Gilles Schipper <[log in to unmask]> responds:


>At 09:29 AM 1999-07-19 -0400, Doug Werth wrote:
>
>snip...
>>As it stands today, when you order a new HP 3000, you have to specify a
>>database option for your MPE license. You can order it with either:
>>
>>- option 810 Image and Allbase
>>- option 910 IMAGE/SQL only
>>- option 900 MPE/iX only.
>
>
>AFAIK, it is not possible to order an HP3000 system without at least
>TurboIMAGE.
>
>Option 900, MPE/iX only, does indeed include TurboIMAGE - but not
IMAGE/SQL.
>


That makes sense, and is what I was thinking too, but I just wanted to make
sure. Thanks for the confirmation. (I should have known that as well, having
installed many a system with no Subsys tape and all Image apps. still
functioned)

But, IIRC there was a time that HP wanted to call the entire DBMS
"IMAGE/SQL" If you assume this to be true then the ordering documentation is
ambiguous since you may think you are not getting a DBMS as all with option
900.

Thanks again!

Doug.

Doug Werth                                     Beechglen Development Inc.
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