I would have to respectfully disagree. The convention is not easy to follow - at least for us "mere mortals" out here in user-land. This has been a bone of contention for years and it continues to amaze me that HP is unwilling to put this information into plain English. It would seem to be such a simple thing to do, and it would make so many people happy. Sigh... Gary Dietz >>> Richard Bayly <[log in to unmask]> 11/23 8:34 PM >>> You definitely have powerpatch 6. The 55 is the MPE/iX release (5.5), and the 06 is the powerpatch level. The P3 you see is the build no, so it will vary from powerpatch to powerpatch. Personally I was confused by the naming convention when I first started using 3000s, but the convention is easy to follow (us HP people have to stick together). Richard Bayly Hewlett-Packard Response Centre Australia Stan Sieler wrote: > Hi, > > We just received our HP 3000 918DX ... and it got here quickly! > (We ordered it last Tuesday). > > However, we're trying to figure out what HP preloaded on it. > > The HPSWINFO file shows: > > C5506 P3 > > So...is that Powerpatch 3, or Powerpatch 6? #$%^& ARGH! #$%^& > > Private note to Jon Cohen: Yes, the version ID problem of MPE *STILL* sucks! > > -- > Stan Sieler [log in to unmask] > http://www.allegro.com/sieler.html ! !