Let's clear up some confusion here...
Every HP 3000 PA-RISC box we've ever experimented with, and we do this
every day, has run MPEiX at any level. Furthermore, every one I've talked
to who has done Y2K testing has found their HP 3000 RISC hardware to
function properly, so the hardware is not the problem. I think the
confusion starts when HP announces that they will not support a platform or
an OS anymore. It doesn't mean the hardware or OS suddenly stop working.
It means they no longer want to devote resources to keeping it alive in the
next century, and that upgrades will become a problem. But it still
continues to work perfectly well today as it did yesterday, UNTIL/UNLESS
YOU NEED TO UPGRADE THE OS.
A second source of confusion is that HP has announced that MPEiX level 6.5
will not support HP-IB nor fiber anymore. Now this WILL affect those older
systems with those interfaces, in that users WHO NEED TO RUN 6.5 will NOT
be able to use those peripherals, which in some cases may force them to
change systems. Be aware, however, that there are still workarounds to
this problem that DON'T require changing systems. I know that alot of you
out there are trying to wait to change systems until IA-64 is up and
running on the 3000 platform, and that makes perfect sense. You may be
able to, and I'd be happy to discuss this with you offline.
In summary, my point is this - if your HP 3000 will run MPEiX 5.5 pp6 (or
some say pp4), it will be running on Jan. 1, 2000 (at least all the
brainpower of this list has concluded that). I'm not saying that all your
applications will, I'm only referring to the hardware and OS.
Have I overlooked something??
John Lee
Vaske Computer Solutions
At 01:26 PM 9/3/1999 -0500, you wrote:
>YES, it is. I tested mine and it works OK! All series 9xx machines are
compliant
>with the correct version of MPE/iX. They just may not be supported on a
hardware
>contract by HP.
>
>"Nizzardini, Al" wrote:
>
>> And the 948 is not y2k compliant.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Kelly Tomlinson [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> Sent: Friday, September 03, 1999 11:10 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: 948 Upgrade to.....?
>>
>> Jim is right. The 948 and 958 are Second Generation PA-RISC processors.
>> These machines are in the same family as the 920, 922 and 932. The 918,
>> 928, 968, 978, and 988 are all fourth generation PA-RISC Processors. Newer
>> technology.
>>
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
>> Behalf Of Jim Phillips
>> Sent: Friday, September 03, 1999 7:07 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: 948 Upgrade to.....?
>>
>> I've seen several postings on this subject that refer to the 948
generically
>> as a 9X8 box. I don't think that the 948 is part of the 9X8 series. Two
>> years ago we upgraded from a 948 to a 918. Trust me, they are not the
same.
>> :-)
>>
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