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1. For HP Field Personnel For Internal Use Only HP Computer Museum www hpmuseum net For research and education purposes only On the Cover DSD s L Series team sees the first shipment off Article begins on page 6 14 17 19 17 21 23 27 June 15 1980 Vol 5 No 15 L Series Shipments Begin Joe Hess DSD The first L Series computers were shipped to customers last month With availability at about 8 weeks the L Series is the most available of low cost multi purpose computers New 35mm Slide Show for Seminar Selling Technical Computers Mike Radisich DCD This show describes technical computers how they re used and how to select the right one Great for opening any seminar Introducing FIN 250 Scott Oki GSD OEMs should welcome this general accounting solution on the HP 250 that practically every small business can use Materials Management 3000 Shipments Begin Rich Stearns GSD As scheduled MM 3000 was released June 2 Volume shipments have CN begun i Sections In this issue Computer Marketing Technical Computers Business Computers Terminals Peripherals Backtalk For Internal Use Onty Computer News June 15 1980 In this issue 10 13 Computer Museum o eae i en CMG Next NPT Moved to August J Epps CMG cso Low Prices on Supplies for HP Offices F Jeffries CSO cs
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3. 13184A controller was designe for these read only tape drives on the 1000 system The options that read 7 track formats can read 200 bpi 556 bpi and 800 bpi densities The 9 track formatted units are 800 bpi and 1600 bpi switch selectable There is no software driver written for the 13184A controller which is the only way these read only tape drives can talk to a 1000 This means that the only people who can utilize these units are 1000 customers with the sophistication to write their own software driver The 3000 systems cannot use these read only units Since the read only units are basically 7970E s they are subject to the master slave concept A master drive must be the first drive on the system Master drives have all of the read electronics which are shared by slave drives Because the slave drive does not have the read electronics it can be less expensive but it must be preceded by and connected to a master drive One master drive can precede up to three slave drives BBE AE ee Co 7970E 7970E Mors Mors Mors After the first 7970E master drive ae master or slave drives can be added up toa maximum of four drives on one controller 13184A 1000 There are four multi format read only tape drive options Option 163 and option 162 are master and slave drives respectively which are nine track 800 bpi 1600 bpi read only 7970E tape drives Option 165 is a master and option 164 is a slave These are more versatile than the 162 a
4. 150 900 500 2000 700 650 4800 800 550 5750 5300 6000 6200 6850 350 700 150 700 850 350 600 1700 3700 3145 1850 2650 1850 2650 3000 1200 For Intema Use Only New Price 700 600 200 1050 575 2600 800 800 5250 900 700 6250 5800 6700 6800 7500 400 850 200 800 1000 450 700 2000 4500 3945 2100 2900 2100 2900 3500 1400 ATS 1000 Price Changes By Dawson Mabey DSD The following price changes become ef fective with the July 1 1980 Corporate Price List Product No Description New Price 9411A Switch Controller no change 002 Aux DC Power 120VAC 450 003 Aux DC Power 240VAC 450 94122A Test Adapter Vertical 850 94122B Test Adapter Horizontal 850 94122C Acces Patch Cord Kit 650 9413A VHF Switch no change 001 BNC Front Panel 250 94141A PCA Test Fixture 3000 94146A Test Adapter Board 125 9414A Matrix Switch no change 001 Front Panel Connectors 900 9415A Digital Test Unit 180 pin 17 000 001 DTU 360 pins 3400 003 DTU 360 pins 3400 008 DTU 360 pins 1000 011 DTU 240 pins 5400 93283A Racking amp Cabling Service 2500 001 One Bay Cabinet 1800 004 Signal Cable 100 009 Switch Register Panel 1575 93284A Confign Test Service 4000 008 Source Inspection 1 day 3000 93285A Engineering Unit 120 A new Summary Page for the ATS Config uration Guide that reflects the changes in ATS Integration Services 93283A 93284A 93285A will be avai
5. 250 that can run on an HP 250 itis important to understand what is and what isn t multi user OM 250 is single user This means that when Order Entry Inventory Control or Sales Analysis are in use at one terminal no other terminal can perform any OM or FIN function at the same time JD 7B TR JH MFG 250 is multi user This means that any function not requiring exclusive ac cess to the data base can be executed from one to six consoles simultaneously D JO D FIN 250 is in between This means that FIN 250 can run from a single console or each FIN 250 module can run at its own console simultaneously However any single module within FIN 250 cannot be run at multiple consoles at the same time JS D D Je 18 HP 250 Makes Datapro By Kim Voots GSD The April 1980 Datapro article on the HP 250 included a user survey in which the 250 rated a 3 8 out of 4 on overall satisfaction The following table shows how the 10 users rated the HP 250 Excellent Ease of operation 8 Reliability of mainframe 6 Reliability of peripherals 3 Maintenance service Responsiveness 7 Effectiveness 7 Technical support 3 Manufacturer s software Operating system 6 Compilers and assemblers 5 Ease of programming 4 Ease of conversion 1 Overall satisfaction 8 Weighted Average on a scale of 4 0 fos Excellent Pick up Datapro and read all about it 2631B on the HP 250 300 By Scott Oki amp Ken Filcoff GSD With th
6. 3075A 3076A has proved our customer s high interest in such a capa bility Today the new RS 232C port available on the HP 3075A and 3076A terminals opens a new era in on site printing most of the printers available on the market today are equipped with an RS 232C interface compatible with the terminal port To help your customer make the best choice between the data capture terminal with built in printer and an external printer here are the pros and cons The 3075 3076 strip printer is a very light duty printer capable of printing short messages 20 characters wide at a low speed of approx 40 lines minute Since the printer is built in the Data Capture Terminal it is a cost effective solution for applications requiring short messages 3 to 5 lines at a rate of 10 15 messages per hour For Internal Use Only If your customer s application requires a higher printing speed and or higher duty cycle an external printer should be recommended and the RS 232C interface option 013 should be or dered with the Data Capture Terminal HP Grenoble is currently compiling a list of RS 232C equipment compatible with 3075A 3076A terminals port Call your Sales Development contact at Grenoble or DTD for further details Don t Mix Up 3076A Cradles By Bernard Guidon HPG The HP 3076A wall mounted Data Cap ture Terminal has been expanded with attractive new options Magnetic Stripe Reader Bar Code Reader a built in
7. BGD HP 300 and Foreign Character Support By Mike Barlow BGD To correct any misunderstanding in the field about what support the HP 300 has for local character sets in Europe a re sume of the current status is shown below Since its introduction the HP 300 has in herently had the ability to handle the full USASCII character set plus all European characters These are accessible on any European system and on the US systems with 31227A This is done by use of an 8 bit code and the Roman Extension Set For any particular country keyboard op tion all characters used in that language are available on the keyboard plus the ability to access characters in other lan guages by use of an alternate keyboard definition External peripherals can be divided into three different categories as far as their capability to handle European characters is concerned 1 Devices with full 8 bit code com patibility with HP 300 2 Devices using 7 bit codes and ISO substitution characters 3 Devices with no European character sets 1 8 bit HP 300 Compatible Codes 2621A Character Terminal with Option 001 to 006 2631A 180 cps Printer amp Option 009 2631B 180 cps Printer amp Option 009 Supported like a 2631A 2608A 400 lpm Printer amp Option 002 These devices present no difficulty to the user or programmer and complete consistency exists in the way they handle European characters with the HP 300 2 7 bit Codes with I
8. Binary in Term Emulator Pack 9835B 98046 Async Basic data None comm 98317A 9835B 98046 Bisyne Basic amp RJE None Bisync data comm 98317A 98318A 9845A 98036 Async VO 98432B Async 9600 600 Opt 203 Topen Binary Terminal required in Term Emulator Emulator Pack 09845 10040 9845B 98036 Async VO 98412A Async Terminal 9600 300 Opt 311 Emulator Opt 700 09845 10140 required for piot 10 graphics 9845B8 98046B Async Basic data High speed 9600 1200 2400 Opt 204 comm 98417A Async Terminal Depends on line length Opt 311 Emulator Opt 700 09845 10180 required for plot 10 graphics 9845B 98046 Bisync Basic and RJE 2780 3780 9600 Opt 204 bisyne data Terminal required comm 98417A Emulator 98418A 09845 10190 For intemal Use Only Computer News June 15 1980 Technical Computers 9845C 98036 Async vO 98412A Async Terminal 98036 67902 provides a cable with 25 Tdisp will not Emulator wilt not pin female connector work with 9845C run on 9845C 98036 67903 provides a cable with 25 9845C 98046 Async Basic data High speed 9600 1200 2400 pin male connector Plot 10 comm 98417A Async Terminal Depends on line length Note the above numbers are only for arate aa 4140 the 98036 interface card modifications Needs some 98046 61600 provides a cable with 25 mentioned below modification g pin temale connector are made 98046 61601 provides a cable with 25 9845C 98046 Bisync Basic and RJE 2780 3780 9600
9. HP IB Controller and an RS 232C auxiliary inter face These latter options require a con nector fitted on the terminal rear panel Therefore the 92904A cradle which holds the 3076A on a wall has been redesigned to provide adequate space through which to pass the complete HP IB or RS 232C connectors The new design allows your customer to simply connect his external equipment without having to alter unscrew or cut his cradle connector However the earlier 92904A cradles were not equipped with this feature and thus cannot be used to hold new 3076A s fitted with HP IB RS 232C or Bar code Reader options If your customer insists on doing so we recom mend you ask him to order new 92904A cradles Of course the new cradle is fully downwards compatible with older 3076A 3077A terminals Computer News June 15 1980 Peripherals Boise New Data Sheet for Technical SRs By Sue Brault Boise Boise Division has designed a 2631B printer data sheet specifically for the HP85 interface The title is 2631B printer Opt 885 and should only be used when selling the 2631B HP85 combination Bulk quantities are now being shipped to all sales offices Additional orders should be addressed to the Literature Depot in Palo Alto P N 5952 9458 2619A Gets New Power Option By Ron Whiteleather Boise Just in case it went unnoticed the June 1 Corporate Price List contains a new power option for the 2619A 1000 lpm line printer T
