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1. W Brubaker DTD 10 Swallow The Carriage Retum T Haney DTD 11 Service News The E Grandjean DTD 11 Volume 3 Number 16 July 1 1978 GSD NEWS Product News Introducing the HP 3000 Series IH F Gibbons GSD 14 HP Enters the Manufacturing Applications Market In North America P Van Kuran GSD 16 HP Enters Applications Market with On Line Materials Management System For Manufacturing J Kane Corp 16 IMAGE 3000 Improving a Great Product S Boot GSD 17 Series Ill Upgrade for Your Pre Series Il Customers J Jacobson GSD 18 Series 1 Bundles 256 Kb Into Base System C Cheng S Bradley GSD 19 IMAGE 3000 New Versions New Manuals S Bool GSD 20 Programmable Controller Discontinuance and Support Scot GSD 20 Sales Aids The System 3 Upgrade Program J Kennedy GSD 20 HPG NEWS Sales Aids Demonstrating the HP 3070B G Ouin HPG 22 More Than Just a User s Manual Sales Aid as Well J WilletvHPG 22 Product News Safety G Ouin HPG 22 Order Processing OOP SN ast restrict od G Ouin HPG 22 CSG NEWS CSG News Installation on Component Orders S Harvey CSG 23 Stale Orders for Training And C2. Write assemble and debug your software the 13290B 1 Development Terminal The 13290B has a source gram editor so you can quickly write 8080 assembly language programs A resi dent assembler to convert source programs into 8080 object code 64K bytes of RAM as a test bed for your software And a friendly interactive debug program that lets you watch your program run step by step in mnemonics not ones and zeroes And because the 13290B is a 2649A your program runs in your products environment which is a big help if timing or execution speeds are important e It s probably the only development tool you ll need Get hands on experience at our 2649A workshop Monday morning weli ask you e about your product Then well spend five days showing you how to use the 2649A 13290B documentation to make it Of course in just five days you probably won t be able to design your product completely But by Friday night you ll have a good head start Send us this coupon Well tell you more about how HP s 2649 OEM Support Program will help you design your smart product fast Name RES Tile Company Address Citv State Zip HEWLETT w PACKARD My smart product is Mail to Hewlett Packard Attn Ed Hayes Marketing Manager Data Terminals Division Dept 000 42804HPT8 19400 Homestead Road Cupertino CA 95014 Volume 3 Number 16 July 1 1978 13 FOR INTERNAL USE O
3. Low boy cabinet 3 No cabinet 800 bpi NRZI E 1600 bpi PE subsystems cost 1250 more than equivalent subsystems without a cabinet This is a substantial savings over rack mounting when the HP 7970 the only component requiring a cabinet Please remember when ordering a mag tape subsystem no add on or substitution options are allowed If your customer needs a speed other than 45 ips for example it is not possible to order as a standard subsystem Please contact the factory for these special cases Prices 7970B 6780 220 1830 226 3880 230 580 236 2630 7970 8885 220 1740 221 105 226 3265 230 490 231 1355 236 2015 Volume 3 Number 16 July 1 1978 FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY COMPUT R SYSTEMS N IWSLETTER Product News When Is An RTE IV Hardware Upgrade Needed By Isacson DSD The RTE IV data sheet indicates that serial number prefixes of 1810 and 1812 are required on M and E series computers respectively for RTE IV compatibility During the NPT and in a May CS Newsletter article it was indicated that all computers shipped after mid March would be RTE IV compatible A number of customers have received computers shipped after the NPT which do not have the serial no prefixes required for RTE IV compatibility Must these customers purchase Upgrade Packages The answer is no All E series computers shipped
4. On line transaction menus are shown on the terminal screen to guide the user in making entries If unsure of the proper entry to make the user can initiate a help procedure which will display information on the screen to assist in making the correct entry USE ONLY INTERNAL COMPUTER SYSTSIVIS NEWSLETTER An important advantage of MFG 3000 is the ease and speed with which the user can enter retrieve and modify data via an interactive terminal Easy to use HP 2645 CRT terminals are used to enter data on forms which resemble those typically used in materials planning and control depart ments Terminals also are used to update information in the computer data base and retrieve information needed to make materials management decisions In house data processing professionals are not required to implement MFG 3000 The standard products are installed without the need for programming greatly reducing cus tomer development time and enabling the user to more quickly achieve improvements in materials management Access to information is easy efficient and flexible through the use of HP 3000 s IMAGE data base management system and QUERY facility In support of this commitment to the manufacturing appli cations business HP has established an organization dedi cated to developing marketing and supporting the com pany s manufacturing products including a team of industry speci
