At 06:26 PM 3/13/96 -0800, Andrew Sigmund wrote: > In the HP 3000 FAQ on 3K's web site, I noticed several references to >the MPE/iX 5.0 "push" release, and one reference to a "pull" release. Could >someone enlighten me as to what these terms (push/pull) mean when refering >to software releases? Last spring/early summer you could purchase the 987/150 hardware upgrade but were unable to install it until 5.0. Because 5.0 wasn't 'quite' ready for prime time yet, HP came out with a 'push' release so customers who had purchased the upgrade could indeed install it. On occasion HP has done this in the past whereby new hardware is ready to market but the drivers/etc. in support of it are in the next release and sometimes the the release is held-up. Hence a 'special', limited release for those customers who had purchased the hardware and were getting a little upset with HP because they had paid for it but couldn't use it yet....! -- Jerry