10. Stover Glen Surbey John Trudeau Phil Weaver Business Systems Program Bestows Special Praise on its Best Sales People April 1980 HP 250 HP 250 HP 250 HP 250 HP 250 HP 250 HP 250 HP 250 HP 300 HP 250 HP 250 HP 250 HP 250 HP 250 HP 300 HP 250 Baltimore Mexico Rocnester Brookhollow West Valley Cincinnati London Canada Woodbury Palo Alto San Diego Toronto Rolling Meadows Denver Rockville Santa Clara Ottawa North America and ICON only Europe will be included beginning with May Computer News June 15 1980 For Internal Use Only Introducing FIN 250 By Scott Oki GSD Finally FIN 250 Your OEMs have been screaming for it their customers demand it now we can provide it FIN 250 is a general accounting solution that runs on the HP 250 It is made up of three mod ules that provide the hub of an account ing solution that practically every small business can use General Ledger Ac counts Payable and Accounts Receivable FIN 250 complements the lifestream capabilities of MFG 250 for discrete manufacturers and OM 250 for hardgoods distributors Armed with these three application software pro ducts the HP 250 offers powerful solu tions for those areas where small man ufacturers and distributors can benefit the most through the use of an in house computer system For service oriented industries medical clinics accounting firms lawyers offices etc the combination of Accou
11. memory an output transfer requires more time than a write to mem ory an input transfer because of the time needed to address the specified memory location and retrieve the contents A write to memory is quicker because it supplies the memory address at the same time What is the maximum DMA transfer rate for an I O interface It is interesting to note that the maximum input rate of any one I O processor is related to the inverse of the input DMA latency time This is why the maximum rates are different for input transfers than output transfers Input 2 2 megabytes second Output 1 46 megabytes second Each I O interface s maximum DMA transfer rate depends upon the I O pro cessor transfer rate above and also upon the manner in which the device specific interface logic handshakes with the 1 0 processor This is the reason why the various 1 O interfaces for the L Series have different transfer rates The follow ing table lists the transfer rates for the L Series 1 O interfaces 11 4 il i i RE OS EEA AE PN ele ne mr E E E EE E E inet et ME E ih ee nt a Technical Computers Maximum DMA Transfer Rates Input To Memory Output From Memory 12005A Asynchronous Serial 56 000 BAUD 56 000 BAUD 12006A Parallel 2 1 Mbytes sec 1 4 Mbytes sec 12008A PROM 2 1 Mbytes sec n a 12009A HP IB 0 94 Mbytes sec 0 94 Mbytes sec In order to achieve this maximum rate there can be n
12. mode is off normal ASCII characters and single APL characters en tered with the APL mode on but turned off prior to printing are printed correctly A problem arises when attempting to print the APL overstrike characters with the temrinal s APL mode off Overstrike characters are contained in a different character ROM location in the terminal while the 7310A creates them through a character backspace char acter operation With the APL mode off the terminal sends the character set designation and a shift out control se quence for character set B producing an incorrect printout When its APL mode is on the 2641A expects a peripheral printer to be an APL device only For single APL characters it sends only the required character code Overstrike characters are transmitted as character backspace character No character set designation or shift out sequence is sent to the printer This means that the 7310A s APL character set must first be designated as the primary set by sending it the Escape sequence E A Enter the sequence on the display with the displav functions mode on and then use the green and gold function keys to copy that line to the printer For dedicated APL printer applications where the APL character set must be the power on primary set internal character set selection switces must be changed The switches are located on the interface PCA A3 connected to the rear panel by a ri
13. 0 17604A Features and Advantages Advantages Hardwire compatible with most common non HP computer microprocessor or mini computer based systems Can be installed in a hardwired connection directly to the computer or in a remote environment via telephone and modem Can be used on line from the computer or focaf from the terminal Runs at the most common baud rates The external clock input allows the plotter to be run with an extemal system clock up to a maximum rate of 2400 baud Allows the user flexibility to select either hardwire or software handshake mode via a switch on the rear panel or override the switch setting with a software command If hardwire mode is activated the plotter sets a designated pin on the interface high when there is enough buffer space available in the plotter to accept the next block of data from the computer if software handshake is activated then a sequence of characters is transmitted between the plotter and computer to accomplish the same task Once interfaced the plotter is easy to program with a set of simple two letter mnemonic commands The intelligence ot the 17604A provides such powertul intemal features as character generation dashed lines digitizing arcs and circles and error code transmission Plotting surface can be scaled in integers 32 767 without complicated scaling operations The user plots in his or her own integer units The user can set pen speed to allow for various types o
14. 00 Delivery will begin in July for both the 2621P and its upgrade kits For more information on the National options refer to the Data Sheet 5953 2035 and the User Manual 02620 90032 16K RAM Instead of 8 With the 2648 By Gene Lee DTD If you recently ordered the 2648 terminal with the standard 8 Kbytes of RAM you will be pleasantly surprised to find 16K of RAM instead This is because terminals Computer News June 15 1980 manufactured after May 12 1980 will have the 8K bottom plane board replaced with the universal RAM board with 16K of RAM mounted on it DID is enhancing the capabilities of the standard 2648 at no additional charge to the customer This should please customers and make your job of selling 2648 s easier New orders for 2648 terminals which will be manufactured and delivered after May 12 1980 should no longer order the 13234A accessory since the terminal will come with full memory This change also applies to the 2649C which is the OEM version of the 2648A The 13297A should no longer be ordered If your current open orders for 2648 s or 2649 s have 13234A s or 13297A s and are acknowledged to ship after May 12 please delete the extra memory Work with your field Order Processing people to delete 13234A s and 13297A s SE CE Starter Kits By Gail Crowther DTD The SE and CE Starter Kits will soon be available from the Software Distribution Center Orders can be placed after June 1
15. 220A If there is no need for arcs and circles or the remote data plot ting features then th lower cost 17603A should be considered as a viable alterna tive Your users will find the 7225A 17604A as easy to program as the 7225A 17603A and 7220A because all three devices share the same HP GL Interface language Be cause of HP GL you will also find it much easier to sell to the user who does not have graphics software support for his system Sales and Demonstration Aids Data Sheets P N 7225A Color Brochure 5952 2881 7225A Data Sheet includes 176044 5953 4008 Operating and Programming Manual 17604A Operating and Programming Manual Demonstration Aids Demo Tape 7220A S 7240A 7225A 17603A 7225A 17604A with 9825 17604 90000 07220 18001 Ordering Information Price US List Availability Price 7225A Now 3 Weeks 2050 17604A 6 1 80 8 Weeks 900 Note Customer must order both 7225A and 17604A 25 Peripherals Using the 7310A as an APL Printer By Tom Tremble SDD The 7310A thermal printer provides op tional capability for an APL character set When option 009 is ordered an APL character set compatible with the HP 2641A APL terminal as well as several others is installed in character set loca tion A The USASCII set remains the primary character set Using the 7310A with the 2641A for both ASCII and APL printing applications may require an extra command be sent to the printer When the APL
16. 6 for the SE Starter Kit P N 5955 6039 or the CE Starter Kit P N 5955 6040 Ship ping will be quoted as two weeks ARO Ordering information HEART 12 supply division 5006 price please advise The SE Starter Kit for new hire SEs con tains al materials used in DTD s SE Level I and II Courses 2645A User Instruction Tape user reference and service manu als for Data Terminal products manuals for Boise printers Grenoble Data Capture Terminals and San Diego plotters tools for terminal products key IC removal tool top plane extractor and datacomm test hoods For Intemal Use Only The CE Starter Kit for new hire CEs con tains user reference and service manu als for Data Terminal products manuals for Grenoble Data Capture Terminals tools for terminal products key tweeker IC removal tool top plane extractor and datacomm test hoods The contents of these two starter kits will be reviewed each quarter to keep them current with the Data Terminals product line When changes are made the entire list of part numbers that make up the starter kits will be sent to each area CE and SE manager as a file copy We in Technical Support at DTD want to help new CEs and SEs over that first learning hurdle and now we have a way to get them started SE CE TSE Subscription Service By Gail Crowther DTD To keep your library and Starter Kits up to date Technical Support at DTD now has the following subscription
17. Basic On Site and Field Repair Center Agreement Sections was deleted from the reprint Time and Material Per Call Service The sections specifying T amp M service locations Response Time Period of Coverage and Charges have been revised consistent with CSD support policy see C Kryzan Com puter News June 1 Time and Material Service is now available from both Primary and Secondary SROs However Secondary SROs will service only travel zones 1 2 and 3 Improved Response and Out of Coverage Service is only offered from Primary SROs Computer Support Locations The Service Responsible Office Field Repair Center and Customer Training Center address lists were also updated The new address lists contain a number of new offices in North America and Europe SDC s Internal Subscription Services By Jeff Nagle CSD If you have ever walked by a colleague s desk seen the latest Communicator and thought How do I get one Or if you ve seen the latest version of a hardware or software manual update and asked the For Intemal Use Only same question the answer lies in the SDC Internal Subscription Services Order Form The Software Distribution Center SDC of CSD not only provides all the software and manual updates to CSS and SSS cus tomers it also supplies SEs CEs and SRs with support material This support mate rial includes Communicators SSBs new manuals when released manual up dates SE Notes CE Notes
18. Collins A magnetic copy of the 92 line program will also be provided if you send a blank tape with the request Please note that this is an example pro gram only and is not supported Its pur pose is to illustrate some interesting pro gramming techniques not immediately obvious to many users not to justify pur chasing a 9825 2621 system 16 Don t Miss VO Series By Bill Sharp DCD The great series of I O articles by Steve Leibson of DCD that has appeared in In struments amp Control Systems magazine was reprinted from Keyboard magazine DCD s post sales customer support pub lication provided free to all DCD custom ers And while the series in I amp CS is con cluding you can still find three more installments in Keyboard The series has been used by several sales offices as an aid in customer training courses for cus tomers trying to understand I O Topics included in the series which began with the Jan Feb 1979 issue and which will conclude in the Nov Dec 1980 issue have been Parallel 1 0 HP IB Serial 1 O BCD Interrupts and DMA Some of Scientists and computer systems powerful engineers the Keyboard issues featuring these topics are still available The series has generated more than 1 700 leads so far We are con sidering reprinting the entire series and would like to know your feelings about this System 45 Pricing Information Sheet Error By Kevin Comelius DCD There is an error in the rec
