyone know more than what's above?
>
> Cory Black
> First Penn-Pacific Life
> 847-466-8558
>
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