Mark asks:
> think I must have missed it if so. Also, is there a timetable available dealing
> with the MPE "supersession" ... which speakers on which topics at what times?

The one that Interex seems to forget mentioning? :)



HPWORLD '97 MPE supersession:

   0) Setup/Background/Notes

      All of the following talks are in the same room, with a local
      HP3000 in the room, and a good quality VGA/SVGA projection
      system (so we can connect a PC (laptop?) and project the screen).

      All tutorials/talks include live demonstrations.
      All are aimed at 50 minutes.  (for 1 hour blocks)

Tutorials/Talks, in chronological order:

Wednesday:

   1) MPE: Introduction to Debug
      Presenter: Stan Sieler
      Wed, 1:00 PM

      Abstract:
         Debug/iX, available on all MPE/iX machines, is the low-level
         debugger for MPE.  Basic knowledge of Debug makes possible
         a number of important capabilities, including: capturing
         runaway processes, understanding system aborts, and
         patching code or disk.


   2) MPE: Network Installation & Configuration
      Presenter: Chuck Shimada
      Wed, 2:00 PM

      Abstract:
         Covers defining networking needs, configuring MPE,
         networking hardware choices.  Topics include:  NMMGR,
         Internet, INETD, FTP, Windows NT, Samba

[Chuck's usually behind the scenes, making the technical support
side of the conference work...this is a rarity!]

   3) MPE: Using the HP3000 as a Web Server
      Presenter: Michael Hensley
      Wed, 4:00 PM

      Abstract:
         Surveys the available web servers for the HP 3000.
         Covers installation and management of a web server.
         An actual server will be chosen and installed during the
         tutorial.


   4) MPE: Performance Panel
      Moderator: Bill Lancaster
      Panelists: Chuck Shimada, Stan Sieler, Bruce Toback, Denys (if available),
                 and others to be named (hopefully including HP!)
      Wed, 5:00 PM

Thursday:

   5) MPE: System Configuration (tutorial)
      Presenter: Bill Lancaster, Michael Hensley
      Thu, 1:00 PM

      Abstract:
         Covers most areas of MPE configuration except network.
         Topics includ: Using SYSGEN, maintaining multiple configurations,
         Volume Sets, volume classes, device classes
         Tools: SYSGEN, SYSINFO, DMESG, Debug


   6) MPE: Introduction to XDB, the Symbolic Debugger
      Presenter: Bruce Toback
      Thu, 2:00 PM

      Abstract:
         XDB, the Symbolic Debugger, allows source level debugging of
         many programming languages.  This tutorial demonstrates how
         to use this little known tool.


   7) MPE: High Availability Overview
      Presenter: Bill Lancaster
      Thu, 4:00 PM

      Abstract:
         Tutorial aims to educate participants on high availabilty
         solutions from both an HP perspective and a third party
         perspective.


   7) MPE: POSIX Freeware
      Presenter: Michael Hensley
      Thu, 5:00 PM

      Topics include:
          Java, GCC, Web Servers (NCSA, Apache), Python, Samba
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