19. D Addendum CSD s Power Line Condi tioner J Friedman CSD An Improved Procedure for HP 3000 Software Release 2011 SQ Rowe CSD CSD Data Book Reprint C Stewart CSD SDC s Internal Subscription Services J Nagle CSD DsD L Series Shipments Begin J Hess DSD IBM Flexible Disc Compatibility with the L E Brumit DSD What Flexible Disc for the 7902 on the Model 10 E Brumit DSD 2240 Sales Force Change B Senske DSD DSD amp Roseville Price Changes S Pomeroy DSD ATS 1000 Price Changes D Mabey DSD DATACAP Enhancements amp Price Change M Fenzi DSD HP amp DG Data Management Products Comparison C Phillips DSD Popular Special Products D Krulce DSD L Series Distributed Intelligence Architecture Explained D Aune DSD New HP 1000 Information Locator T Proske DSD Compatible Peripherals for the L Series J Anderson DSD Computer News June 15 1980 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 20 DCD New 35mm Slide Show for Seminar Selling Technical Computers M Radisich DCD DCD Datacomm Products Compatibility K Cornelius DCD System 45 Option Price Increases D Morse DCD A 9825 CRT J Fentress DCD Don t Miss I O Series B Sharp DCD System 45 Pricing Information Sheet Error K Cornelius DCD GSD BSP HP Climbs in The Small Computer Market S Wilk GSD BSP s Best Sales People S Daoust
20. D San Diego 7240A 7245B Plotter Printer Update B Leober SDD Introducing the 17604A Personality Module for the 7225A Plotter B Clark SDD Using the 7310A as an APL Printer T Tremble SDD Sales Amplifiers Review V Hudson SDD Demo Tapes for SDD Products G Elmassian SDD Backtalk The Blitz Computer Marketing CMG Next NPT Moved to August By Jerry Epps CMG As part of the plan to hold NPTs quarterly the July tour will be rescheduled for August with the next tour in November Tour stops will be one day only with concurrent sessions tor Technical and Commercial people Speakers who need to introduce their product to both groups will make two separate presentations The location for the bracketed stops will probably be the same on both days August 1980 NPT Schedule Team 1 Team 2 Team 3 August 4 Farmington Hills Montreal Edmonton 6 Cincinnati Toronto Bellevue 8 Rolling Meadows Lexington Englewood 11 St Louis St Paul Rochester Santa ie 12 King of Prussia Palo Alto 13 Atlanta 14 Paramus et 15 Richardson Manhattan Fullerton 18 Houston Rockville Mexico City cso Tell your data center manager and others Low Prices on Supplies for HP Offices By Fran Jefferies CSO Money Saving Reminder All HP locations field offices demo or training centers Divisions etc qualify for special low prices on HP Computer Supplies when those supplies are for internal HP use rather than fo
21. GSD Introducing FIN 250 S Oki GSD Software Products Single Multi and in Between S Oki GSD HP 250 Makes Datapro K Voots GSD 2631B on the HP 250 300 S Oki amp K Filcoff GSD HP 250 As a Remote Printer Controller C Dixon GSD HP 3000 Materials Management 3000 Shipments Begin R Stearns GSD Materials Management 3000 Sales Literature R Stearns GSD Materials Management 3000 Coverage R Stearns GSD New Documentation Available for Edit2 3000 R Edwards GSD BGD HP 300 and Foreign Character Support M Barlow BGD Data Capture Procedures A Nonnenberg BGD For Intemal Use Only 21 22 22 23 24 24 24 26 27 DTD DTD Has Moved D Williams DTD Announcing the National 2621P W Brubaker DTD 16K RAM Instead of 8 With the 2648 G Lee DTD SE CE Starter Kits G Crowther DTD SE CE TSE Subscription Service G Crowther DTD 2621 As a Librarian B Miller DTD HPG 3074A Price Increase B Guidon HPG Which Printer For Your Customer s Data Capture Application B Guidon HPG Don t Mix Up 3076A Cradles B Guidon HPG Boise New Data Sheet for Technical SRs S Brault Boise 2619A Gets New Power Option R Whiteleather Boise Multi density Switch Selectable Tape Drives J Skog Boise Look Again at the 2631 35B Design S Brault Boise DMD 7900 Disc Drive Obsolescence Reminder C Salinas DM
22. Manufacturing Sys tems HP Manutacturing Systems youu s masia soniant an Eanes MANAGEMENT SUMMARY Management Summary Comprehensive management oriented view of all product and customization features P N 5953 0587 includes product reference sheets Use it with technical specifiers to help them evaluate Materials Management 3000 HP Manutacturing Systema BSN Interacine application products tor manufacturas General information Manual For Internal Use Only Materials Management 3000 Coverage By Rich Stearns GSD Numerous publications for manufactur ing and data processing audiences have reported on the features and functional capabilities of Materials Management 3000 Many went beyond the content of our press release on the product one fea tured Materials Management 3000 on the cover Materials Management and Dis tribution another focused on HP and Materials Management 3000 in a broader discussion of successful automated man ufacturing systems Infosystems To date the following articles have appeared HP 3000s Gain Package for Materials Management Computerworld Feb 4 1980 Meeting the Challenge of Materials Con trol Computers key developments put control in hands of users Materials Management and Distribution Feb 1980 Customizing is a Feature of New Materials Management Package Canadian Datasystems Feb 1980 HP Offers New Software for Planning and Production Scheduling I
23. NTO MEMORY i OUTPUTTING EVERY Nm BUFFER TO HP 13508 DISPLAY HP 1350S GRAPHICS DISPLAY The transmitted data will be graphic pic tures in the format needed for the Graphics Display Station This allows the L Series to perform as a data collector no data conversion or data reduetion is needed For Intemal Use Only Each of the E Series Computers will have a short assembly language program to transmit the data for one graphic picture using a DCPC channel on request from the L Series Computer At the completion ofthe DMA transfer the program will set up for another transfer and then wait for another input request from the L Series The L Series Computer has a total of five OMA channels four for the Parallel Inter faces and one for the HP 1B Interface to the Graphics Display Station Each of these DMA channels will be interrupting asynchronously Because minimum inter rupt response time is required for the highest throughput rate ASSEMBLY lan guage will be used to write the L Series data transfer controlling program The L Series Computer receives data via a DMA transfer from the parallel interface connected to the E Series computer The data transfer is handled by the I O pro cessor on the Parallel Interface and inter rupts the CPU when the transfer is com plete Each of the four E Series computers transfers data in the same way The L Series computer manages each of these transfers by decidin
24. SO substitutions 2640 Character Terminal B with Op tion 005 or N or S 2645 Block Mode Terminal A with Option 005 or N or S For Intemal Use Only To use these devices requires a perm anent conversion subroutine to be running in the HP 300 which is trans lating 7 bit substitution characters to 8 bit Roman Extension Characters 3 No European Character Set 2635A Printing Terminal 307X Datacap Terminal These devices are of course usable only in a USASCII mode Note Beware of attaching any foreign de vices to the HP 300 At best these will fall in category 2 and typically in category 3 Other articles relevant to this subject can be found in CS Newsletter Vol 4 14 Roman Extension Set amp Conversion Sub routines Vol 4 20 2631A Ordering De tails Vol 5 8 2621A P Ordering Details Vol 5 13 2631B Support Matrix See also the 5953 2035 2621A P Data Sheet Data Capture Procedures By Alan Nonnenberg BGD During May BGD and GSD distributed an introduction packet about Data Capture Procedures to all commercial SRs and SEs The software is ready and the manual can be ordered as P N 32243 90001 at 10 US Software has been distributed to all com mercial SE DMs worldwide to work with IT 1918 and Athena This software in cluding a demo program is for use in sales offices as a demo tool for your cus tomers The Procedures will appear as part of the Bruno MIT t
25. are Installation Tape 2011 Announcement to customers is targeted for mid June with distribution through the summer After significant testing to assure the re lease performs within HP s high reliability goals this software release brings to our customers 84 minor enhancements for FOS and 41 for all other subsystems Ad ditionally 315 Corrective Software changes have been implemented in FOS and correspondingly 148 in the subsys tems HP s objective with this software release is to improve the Customer an nouncement process assuring each cus tomer has a smooth transition and posi tive experience while implementing the new 2011 release Computer News June 15 1980 Computer Marketing Calendar of Events GSD and CSD released the software 2011 ITS and appropriate documentation to each SEO for field testing in Demonstra tion Centers and selected customer ac counts during the latter part of May Ini tial priorities for releases are North America Australia Mexico Germany France Italy UK and the Netherlands During June a letter will be sent to each CSS or SSS customer with SSB an nouncing the new release along with its many features and benefits Associated customer documentation will also be dis tributed during June After approximately one month of field testing GSD s on line support group with the cooperation of each of the SEO software coordinators will re configure a set of Mandatory Patches th
26. aries around the coun try This highly successful implementation of the 2621P is ideally matched to the termi nal s features Volumes of data can be quickly scanned using the video portion of the terminal When the relevant infor mation is located a quick convenient copy is printed using the integral thermal printer What could be more suitable for the 26217 Remember the 2621P is still a unique product in the marketplace No one offers the combination of CRT and integral printer at a price competitive with the 2621P The Stanford application is just one of many where the 2621 should be the logical choice 22 HPG 3074A Price Increase By Bernard Guidon HPG The price of the popular Data Link Adap ter will increase effective July 1 1980 to reflect Grenoble facility s higher cost of production for 3074A purchased material and associated costs The new prices of the 3074A are 650 factory base price 715 US price The 30 days grace period applies from July 1 1980 Which Printer For Your Customer s Data Capture Application By Bernard Guidon HPG One of the unique features of Grenoble s Data Capture Terminals is their on site printing capability This capability pro vides a means of user feedback on data capture equipment by allowing outputs such as routing slips dispatching tickets personnel messages to be given to every manufacturing worker The success of our built in strip printer on the HP
