I remember Q mit... it was supposed to mean Quality.... ouch buddy....
q-delta-2 fixed most things!
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Fochtman" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 12:10 PM
Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] an HP3000 history question
> If I recall, the progression was something like:
>
> MPE-A, MPE-B, MPE-C, MPE-II, MPE-III, MPE-IV, MPE-V, MPE-V/E,
> then with RISC architecture - MPE/XL, MPE/iX (with the addition of
POS'IX').
>
> There were various MIT releases which were numbers, with an occasional
> name (Q-MIT) sneaking in once in awhile. With MPE/XL, the release
> versions began the current numbering pattern, starting with 1.0, and so
on.
>
> Essentially, all were versions of HP's Multi-Programming Executive
operating
> system, hence the TLA of 'MPE'.
>
> Steve/Stan/Bob/Mark-> what have I missed (I've slept a bit since starting
on
> this platform almost 30 years ago...
>
> At 11:07 AM 7/23/2003, Paul D. Christensen wrote:
> >On my resume I list that I have HP3000 and MPE experience. I got a call
> >from a broker that
> >was concerned that I didn't have experience in MPE/iX. I didn't think
to
> >list that, any more
> >than to list that I have HPe3000 experience. However, since he was
> >concerned that the client
> >was requiring MPE/iX experience, and I didn't list any, I tried to think
> >of how many years
> >of MPE/iX experience that I have and I honestly don't know.
> >
> >Did MPE become MPE/iX when the first PA-RISC machine came out in the
80's?
> >
> >Or was that a later change, much like the e3000?
> >
> >Wasn't paying attention now was I...
> >
> >
> >
> >Paul D. Christensen
> >PC Enterprises Inc. [log in to unmask]
> >206 Central Avenue
> >P.O. Box 369
> >Osakis MN 56360-0369 (www.lakeosakismn.com)
> >
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