[log in to unmask] (Griff Miller) wrote: >I apologize for asking such a basic question, but how do I set the date >and time on an HP3000? i.e. what is displayed by :SHOWTIME . > <snip> >When I log on, I get the following greeting: > >HP3000 / MPE XL A.10.01. TUE, APR 9, 1996, 9:33 AM. >MPE XL CI A.10.30 Copyright (C) Hewlett-Packard 1987. All rights reserved. > >I have this sneaking suspicion that I am going to have to reboot the >machine to attain a correct time from :SHOWTIME . Is that right? > Wow! "A.10.01", "MPE XL" -- you are on very old (i.e. no longer supported) software. In fact, I'm not sure how old that is, since I don't keep a record of V.UU.FFs -- but I do know that that is way older than Release 4.0 (MPE/iX B.40.00), which is the oldest release still supported. In Release 5.0 (C.50.00), I believe that a :SETCLOCK command was introduced that did exactly what you wanted -- change the system time without bringing the system down. In releases previous to 5.0, you are correct -- you have to set the time during the system boot. btw: Release 5.0 was shipped to all customers with support contracts about a year ago. Jon Cohen HP Commercial Systems Division