27. as also brought up many applications questions about the L Series I O system Let s look at some of these 10 93546A EIA to 20MA Current Loop Con verter Provides full duplex current loop line levels for connection to HP 264X termi nals or other current loop terminals at distances of 1000 ft or more The 12966A card is used for the computer interface 93585A Double Precision integer Firmware for E Series Provides the equivalent microcade of the double integer routines available in the F series computer for the E series com puter 93762A High Speed Parallel CPU to CPU Link Provides a high speed 16 bit full duplex parallel CPU to CPU data link between two 21XX series computers NN is Rie L Series Multistreamed I O For Intemal Use Only 93768A Watchdog Timer Provides a watchdog timer with three software programmable ranges This timer uses a Form C relay for external sense 93550A I O Switch Provides I O switches that allow two computers to share up to seven peripher als This special when combined with the 93762A and 93768A provides the basis for redundant configurations 12589A A02 Automatic Calling Unit Interface Provides a driver for the 12589A automa tic calling unit interface for a Bell 801 Automatic Calling Unit If your customer needs one of these Spe cials or some other special product call your Sales Development Engineer Memory Interfaces Comp
28. at will stan dardize this worldwide distribution of the 2011 release During July SEO software coordinators will build the final 2011 ver sions locally and release for customer dis tribution through CEO and SEO districts Software enhancements and updates are a major benefit of our software support program It is our objective with these ef forts to further promote software support products through efficient delivery of this important feature CSD Data Book Reprint By Carolyn Stewart CSD CSD s Support Services Data Book has now been reprinted Copies may be or dered from Literature Distribution Center in Palo Alto The new data book P N 5953 3318 con tains the same product descriptions and information as the last edition plus sev eral important corrections A summary of these revisions follows Product Support Life In the Introduction the paragraph regarding services provided Computer News June 15 1980 after support life was changed to read the Computer Support Organization may continue to provide services either on a service agreement basis or on a best effort basis The previous edition of the data book stated that the Computer Support Organization will provide ser vices References to HP s Product Support life policy were deleted from the Stan dard Basic On Site and Field Repair Center Agreement Sections Early Cancellation The paragraph re garding early cancellation in the Standard
29. bbon cable 26 To select APL as the power on primary set and fixed space USASCII as the secondary set the switches as follows APL as Primary Normal Factory Setting S1 0010000 0000000 2 0010101 0000101 Where 0 Open 1 Closed Consult the 7310A service manual P N 07310 90000 for other character set selec tions Sales Amplifiers Review By Vern Hudson SDD Were you aware that San Diego Division offers a series of Sales Amplifiers to assist you in helping your customer select the best plotter and or interface options for his her application Take a moment to note these publications and see if you have them in your files for future refer ence Your factory RSE will send copies just let us know Here is a brief descrip tion of each S A 12 Revised August 78 HP 7221A B Hardware Software Interfac ing Qualification Guide provides a series of questions to help you qualify your prospective customers Examples of programs give your customer an in dication of the extent of programming necessary to operate the 7221A B S A 13 January 79 A Selection Guide Jor the 7225A with its choice of person ality interface modules assists with ROM selection of desktop computers interface options and their com patibility S A 14 January 79 Demoing the 7221A B Graphics Plotter on the Worldwide G E Computer Network walks you through the G E timeshare demo procedure Everything you ne
30. card is transferring the data where the data is going and how much data there is For example even if a slow device like a terminal transfers data to memory under DMA the I O system will automatically take care of the actual data transfer This makes programming easier Computer News June 15 1980 What does DMA per channel mean The DMA capability of each L Series I O interface provides a direct path between memory and a peripheral device Thus the DMA per channel capability can be used for all data transfers The use of DMA to perform I O data transfers re duces the number of interrupts from one per byte or word to one per complete DMA block transfer up to 65 536 bytes What s cycle steal DMA In cycle steal DMA each I O processor on every I O interface wtich is performing DMA transfers alternates control of the backplane buses with the other 1 0 pro cessors and the processor card The priority order in which everybody steals access to memory i e memory cycles is determined by the I O interface position along the card cage bus The I O interface closest to the processor card has the highest priority with the other interfaces farther from the processor having succes sively lower priority The CPU card has the lowest priority Anytime an I O interface needs access to memory for a data trans fer it will steal the next memory cycle as long as no higher priority I O interface has already taken the
31. contrast writing that has been characteristic of thermal paper At the heart of the new models is the soft platen which has a silicone rubber insert and replaces the old anodized aluminum one found in the 7245A Because the rubber insert is pli able more uniform contact between the paper and the thin film printhead can be achieved increasing the writing contrast Also the silicone material acts as an ex cellent thermal insulator The tempera ture gradient across the paper is therefore greater and the image sharper A new im proved paper further increases the quality of output from the 7240A and 7245B For Internal Use Only Introducing the 17604A Personality Module for the 7225A Plotter By Bill Clark SDD San Diego Division adds a powerful new member the 17604A Serial RS 232C V 24 Interface to the versatile family of per sonality modules for the 7225A With the 17604A Personality Module as part of your arsenal you should be able to solve all or most remote data plotting applica tions where a Jow cost solution is the best alternative to the higher performance more expensive 7220A four color plotter Priced at 900 US the 17604A will allow the 7225A to be used remotely over a telephone line in the same manner as the larger 7220A and 72208 multicolor plot ters Like the four color plotters the 17604A is connected between a modem and terminal using the familiar eaves drop configuration Eavesdrop Conf
32. cycle In the case where the memory cycle has already been taken the interface will steal the next available memory cycle What is the maximum backplane DMA rate The L Series can perform concurrent input and output data transfers at a cumulative rate up to 2 7 million bytes per second This rate can be achieved by sev eral cards with individual transfer rates of less than 2 7 megabytes second by cycle stealing every available memory cycle Remember that this is the rate the backplane and memory can achieve the DMA transfer rates of the individual I O interfaces are calculated according to how fast the card or I O device can accept or transmit data For Internal Use Only What s the DMA latency time The DMA latency time is defined as the interval from a request for service by an I O device through completion of the 1 0 data transfer For example if a character is to be output the DMA latency is the time between the card requesting service asking for the next character to the time the character is actually available to the device usually in a data register on the I O interface card Basically this is the time needed for the specified I O proces sor and related circuitry to perform all the necessary handshaking to transfer one word between memory and an I O inter face under DMA For an input transfer the time is 0 908 microseconds and for an output transfer it is 1 362 microseconds A read from
33. d through Computer Supplies 2240 Sales Force Change By Bill Senske DSD As part of a move toward a consistent long range HP Measurement Automation strategy which has been set by Paul Ely and Bill Terry the 2240A product line will be coded effective June 1 1980 to give commission and quota credit to the O1 Instrument Sales Force The purpose of this change is to utilize HP s strength in instruinentation to support develop and leverage opportunities for HP in Mea surement Automation Computer oriented instrumentation is a key factor in the growth of the computer business in the 1980 s HP can best retain its leader ship in electronic instrumentation by actively promoting a close working re lationship between the Computer and In strument Groups both Sales Forces and Divisions The recoding of the 2240A should en courage the Instrument Sales Forces to utilize their vast measurement experience to assist the selling of HP Technical Com puters through cooperative selling To date the 2240 has leveraged many mil lions of dollars of technical CPU sales and associated peripherals sales The move to cooperative selling can only enhance our position in this kev market Computer News June 15 1980 2 Technical Computers DSD amp Roseville Price Changes By Steve Pomeroy DSD DSD has had to increase some prices but note that The price increases are not across the board as have been announced by most of
34. dd these lines 7261 IF Gscreen THEN EXIT ALPHA Second Tape Transport 6461 ALPHA 9845B C Opt 600 900 1100 6516 IF Gscreen THEN EXIT ALPHA 8460A 1000 1200 After the desired modifications are made type PURGE CGRMOD execute Removes saved file from mass storage STORE CGRMOD execute Puts stored version on tape Prices for the 9845B 14 000 and 9845T 23 500 will not be changed so the T is even a better bargain than it was before The customer now gets a 13 discount on a 9845T compared to purchasing a 9845B and adding the options The above list should provide a good starting point to determie which products work with which The second area of confusion is with cables Each interface card 98036 and 98046 has two possible options to choose from when ordering They are the standard option and Option 001 The standard option terminates the interface cable with a female 25 pin connector This is used most in direct connections to terminals or host computers that have male connectors terminating their cables Option 001 terminates the interface cable with a male 25 pin connector This option is used to interface modems and is used in about 85 of all data comm installations If the customer orders the incorrect option on the 98036 or 98046 interface there is a part number you can order to get just the cable and 25 pin connector This cable replaces the original cable supplied with the card and
35. e most recent release of the operating system on the HP 250 revision 3 0 we will be able to support the 2631B printer that Boise Division recently intro duced However the 2631B will only run off the main console Remote consoles only support the 9871A and 2631A printers The 2631B joins a family of printers that are already supported on the HP 250 the 9871A 2631A 2631B and the 2608A The HP 300 also supports the new 2631B Serial Printer Amigo 300 Operating Sys tem release A 04 will treat the 2631B as a logical 2631A with the exception that programmatic control over horizontal tabs is lost users can still take advantage of the 2631A s escape sequence accessible printing enhancements To take advantage of Boise s new more reli able 2631B on the HP 300 order the For Internal Use Only Good Fair Poor WwA 2 0 0 3 8 4 0 0 3 6 5 2 0 3 1 2 1 0 3 6 2 0 3 6 2 1 0 3 3 4 0 0 3 6 3 0 0 3 6 2 0 0 37 1 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 3 8 2631B with option 330 The cost with option 330 is 3 950 and includes HP IB interface and 2m HP IB cable HP 250 As a Remote Printer Controller By Charles Diron GSD Ed Oakley and his sales team have closed a large order with a group of hospitals in Virginia where HP 250s will be used as remote printer workstations for a HP 3000 Distributed System network The 250 s with INP s and 2608 line printers will ini tially serve as an RJE station connected to the 3000 network for transfer of patie