5. Sherry Harvey CSG If you are quoting training and consulting services up front when you sell a system GOOD FOR YOU A word of caution however ORDERS FOR THESE SERVICES SHOULD NOT BE ENTERED TOO FAR IN ADVANCE Corporate policy and CSG quote terms and conditions state PRICES ARE VALID ONLY IF BUYER S REQUESTED DELIVERY DATE IS WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF DATE ON WHICH THE ORDER IS PLACED The easiest way to avoid having to go back to the customer to inform them of a price change is to let them know up front that prices are subject to change and get the order only for appropriate periods Training orders should never be entered too far in advance Volume 3 Number 16 July 1 1978 23 of system delivery because the customer should already be trained by the time the system arrives If you have any special circumstances where you can t follow the standard policy on this be sure to contact the SE Administrator who will be supporting your customer Are Your Customers Getting Software Support Update Materials By Sherry Harvey CSG We previously recommended CS Newsletter February 15 page 39 that you send input directly to the Software Support Data Base if you knew of a customer who should be but was not getting updates Communicators SSBs etc We now recommend that you direct all inputs especially Edit Sheets and Software Support Data Base Source Sheets to the SE Administrator who supports your area Note that HP 1000 System o
6. e Service Center Mountain View California Museum The part numbers are casters 1492 0045 paper shelf 26097 00001 Both of these parts will fit either 2631 or 2635 pedestals Parts List Reference Number Description Part Number 1 2635 Leg Assembly 02635 60005 2631 Leg Assembly 02631 60051 2 Skirt Assembly 02631 60052 3 Foot Assembly 02631 60058 4 Glide 0403 0260 5 Screw 0515 0094 6 Metric Skirt Screw e Key 8710 1155 7 Mounting Arm 02631 00024 8 Screw 0515 0093 9 Screw 0515 0052 10 Terminal Volume 3 Number 16 July 1 1978 3 FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY COMPUTER SYSTEMS NEWSLETTER New Magtape Cabinets Available With HP 1000 Systems By Mike Harrigan Boise Boise Division proudly announces a new lo boy cabinet for the HP 7970 digital magnetic tape drive The lo boy cabinet is styled for compatibility with HP 1000 desk type systems The photograph shows the HP 7970 mounted in the new cabinet next to an HP 7920 disc drive and HP 2645 terminal The new cabinet is available only with mag tape subsystems for HP 1000 computers The following table gives ordering information and prices for all mag tape subsystems available with HP 1000 computers Note that the new lo boy cabinet Mag tape subsystems for HP 1000 Computers 7970 X 2 0 Mag tape drive daisy chain cable 1 Slave mag tape drive daisy chain cable E drive only 6 Mag tape drive controller interface 2
7. 263K 220K BM 370 115 200k PRIME 400 2047 Kb 263K K 200 iM 5 3 185 230K DEC 2020 182K DG Mi 180K 175K PRICE 160K DEC 11 70 150K 140K 139K SERIES IH 180 120K S122K 115K 117 7K 107K SERIES II 100K 99K 256 Kb 512 Kb 1024 Kb 1536 Kb 2048 Kb MEMORY SIZE Series Ill Pricing versus Competition A Contribution to Communications The Multi point Terminal Software MTS 3000 is our new data communications product which provides multi point operation for HP 3000 Series I and systems using the HP family of multi point terminals 2645A 2648A 2641A The terminals are supported as both log on interactive and full page mode data entry devices MTS 3000 makes a sub stantial contribution toward reducing communications costs for both local and remote terminal sites A Product Family Series I Series Series The Series Ill does not obsolete the Series or the Series 11 At 64 000 the Series is still the lowest cost entry into the 3000 product line Similarly at 99 000 the 256 Kb Series 11 is the lowest cost entry system that can run MPE III that s right the base memory of the Series Il is now 256 Kb up from 128 Kb with no increase in list price The Series III is priced at 115 000 for a basic 256 Kb configuration a higher price for greater expansion capability A Growth Path for Every 300
