Glenn J. Koster, Sr. wrote:
>
> Mark Landin wrote:
>
> > Should HP-UX and MPE/iX ever come in direct contact with one another,
> > the entire computer would be converted directly from mass to energy,
> > setting off your Halon system...
>
> To which Steve Barrett replied:
>
> > Why not?
>
> The real answer lies somewhere down the line.  Rumor has it that when
> IA-64 becomes fully available to the HP3000 line, both HP-UX and MPE
> *WILL* be able to coexist on the same box... actually going one-up on
> the Linux/DOS combination.  Both operating systems will be able to
> coexists and simultaneously function - on separate processors within the
> box.
>
Where did you get that information, Glenn?  HP could do the same
thing that
they do now (require a UNIX or MPE chip).

Nick D.