36. ed to know about the hardware switch settings local G E phone number access information etc S A 15 January 80 HP 7220 Plotter Demonstration Notes shows you how to qualify a customer as to proper interface demo the 7220 and actually run a few simple programs to show off the plotter s capabilities on his her system S A 16 January 80 How to Use HP IB Plotters with the Commodore PET 2001 Computer S A 17 February 80 The Numerical Control Market for HP Graphics Plot ters gives detailed information on HP s line of graphics plotters for use in the NC marketplace These Sales Amplifiers should enable you to explore these markets and open new sales doors for you Let us know how we can provide further assistance Demo Tapes for SDD Products By Greg Elmassian SDD 264X 9815 Terminal Computer 7220 7221 07221 18001 07221 18010 72250 07225 18003 7225 4 7245 4 731083 07310 18001 9872 4 Notes 9825 9835 9845 Computer Computer Computer 07220 18001 07225 18002 09872 18001 07245 18001 09872 18002 07245 18002 07310 18002 09872 18002 09872 18003 07245 18002 09872 18001 09872 18003 1 With 17600 Personality Module 2 With 17601 Personality Module 3 With HP IB Interface 4 Use 2647 demo tapes or Multiplot for 2647 plotter demo For Internal Use Only Computer News June 15 1980 Backtalk The Blitz Computer News June 15 1980 Co
37. ers that have 92903A R DATACAP that have not done so to order their special free upgrade to 92080A DATACAP prior to July 1 For details see CS Newsletter Vol 4 22 HP amp DG Data Management Products Comparison By Corley Phillips DSD DG recently announced a new Data Base Management System DBMS as well as enhancements to their INFOS File Man agement System These products run on commercial Eclipses under the AOS operating system The following is a summary of these new products and how IMAGE 1000 stacks up against them The DG DBMS is the third CODASYL compatible DBMS for minis on the market DEC and Prime have the other two CODASYL Conference On Data SYstems Languages is a voluntary body that de veloped and guided the evolution of COBOL HP is represented on CODASYL CODASYL s specifications are not stan dards they are recommendations There are major objections to the CODASYL DBMS specifications and some of the bet ter features of non compatible products will probably need to be incorporated be fore they could become standards Even then alternatives such as relational data bases may make the specifications obso lete before they can ever be adopted as standards IMAGE is not a CODASYL compliant DBMS although it includes a majority of the features deemed desirable in a DBMS according to CODASYL The trade offs were made in areas where the CODASYL specifications called for increased flexi bility at
38. ewett J eackano BOISE Civ SiO 4 b a Hold the surface of the picture at eve level slant the picture slightly downward Close one eye Sight down the plane of the arrows to see the messages DMD 7900 Disc Drive Obsolescence Reminder By Cathy Salinas DMD Remember the 7900 Disc Drive will be withdrawn from production by the end of FY 80 Disc Memory Division will accept orders for the 7900 disc subsystem 12960A and related accessories through August 31 1980 When assisting your cus tomer in choosing a replacement please consider the H Series 7906 20Mb car tridge drive as a viable solution 24 San Diego 7240A 7245B Plotter Printer Update By Bill Leober SDD The 7245B 9825A Beginner s Guide is now available This invaluable manual can really help your customers get up and running on their 7225B 9825A systems The Begin ner s Guide includes instructions on how to set up the 7245B Plotter Printer background information on the ROM commands and sample programs to draw simple graphics and charts It is written in plain English so users at all levels of com puter training can benefit from the ma terial Order your copies today P N 07245 90014 7240A 7245B Plotter Printer Enhanced Writing Quality The new 7240E RS 232C V 24 version of the 7245Bi and 7245B Plotter Printers both display a greatly enhanced writing quality the result of an R amp D commitment to solving the problem of the low
39. ext two weeks in search of new third party pros pects The point system rewards an SR for getting lots of quality information about a prospect The blitz concludes at a lunch meeting after two weeks So what s in it for you New leads new sales maybe and lots of fun The SR responsible for one of the most successful blitz days in San Jose CA in February is still following up on hot prospects with four sales likely Why not organize a blitz day in your ter ritory 27 a n aa a a a cea aA ea ro E em eel Hewlett Packard Computer Marketing Group 19320 Pruneridge Avenue Cupertino California 95014 USA Y T CM Group Editor Kerin Henderson Haga Circulation Francine Tarmina Boise Editor Lil Blankinship Technical Editor Thad Webster CSD Editor Carolyn Stewart Technical Editor Olen Morain cso Editor Fran Jeffries Technical Editor Will Carleton BDD Editor Dave Arrowsmith Technical Editor Brigitte Almaschi BGD Editor Stephanie Brown Technical Editor Geoff Kirk DCD Editor Chris Stumbough Technical Editor Al Sperry DMD Editor Cathy Salinas Technical Editor Jim Stinehelfer DSD Editor Pat Kooyer Technical Editor Orrin Mahoney Grenoble Dave Borton YHP Yoshie Hashima DTD Editor Patty Opper Technical Editor Carl Flock Grenoble Francis Marc Greeley Editor Al Herder Technical Editor Al Sperry GSD Editor Sheri Costa Technical Editor John Celii HPG Fditor Muriel Jean Technical Editor Pier
40. f being certified 9872 Graphics Plotter 9874 Digitizer 7245 Piotter printer 12050A Fiber Optics link For Internal Use Only 13 eases cast hen whats a ENO AAE I ER PARAE EOE O nly shania Lhe einai pi rem ce Se el athens EE ET Technical Computers DCD New 35mm Slide Show for Seminar Selling Technical Computers By Mike Radisich DCD Technical Computer Applications in In dustry 140 35mm slides is a concept talk intended to position desktop and minicomputers to raise awareness about how to use them and to clarify the selec tion process Designed for first time users or non computer professionals scientists engineers and managers in industrial ac counts the slide show describes the two classes of technical computers most often selected for sci entific and engineering applications in industry 12 minutes Then illustrates how they re used 14 minutes Finally it explains how to logically select the right one for a given appli cation 9 minutes To order the slide show transmit a HEART Cochise I 2 order to Software Distribution Center in Sunnyvale COM SYS Location 5006 PT 02 Product Line 68 Marketing Division 50 Supplying Division 5006 Price Please Advise P N 11141 70340 OP questions can be answered by Jeff Nagle at SDC 408 738 8858 Ext 232 Expected price around 200 per set which includes slides plus illustrated script and How to instruct
41. f plotting media The 17604A can be used with the 17055A Overhead Transparency Kit where normal pen speed must be reduced for best results on overhead film Prevents user from being logged off the computer system when the DTR control tine is low and power to the 7225A is either turned on or off This is useful with certain types of modems All data sent to the plotter will be passed on to the terminal even when the plotter is logically on Aids in program debugging or error detection Market Opportunities for the 17604A 7225A The primary emphasis of the 17604A will 17603A 7220A be on the Timeshare end user or Yes Yes Timeshare OEM marketplace Addition Yes Yes ally there will be other opportunities for No Yes hardcopy graphics with non HP comput No Yes ers non HP desktop computers and non HP terminal mainframes where the ones 5000 application is in an EDP environment Al though the 17604A has been very suc cessful in satisfying the needs of most For Intemal Use Only low cost hardwired applications there is a need for low cost remote data plotting also The 17604A meets this need since it is fully HP GL compatible with the 7220A S Now it is possible for the cus tomer to develop software for either the 7220A or 17604A and have full confi dence the application software will work with both devices The customer need only be concerned with the larger sized plotting area and the multiple pen capa bility of the 7
42. g when to route the data out to the Graphics Display Station Only a small percentage of the tranfers are actually sent out for display because the Graphics Display Station has a low data transfer rate Internal to a DMA transfer the channel is transmitting at a rate of 0 6 Mbytes sec This is measured with the use of a logic analyzer The overall throughput includ ing the overhead of the interrupt service routine is shown in the following table Computer News June 15 1980 a Technical Computers Transfer Rales Peak DMA Transfer Rate from each E Series Computer 0 6 Mb sec Backplane Bandwidth of HP 2103L L Series Computer 2 7 Mb sec Realized Throughput _ 32 768 transfers bytes _ E1 65 4 seconds 720 transfer 0 36 Mb sec _ 32 768 iransfers bytes _ E2 1249 seconds 1728 transfer 0 46 Mb sec _ 32 768 transfers bytes _ E3 124 9 seconds x 1728 transfer 0 46 Mb sec _ 32 768 transfers n bytes _ FA ae seconds 720 0 36 Mb sec transfer Total 1 64 Mb sec This application can be extended to in clude a Parallel Interface to transmit data to a data collection computer for exam ple another E Series computer or an F Series computer The L Series Computer can then be used as a high speed data multiplexer or data concentrator New HP 1000 Information Locator By Ted Proske DSD Complaints about the difficulty of finding information in our HP 1000 data books have now been at least partly a
43. his new option 017 designates the printer to be strapped for 230V 60Hz operation As with the other power op tions there is no additional charge for inclusion of option 017 in a 2619A order The advantages of the 230V 60Hz option include a lower current consumption by the printer and a more balanced electrical system First when operating the 2619A at 230V 60Hz the average current draw is 7 amps compared to 13 amps for 115V 60Hz operation Finally the three phase characteristic of 230V service allows the system CPU tapes discs printers etc to be balanced electrically and thus reduce the effects of momentarily high current requirements The addition of option 017 to the 2619A will make this printer more attractive to our customers in some instances If you have any questions regarding this option contact your Boise Sales Development person Computer News June 15 1980 Multi density Switch Selectable Tape Drives By Jim Skog Baise How many times has your customer asked you for a multi formatted or multi density tape drive In Sales Development we hear this question a lot Many SRs are not aware that there is a 7970E tape drive from Boise Division which can read only 800 bpi NRZI formatted data and 1600 bpi Phase Encoded PE magnetic tapes There is also a 7970E which is 7 track or 9 track switch selectable and 800 1600 selectable This 7970E tape drive was designed in the early 1970 s for HP 1000 type OEMs The