8. APPLICATION PROGRAM EXECUTION CALL DEBUG EDITOR MICROPROGRAM EXECUTION e Changes in 2240A Warranty and Installation Services By Pete PalmiDSD Revision Due to New Computer Products Purchase Agreements How is 2240A Ordered Installation Included With HP 1000 computer system Add on to an HP 1000 System and maintenance contract Stand alone or Only by with calculator special quote Start of Service Warranty During Warranty Install date On maintenance Install agreement date Ship date Return to HP at HP s option we may repair on site HOW TO EXTEND INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES Short Term Maintenance Agreements are available from the Computer Service Division Olen Morain for North America to provide extensions of installation and maintenance services to 90 days or more up to one year Volume 3 Number 16 July 1 1978 FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY COMPUTER SYSTEMS NEWSLETTER RTE IV 2313 Support Now Available By Pete Palm DSD The 92066A RTE Measurement and Control Software Package has been augmented on software revision 1826 to include RTE IV compatible drivers for the HP 2313B HP 91063A HP 6940B 9611R 9603R and the HP 91000A RTE M and RTE III upgrade customers can now get the 92066A RTE IV update if they are on the 920665 subscription service otherwise they can get the update for 250 by ordering 92066A after Jul
9. after March 20 and all M series computers shipped after March 6 are guaran teed to be RTE IV compatible regardless of their serial no prefix Immediately prior to March 20 and March 6 for E and M series computers respectively we examined all computers on the manufacturing floor to make sure they did not contain RTE IV incompatible components Hence all computers shipped after that date with very few exceptions are RTE IV compatible regardless of serial number prefix Computers which began production on those dates bear serial no prefixes 1812 and 1810 and are clearly RTE IV compatible Hence checking the serial no prefix is the simplest quickest way to check for RTE IV compatibility There is a small possibility that a few E series computers may have slipped out after March 20 with DMS ROMs not RTE IV compatible This is due to the large quantity of work in process and difficulty of tracking down and examining computers in intra plant transit on loan in Systems Integration or undergoing certain kinds of tests If the shipping papers show that your customer s computer was shipped after March 5 for M s or after March 20 for E s you can tell him that we guarantee RTE IV compatibility If you want to make absolutely sure his E series computers has the correct DMS ROMS either you or he can run a short Volume 3 Number 16 July 1 1978 5 program which tests them The program is available either from your RSE or CE It requi
10. can give a successful S 3 replacement seminar also and expedite the development of this sales potential in your territory To assist youin this effort GSD has made a compre hensive set of the S 3 seminar materials available Order by submitting an IOS for Part Number 30000 90138 to GSD Marketing Communications Attention Bob Hall The S 3 replacement seminar materials consist of 50 color overhead transparencies e Script describing the key points for each overhead e Seminar preparation quidelines e Sample 5 3 seminar agenda If you have any questions regarding this seminar or the S 3 upgrade program do not hesitate to contact me at GSD X2760 amp _ UU aeeeew oaoeooqoqoqoqoqoq o s gt gt a gt mm Volume 3 Number 16 July 1 1978 21 Computer Museum FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY COMPUTER SYSTEMS NEWSLETTER Sales Ai ds Demonstrating the HP 3070B By Georges Ouin HPG The HP 3070B demonstration guide explains how to configure the terminal before making your demonstration However it does not specify the type of documents the reader can or cannot read Let s tell you what the reader cannot read to prevent you getting into trouble The reader cannot read Documents without clock marks printed and punched with a fixed 40 column density constant 4 42 mm 174 inch column spacing marked with a fixed 80 column