44. his summer for standard customer distribution As explained in the introduction packet the software is included with MPE at no extra cost to your customer He she only needs purchase the manual and some 307X terminals to get started Remember data capture is a natural ex tention of many applications already run ning on HP 3000s Using the Data Capture Procedures and HP 307X terminals pro vides a low risk way to enhance commer cial applications on the HP 3000 Computer News June 15 1980 Terminals DTD DTD Has Moved By Dave Williams DTD Unsuccessful in reaching Data Terminals Division in Cupertino Try Sunnyvale June 6 marked the completion of the Di vision s move to our Sunnyvale location With manufacturing marketing order processing and the Jab now all under one roof DTD will be in an even better posi tion to provide you with continued out standing support Our new address 974 E Arques Avenue Sunnyvale CA 94086 408 735 1550 Announcing the National 2621P By Wendi Brubaker DTD If you ve been patiently waiting for Na tional character support on the 2621P wait no longer You can place your orders today As with the 2621A the printer ver sion comes in six new flavors 001 Swedish Finnish 002 Norwegian Danish 003 French 004 German 005 UK 006 Spanish Each option provides a national keyboard and national characters on both the dis play and internal printer for only 1
45. ible discs Differences between IBM and HP flexible discs HP double IBM single density density bytes per sector 256 128 sectors per track 30 26 sector numbering 0 29 26 sides 2 1 tracks per side 77 77 track numbering 0 77 6 76 bytes per drive 1 18Mb 243Kb formatted 154 tracks data Therefore OEMs or sophisticated end users who wish to use this IBM 3740 compatibility can write interfacing and conversion routines to access the flexible disc subsystem A dummy subchannel is assigned pointing to the 7902 allowing the programmer to set up a track map for IBM formatted discs Then depending on the sophistication of the programmer routines can be written using EXEC calls to perform one or all of the following functions Initialize an IBM formatted disc Read and write string data onto an IBM formatted disc Read and write IBM discs using EBCDIC or ASCII remember IBM machines use EBCDIC encoded data Copy files from or to IBM discs Information necessary to write access routines for IBM 3740 formatted discs on the Model 10 has been documented by DSD For information contact your DSD Sales Development engineer For Internal Use Only What Flexible Disc for the 7902 on the Model 10 By Ed Brumit DS Presently the only floppy supported on the Model 10 is the HP 9164 0100 This P N contains 10 1 2 megabyte double sided dual density discs It is marketed by Fort Collins Division and can be ordere
46. iguration Remember the 17603A cannot be used remotely with a modem The 17604A speaks the easy to program HP GL Hew lett Packard Graphics Language and has the capability of internally generated arcs and circles from one command plus hardwired interface features like the 17603A Although the 17604A is fully backwards compatible with the 17603A tt is not intended to replace the 17603A since many users will need hardwired capability only Computer or Modem Computer News June 15 1980 Peripherals The 17604A finally bridges the gap between the 7225A and 7220A S which understands HP GL also by providing the customer a choice between a lower cost or higher perfor mance multicolor remote plotting capability Following is a summary of the major features advantages offered by the 17604A and a comparison of the 17604A and the 17603A and 7220A Features RS 232C V 24 1 0 Modem and Terminal eavesdrop connection configuration Seven baud rates plus 16X extemal clock input Selectable hardwire or software handshake HP GL Graphic Instruction Set Integer Scaling Velocity Select DTR Bypass Normat Selection Switch Monitor Mode Comparing the 17604A to the 17603A and 7220A 7225A 17604A HP GL Yes Hardwired Interface Yes Modem Capability Yes Arcs and Circles Yes Personality Module Price USA 900 Price USA 2950 Includes 7225A and Personality Module Computer News June 15 198
47. ions The slide show is designed for optimum delivery using two projectors with a dis solve unit which fades one slide out and the next slide in One projector can be used but requires carousel replacement after slide 80 This show is an ideal way to open any seminar whether given at a key account or used for territory development 14 DCD Datacomm Products Compatibility By Kevin Cornelius DCD With the new desktop data communications products being introduced to the new integrated sales force there is confusion about which products are required with which The following table should dispel some of the confusion When Plot 10 graphics compatibility is specified it is in respect to a Tek 4010 terminal We cannot emulate any other type of Tektronix graphics terminal Interface Type of ROMs Software Max Speed With and Mainframe Card Connection Needed Available Without Eng Ack Handshake 9835A 98036 Async 1 0 98332A Async 9600 600 Topen Binary Terminal in Term Emulator Emulator Pack 09835 10040 9835A 98046 Async Basic High Speed 9600 1200 2400 Opt 201 amp data comm Async depends on line length 98337A Plotter 98317A Terminal Emulalor ROM required and 0 09835 10180 for plot 10 98332A graphics mode plotters are 9872B or 7225 9835A 98046 Bisync Basic and 2780 3780 9600 Opt 201 required RJE Bisync Terminal Emulator data comm ROMs 09835 10190 98317A 98318A 9835B 98036 Async 1 0 98332A None Topen
48. just plugs in Computer News June 15 1980 For intemal Use Only 15 Net a tt a E E IRE pt al Re DEE an ead DOO my A Rc Lc Technical Computers A 9825 CRT By Jim Fentress DCD The 1 600 2 600 price of the 2621A P terminal makes it an attractive companion to the 9825A B desktop computer The 9825 s high computational and I O speed combined with the 2621 terminal s 80 x 24 CRT display and optional 80 column line printer offers a unique solu tion for many measurement and test ap plications The 9825 can easily control the 2621A P terminal to display data for operator prompting and for program listing and editing Simple write binary statements send the escape code sequences neces sary to access terminal features such as cursor control A 9825 program has been written and documented to illustrate some of the capabilities of the 9825 2621 combina tion The HPL program is itself a program editor and uses features provided by the 9825 Systems Programming ROM It al lows HPL program lines to be edited on the 2621 screen then recalled and stored into the 9825 s program memory The program demonstrates other capabilities including on key programming CRT and hard copy listing at 9600 baud and search and replace operations on user programs Documentation of the 9825 2621 config urations equipment required and pro gram listings are available on request from Jim Fentress PL97 Sales Development DCD Ft
49. l Use Only Popular Special Products By Darrell Krulce DSD DSD s Special Systems Engineering group has the charter to leverage HP 1000 sales by developing and supporting specialized products that span the gaps that may exist between our standard products and our customer s needs Special products range in complexity from non standard length cables to the integration of a high speed analog to digital front end into an HP 1000 system Special products are produced at a profit and represent a sig nificant amount of business for DSD both from the specials themselves and the standard products that they help to sell Many of the specials that have been de veloped have been sold many times and have become very popular with our cus tomers Following is a list of some of these standard specials to give you an idea of what is available from the Special Systems Engineering group 93584T V TEK Interface Provides a high speed 50KHz interface to TEK 4010 12 14 15 graphics termi nals 93596L Preston Analog to Digital subsys tem Provides the interface and software necessary to operate a customer supplied Preston ADC Preston Scientific Anaheim CA for high speed data acquisition 93592R HP IB Interface for 3455A 3495A Scanner Provides a driver to operate a 3455A DVM and up to 5 3495A Scanners at speeds greater than 20 readings per second from the 59310B I O card 93590P General Purpose High Thruput Driver P
50. lable in early July ne ae TORT OO ROS OTT Wir EEE RUETICS TENTED OD OTIC ECT NE TENOR SPO Technical Computers DATACAP Enhancements amp Price Change By Millo Fenzi DSD The 2027 PCO July 1 Release of DATACAP 1000 includes a number of significant enhancements Among these is DATACAP s support of the new Grenoble DATACAPTURE terminal features the CRT bar code and mag stripe readers Equally important is the shared data base capability Other programs can now modify the data base while DATACAP is updating it or using it for validation DATACAP provides a way to handle re cord locking Additional features are a logging utility that records all IMAGE data base modifications on mag tape or disc and a recovery utility that automatically updates the data base from this log file DATACAP will also support batch start up and stop for unattended operation Customers who presently have current 92080A DATACAP and are on support services will get the new software at no cost Effective July 1 the price of DATACAP will reflect its greater capability and will be 5 000 versus the present price of 3 000 The DATACAP lab team is working to bring you product enhance ments to make DATACAP even more valu able to your manufacturing customers Price Change Summary Today As of July 7 92080A 3 000 5 000 92080A Opt 001 1 500 2 500 92080R 1 200 2 000 92080R Opt 001 600 1 000 Note Please encourage any custom
51. ld calling is one of the most difficult things an SR does From John Knopp DM Commercial Neely Santa Clara office comes a technique for making cold calling not just easier but more fun and more effective It s called The Blitz According to John it s great for any kind of horizontal territory where the charter is to go out and find new people to talk to Neely Santa Clara has been experiment ing with the technique over the past year About 10 blitz days have been held three of which were in John s district What is it Basically the blitz involves flooding part of a geographic territory with sales teams making cold calls intensively for half a day It is most effective when kept to a single simple purpose to find pros pects by making a large number of cold calls John cautions that the blitz is nothing more ambitious than contacting many new people making only the grossest judgement about their quality as a new prospect Quantity and speed are the focus you can t do much in a 10 minute call more elaborate purposes have pro ven less effective How does it work The SR for the territory is the host and assigns teams 1 SR 1 support person to the various sections of his her territory Teams meet for breakfast to receive maps and review the rules then meet again for lunch to end the blitz trade war stories and receive awards The host SR later col lects details from the teams to se
52. nd 163 options These read only tape drives can handle 7 track and 9 track tape formats and they can handle the older 200 bpi and 556 bpi NRZI densities See table below 7970E Read Only Tape Drives Density bpi Tracks Format Model Option 200 556 800 1600 Master Slave 7 tr 9 tr NRZI PE RO 7970E 162 X xX X X X X X 163 X X X X X X X 164 X X X X X X X X X X 165 X X X X X X X X X X This type of versatility would interest many varied applications Customers which act as service bureaus or print shops would be interested in reading multi density and or multi formatted tapes from their clients Microfilming services usually get their data in the form of magnetic tapes from their customers Many large businesses and schools or government entities have older tape libraries which include these older technologies These customers can have one tape drive to read all of these tapes Magnetic tape is still the primary interchangable standard of the computer industry Again these read only tape drives will not work on a 3000 and should only be considered by 1000 customers who understand they accept all responsibility in writing their own driver software If you have any questions about this product call your Boise Sales Development contact For Intemal Use Only 23 Peripherals Look Again at the 2631 35B Design By Sue Brault Boise You saw it on the Availability Schedule Cover You saw it on the buttons But did you really see it H
53. nformation Systems News Feb 1980 HP Replacement for MFG 3000 Electronic News March 10 1980 Users Customize HP Maintains Mini Computer News March 20 1980 MRP Software Program Allows Customiza tion Without Further Reprogramming Industrial Engineering March 1980 This MRP is Friendly American Machinist March 1980 Computers in Manufacturing Special Ad vertising Section Iron Age April 1980 Software Spotlight Manufacturing Sys tems Datamation April 1980 Manufacturing Systems Living up to Ex pectations Infosystems April 1980 19 Business Computers New Documentation Available for Edit2 3000 By Rich Edwards GSD New documentation for the EDIT2 3000 contributed library text processing pro gram is now available from the HP General Systems Users Group Called Using EDIT2 3000 this 150 page manual shows how simple it is to use the HP 3000 for text processing with EDIT2 3000 An easy to read practical guide it illustrates each topic with actual examples and will help your customers use this contributed program for text processing applications gamen coe Extended Donais taton Copies can be ordered from the HP Gen eral Systems Users Group at Empire To wers Suite 414 7300 Ritchie Highway Glen Burnie Maryland 21061 USA for 10 US each Enclose a check with vour order checks from organizations outside the US must be drawn in US funds and on your bank s correspondent US bank 20
54. nswered by a new HP 1000 Information Locator 5953 4240 which provides product number reference to data in nine different DSD data books To further simplify ac cess to our detailed technical information we are also in the process of consolidating HP 1000 data books so that by the end of this year there will be only about four data books excluding the 2240A data book and any other data books that deal with instru mentation Computer News June 15 1980 Compatible Peripherals for the L Series By Jim Anderson DSD Following is an updated list of peripherals specifically tested with the L series Disc Drives 7910HR Winchester Disc Drive 7906H Cartridge Disc Drive Line Printers 2631A HP IB Line Printer or RS 232 Order Opt 214 for L Series Cable 9871A Printer Requires internal switch be set to disable parallel poll System Consoles 2621A P Terminal 2635A Printing Terminal 2644A Terminal Note 2146A B comes with a 2621 cable Other system 2645A Terminal consoles require ordering the cable separately 2647A Terminal 2648A Terminal Additional Terminals 2621A P 2635A 2644A 2645A 2647A 2648A HP 18 Peripherals 2240A Measurement and Control System 3455A DVM 3437A DVM 59401A BUS Analyzer Miscellaneous 2600A CRT Terminal 2752 Teletype Data 1 0 System 19 Prom Burner 29858 Tape Punch old cable and hood are compatible with 12006A Parallel Interface 2748B Tape Reader The following devices are in the process o
55. nt information from remote hospital loca tions The installed 250 systems will later be expanded to maintain a local patient database using IMAGE and QUERY This is an intelligent way of solving the problem of remote 3000 printers Computer News June 15 1980 vy i PAE acaba tapi ara inte gig ipa A a ts lt a Business Computers Materials Management 3000 Ship ments Begin By Rich Stearns GSD It s cause for celebration As scheduled Materials Management 3000 was released on June 2 1980 and volume shipments have begun to those customers who wished to have their systems installed in June Another step in establishing HP as the leader in the manufacturing applica tions marketplace Materials Management 3000 Sales Literature By Rich Stearns GSD More sales literature on Materials Management 3000 Here are three pieces to help you at each step in penetrating manufacturing accounts Special Computer Advances reprint P N 5953 0857D Six pages on HP s new approach to software technology Excellent direct mail piece for seminars and as lead generators Lasetti Packard uter Om d vane Computer Advances Computer News June 15 1980 Four color 12 page management introduction P N 5953 0586 Emphasizes benefits of implementing user customizable interactive systems for materials planning and control Use this to give managers a high level introduction to HP
56. nts Pay able General Ledger and Accounts Re ceivable is the lifestream of their business FIN 250 should be very attractive to this market segment You can order FIN 250 in either a two or three module configuration 45200A FIN 250 3 modules GL AP and AR 7 500 45199A APGL 250 2 modules GL and AP 5 000 Consistent with MFG 250 and OM 250 your customers will be purchasing a source code product with the right to copy onto as many HP 250 systems as they want at no charge So tell your OEMs that FIN 250 is now available to help them provide a total solution on the HP 250 FIN 250 Qualifier One of the most difficult tasks associated with applications software products is how to adequately and accurately specify capabilities To help you understand what FIN 250 can and cannot do and to help your OEMs in preparing responses to RFPs we have developed a document called the 17 Business Computers FIN 250 Qualifier This qualifier is a com pilation of answers to over 180 questions relative to the three modules in FIN 250 General Ledger Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable We will be distributing limited copies to each third party SR and HP 250 SE If additional copies are needed please con tact your sales development specialist in the factory Software Products Single Multi and in Between By Scott Oki GSD With three applications software pro ducts MFG 250 OM 250 and FIN
57. o other higher priority 1 0 interfaces performing DMA transfers i e stealing cycles Typically there are other data transfers occurring on the backplane which degrade the maximum possible DMA rate for short periods of time From these figures it becomes obvious that any one I O interface cannot use the whole DMA backplane It takes several I O interfaces all doing data transfers at once to utilize the whole 2 7 million bytes per second backplane DMA rate What does all this mean An L Series ap plication Let s look at an example application of the L Series Computer to tie all this informa tion together The application consists of connecting an L Series Computer to four E Series Computers as high speed de vices The L Series will receive the data from the four E Series Computers and will selectively send out the data to an HP IB Graphics Display Station IHP 1350S The communications link be tween the computers will use 12006A Parallel Interfaces in the L Series Compu ter and 12566A Microcircuit Interfaces in the E Series Computers Refer to the fig ure opposite for a diagrain of the set up 12 L SERIES COMPUTER I O THROUGHPUT DEMO is E4 FOUR HP 2109 E SERIES COMPUTERS A EACH COMPUTER E1 E IS OUTPUTTING OATA VIA 18 8BIT PARALLEL INTERFACES COUNTING DMA TRANSFERS np a10 CSERIES COMPUTER 15 CONTROLLING OMA FROM EACH E SERIES COMPUTER 1 4 E1 2 3 H TAKING DATA I
58. ommended equipment list for the Job Cost Account ing software pack P N 09845 12910 in the System 45 Pricing Information Sheet This pack requires Opt 204 18 Kbytes R W memory in order to run The pricing sheet makes no mention of this Please update your pricing sheet accordingly During the recent NPT Tour most SRs received a copy of this advertisement in four colors representing a major effort to publicize our expanded computer graphics and color graphics capabilities Appearing in the June Julv and August issues of Electronics EDN Machine Design Design News Industrial Research Development and Science it should result in many good leads which we will distribute promptly to the DMs For Internal Use Only Computer News June 15 1980 Business Computers GSD BSP HP Climbs in The Small Computer Market By Steve Wilk GSD IBM DEC HP Burrough s Data General NCR Texas Instruments Honeywell WANG Datapoint 1979 Top 10 US Small Computer Suppliers For Systems selling between 15 000 and 200 000 Source DATAQUEST Sales Market Growth millions Share Rate 3 700 29 2 21 1 800 14 2 26 962 7 6 45 560 44 12 525 4 1 28 450 3 5 13 420 3 3 31 330 2 6 40 320 2 5 52 275 2 2 41 BSP s Best Sales People By Serge Daoust GSD Jim Banisch Ruben Berron Keith Clark Ken Fairbanks Jon Jacobson Joe Kail Mark Lukowski Bill Murphy Lee Nordseth Tom Ortez Leon Snobel Howie Soukup Lou
59. our competitors The prices we have increased are not on our main products Prices for computers with memory systems and most interface cards remain unchanged Here is a summary of the price changes Computers 1 0 Cards Accessories Product No DSD 12587B 12589A 12739G 12781A 12791A 12920B 129448 12967A 129798 12991B 13047A 2105A 21088 2109B 2112B 21138 Roseville 12566B 12618A 12620A 12821A 12930A 12880A 12966A 91200B Description Asynchronous Terminal Interface Auto Call Memory Cable Dual CPU 1 0 Kit Firmware Expansion Module Multiplexer Power Fail Recovery for 2108M 2109E Synchronous Interface V0 Extender Power Fail Recovery for 2111F 2112M 2113E 2117F 2K User Contro Store M Series CPU M Series CPU w o Memory E Series CPU w o Memory M Series CPU w o Memory E Series CPU w o Memory Microcircuit Interface Data Set Breadboard Intertace H Disc Interface Universal Interface CRT Interface Buffered Asynchronous Communications Interface TV Interface Subsystems and Systems Options 12996A 12996A Opt 001 2176C Opt 002 2176D Opt 002 2177C Opt 002 2177D Opt 002 Software 92069A 92069R Computer News June 15 1980 Thermal Printer Subsystem Deletes Printer Additional Cabinet for System Additional Cabinet for System Additional Cabinet for System Additional Cabinet for System IMAGE amp QUERY IMAGE amp QUERY Right to Copy Old Price 550 450
60. pin male connector Bisyne data Terminal Note the above numbers are only for comm 98417A Emulator the 98046 interface card 98418A 09845 10180 Please note that only the asynchronous graphics mode emulator for the 98046 interface needs to be modified to run on the 9845C The line and key mode emulators need not be changed if they are kept in their stored version The modifications necessary for the 98046 asynchronous graphics mode emulator to run on the 9845C are as follows Adhere to these instructions exactly 1 Before making any modifications the following must be done Type SCRATCH A execute Insert tape containing GRPMOD in right tape drive Type LOAD GRPMOD execute NOTE Do not purge GRPMOD file from tape Type SAVE CGRMOD execute This takes DGRAPH binary out of the program Type SCRATCH A execute This removes DGRAPH binary from memory Turn machine off and remove I O ROMS if they are present Turn machine on Type GET CGRMOD execute System 45 Option Price Increases By Dave Morse DCD Effective July 1 the prices for the built in thermal printer and second tape drive for the 9845B C will be raised as shown 2 The 9845C doesn t have GPRINT below Delete line 6760 and replace line Thermal Printer Old List New List 6755 LABEL USING K R91 Gptr 1 9845B C 3000 3700 3 To turn off the alpha screen when graphics is on Gea wi 560 561 3100 3800 Replace a
61. portant features which are provided by a DBMS Computer News June 15 1980 Technical Computers The following table summarizes the features of IMAGE 1000 DG DBMS and INFOS HP DG DG IMAGE 11000 INFOS il DBMS Creating the Data Base Data independence J Security item level J record level file levet data base level Jv Partial keys Variable length records Control over record placement Automatic Data Compression Querying the Data Base Inquiry facility Yes QUERY Remote Data Base access V Batch capability v Host Language Access Supported Programming languages BASIC ASSEMBLY PASCAL Access Methods direct sequential hash chain index sequentia Locking item level record level file level data base level Remote data base access Maintaining the Data Base Backup utilities g Capability to restructure data base 4 Transaction logging recovery Miscellaneous CODASYL compatibility Ease of use Easy Host computer system HP 1000 Host operating system RTE IVB Maximum size 960 Mbytes Price 3000 Computer News June 15 1980 FORTRAN IV Sm OS SSL DEAR New 1000 extra v Read only 2500 extra J v COBOL FORTRAN IV FORTRAN V RPG II PL I ASSEMBLY IDEA COBOL Complex Eclipse C 150 C 350 M 600 Mv 8000 AOS 4400 Mbytes 2500 Complex Eclipse C 150 C 350 M 600 Mv 8000 AOS 4400 Mbytes 9500 For Intema
62. r resale to trade customers For example the sturdy HP 92179A table shown opposite which lists at 230 can be purchased ior only 116 72 the HP 92171A copy holder opposite lists at 49 but HP internal transfer price is only 22 42 Similar savings are available on magnetic tape flexible discs printer ribbons in fact all supplies listed in the Computer Supplies Catalog P N 5953 2450 in your organization responsible for buy ing computer supplies Have your internal ordering desk place an 2 HEART order putting PLEASEADV in the price area All prices will be F O B Sunnyvale Mt View or San Diego California and quantity discounts do not apply Be sure to order via HEART since Internal Orders cannot be processed for these items For Intemal Use Only csD Addendum CSD s Power Line Conditioner By Jay Friedman CSD Product number and pricing data were mistakenly omitted from my May 1 CS Newsletter article The following should have been included HP 3530A Power Line Conditioner 1350 1 8 KVA 60Hz Remember we are offering customers with HP 3000 Series 30 systems an HP supported solution which can ensure their performance and reliability expecta tions Those customers with definite re quirements for this product can receive it coordinated with their systems An Improved Procedure for HP 3000 Software Release 2011 By Steve Rowe CSD During May CSD and GSD released the new 3000 Softw
63. rd computers are now underway Availability of L Series systems is about eight weeks and slightly less on board and box computers The above delivery commitments make the L Series the most available of low cost multi purpose computers Some vendors such as DEC extended their deliveries of PDP 11 23 out to as much as a year Capitalizing on the immediate availability of the L has offered many large OEMs just the incentive they needed to convert to HP If you have specisic opportunities where delivery is needed to close the deal let us know We may be able to help vou and vour customer an L of a lot IBM Flexible Disc Compatihility with the L Bv Ed Brumit DSD RTE L does not at present support file access to IBM formatted discs However sophisticated users can write their own interface conversion routines with assist ance of a document available from DSD Sales Development The L Series Model 10 includes a 7902A flexible disc subsystem which is designed as a doubled sided double density disc drive but Fort Collins didn t stop there 6 The hardware and firmware have also been designed to read and write in the single density format which is used by IBM 3740 data entry equipment Once a disc is inserted into the drive the con troller determines which format is pre sent and then proceeds to interpret the data appropriately The format for IBM flexible discs how ever is different from that used on HP flex
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65. rovides a driver capable of continuous thruput of data at rates of up to 50KHz between an external front end device and a mass storage unit te raters tite a OM RN an at nye inant han team E nan an aida inns ne S ja nha inns see A ersten sii team ee hen eh cn Technical Computers 93587S T High Speed Thruput to Disc Provides a dummy driver for continu ous input from a device to a 7920 25 disc at rates to 250KHz and to a 7905 06 disc at rates to 200KHz 93552A General Purpose 16 bit I O Driver Provides a driver capable of general pur pose operation of many of the 16 bit I O cards including the 12930A 12566A B 12597A and others 93583B General Purpose RS 232 Termi nal Driver Provides a 12966A driver capable of operating a non handshake dumb ter minal using modem or hardwire opera tion 93584V General Purpose RS 232 Device Driver Provides a 12966A driver capable of operating dumb RS 232 devices using a hardwired connection L Series Distributed Intelligence Architecture Explained By David Aune DSD A computer s power comes from its abil ity to accept inputs from outside sources modify these inputs according to a given set of rules and output the results of these computations to some external de vice The L Series computer s ability to perform input and output data transfers at a very high rate has opened the door to many new opportunities for this exciting new minicomputer It h
66. services SE Subscription P N 5955 6049 Service CE Subscription 5955 6050 Service TSE Subscription 5955 6051 Service See Computer Support news Computer Marketing section in this newsletter for information on signing up for the appro priate subscription service With these subscription services you will receive material such as manual updates new manuals basic tape updates new user tapes games tapes demo tapes ser vice notes periodic technical publications via tape firmware or articles Remember Starter Kits are ordered through HEART and the Subscription Service is ordered through the Software Distribution Center Order Form Send ina form now and get on the data base 21 Terminals 2621 As a Librarian By Bruce Miller DTD The Peninsula Times Tribune April 2 1980 outlined a perfect application for the 2621P terminal in an article describ ing the use of the 2621P on the Stanford University library system Terminals lo cated at key points around the campus give convenient access to a unique com puterized reference bank that provides in formation about thousands of topics Already in wide use at Stanford is a video display with a hard copy printout which can tell the user what s been printed on virtually any subject since 1973 In addition to Stanford s own bibliographical holdings the terminals also connect to the Library of Congress and 100 other cooperating libr
67. t priorities for his her own follow up work then reports on the progress of prospects at the next District Meeting Of special importance is the point system developed to direct the efforts of a team The host and his her DM are responsible for identifying a clear purpose for the blitz and a point system that motivates and rewards teams for adhering to that pur pose For intemal Use Only Results As well as the simple objective of making lots of cold calls the blitz usually meets other lesser objectives of Characterizing the territory identifying types of business concentrations of business growth and development areas etc This is especially helpful in new territories and for new SRs Promoting a team spirit in the district including support people Developing individual prospecting skills And more Averaging the results of 10 blitz days John found that six two person teams will call on more than 100 companies in half a day generate 8 10 promising prospects at a total cost including meals and prizes but not people time of about 275 This is clearly the cheapest source of leads I am aware of says John Variations Since prospecting for new third parties is not geographically concentrated one third party SR developed a variant of the blitz for his own use all SRs in the district meet for breakfast to launch the blitz each then makes cold calls in his own geographic territory for the n
68. the expense of complexity HP chose to greatly simplify the implementa tion of an IMAGE DBMS These trade offs For Internal Use Only appeal to a majority of DBMS users as indicated by the extreme popularity of IMAGE relative to any other DBMS sys tem When sales of IMAGE on all HP com puters are totaled there are more IMAGE systems around than any other DBMS in the world DG plans to market DG DBMS to sophisti cated users in the commercial and educa tional markets The intended customers are both OEMs and Fortune 500 com panies with their own in house pro gramming staff The strengths they will play on are the added flexibility substi tute complexity here of the CODASYL standard maximum size of the data base and features like ISAM transaction log ging and rollback recovery One thing they might avoid talking about is the memory requirements a minimum of 768Kb The strengths HP can play on with IMAGE 1000 is flexible language interface FORTRAN BASIC PASCAL and Assembly vs COBOL ease of use a more powerful inquiry facility QUERY and a substantial price advantage DG s other announcement was the ad ding of logging hard crash recovery and fast load utilities to INFOS which now only runs under AOS it used to run under RDOS as well INFOS is not a DBMS it is a File Management System Therefore its primary weaknesses are a lack of data independence and data se curity extremely im
69. uter News June 15 1980 Technical Computers What does I O distributed intelligence mean In a typical computer architecture com putation and input output are usually both controlled by the CPU In the L Series Computer the central processor is re lieved of the burden of I O processing by assigning that function to individual I O processors on each interface card All 1 0 instructions are executed by the I O pro cessors allowing each I O interface to manage its own I O operations autono mously This simplifies programming and interface design while providing more ef ficient I O processing as well as decreas ing CPU overhead The botton line the more I O intensive the application is the more advantageous the L Series distributed intelligence ar chitecture becomes Why does DMA improve throughput There are a couple of reasons why Direct Memory Access DMA improves throughput First direct access to mem ory from an I O device means that data can flow directly from I O to memory and bypass the CPU This saves the time re quired to transfer data from the I O de vice to a register on the CPU to memory plus the overhead of processing the inter rupt each time a piece of data is trans ferred Therefore a fast device can trans fer data into memory faster under DMA than it could if it interrupted the CPU for every word or byte of data transferred Second DMA means that the I O system keeps track of which

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