11. current Series Il upgrade 30306A Upgrade to Series Model 6 52 500 192 Kb 001 Power Supply 5 000 050 Delete Isolation Transformer 2 100 132 Selector Channel 3 000 200 Returned 128 Kb Parts 10 000 202 Returned Sel Chan Parts 500 501 Expand Memory to 256 Kb 3 700 Net Total 51 600 NET DIFFERENCE 1 800 Beyond 512 Kb of memory The 1 8K initial premium on 30307A over the 30306A can be best realized when expanding memory beyond 512 Kb 30307A Upgrade to 1 Mb Net Total for Series upgrade to a 53 400 Series with 256 Kb using the 30307A upgrade product 30307 507 Expand memory to 1024 Kb 24 000 Net Total 77 400 30306A Upgrade to 1 Mb Net total for Series upgrade to a Series Il 51 600 Model 6 with 256 Kb using the 30306A upgrade product 30417A Upgrade to Series III 512 Kb 40 000 from HP 3000 Series ll 30417 501 Credit for returned 256 Kb 6 400 30008B 2 ea Expand memory to 1024 Kb 16 000 Net Total 101 200 NET DIFFERENCE 23 800 FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY COMPUTER SYSTEMS NEWSLETTER Thus your customer will realize a substantial savings in the long run as his memory requirements grow In either case your customer can further expand to 2048 Kb using the 30418A memory expansion kit with Opt 001 and 2 each 30008B memory array boards Additional I O Capability The 30307A comes with 10 open I O slots If more than 10 are re
12. density constant 2 24 mmy 087 inch column spacing Documents with Clock On Data COD marks printed with a density greater than 40 column column spacing smaller than 4 42 mm 1 74 inch Why not order your HP 3070B demo kit 40200A G89 see CS Newsletter Vol 3 No 12 which includes a good selection of marked punched cards and punched badges which the 3070B can read very well More Than Just a User s Manual A Sales Aid as Well By John Willett HPG users manual 3070B data capture terminal Don t get hung up with nitty gritty questions about the 3070B Give your prospect the attractive 3070B User s Manual This manual has been written with a separate Volume 3 Number 16 July 1 1978 22 section for each of the 3070B modules keyboard displays multifunction reader and printer It also tells you how to use the 3070B with a local HP IB controller and with an HP 1000 Finally it describes the built in self test facilities and how to use them You should be receiving your own copy of this manual soon If you need further copies order them from Grenoble as part number 03070 90007 Safety Approvals By Georges OuiniHPG U L The HP 3070B has been submitted to U L It passed all the tests We plan to ship units with the U L tag to the U S A starting July C S A The HP 3070B has passed ali C S A tests We are waiting C S A request to submit the unit We should have approval within 8 weeks
13. give four times the capacity of its predecessor and permits expansion e of 1000 real time computers to 2 megabytes 3 So why settle for more when you can get all this for so much less Get in touch with your nearest Hewlett Packard office listed in the White Pages Or send us the coupon we ll make your next computer truly memorable Yes in interested In computers with low cost memory Send me information aboul your HP 1000 series Tile Name Company Address City State Zip Ee ee to Hewlett Packard Attn Bob Puette Dept 000 11000 Road Cupertino CA 95014 l 1 t 1 1 i t 1 1 i 1 4 000 Wol e upert Califomia 95014 USA Bob Group Editor LILLIAN ANKINSHIP BO E he i s Editor JOHN WHITE SELL BOISE echnical Edito BARBARA SHAPEL Edito BOB HOKE DMD echnical Ed SANDY BE ENCOURT OSD 2 Ea O O H RF y o rid JOE SCHOENDO DSD ir i LIANA CLAYMORE FCD Edito K HO F Technica l i icu itor MIKE C NLE FCD in x CATHERINE CLAY HPG Ear PIERR ae H i HPG 7 o IE DICHVILI G ien Ejus Volume 3 Number 16 July 1 1978 24 FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY
14. great product better we compare very favorably indeed l Series Upgrade for Your Pre Series 11 Customers By Jon Jacobson GSD COF SERIES Now that you ve heard about the 3000 Series III l m sure there is a question on the tip of your tongue What about my pre Series customers How do they get to Series Ili As of August 1 1978 GSD will be offering a direct upgrade path to Series 111 for pre HP 3000CX HP 3000CX and the HP 3000 Series I While we will still be offering the upgrade products to the Series Il we will now have a one step upgrade to the expanded capabilities of the larger memory configurations on the HP 3000 Series system The 30307A upgrade to a 256 Kb HP 3000 Series will have the same options as the existing 30306A upgrade to the Series Model 6 This means the same credit options will apply Volume 3 Number 16 July 1 1978 Pricing Ordering and Availability This upgrade product will be on the Corporate Price List August 1 and will be available for shipment after October 1 The following example illustrates what a typical HP 3000 Series would have to do to upgrade to an HP 3000 Series Ill Series to Series Ill 30307A Upgrade to Series III 256 Kb 58 000 001 Power Supply 7 5 000 050 Delete Isolation Transformer 2 100 132 Selector Channel 3 000 200 Returned 128 Kb Parts 10 000 202 Return Sel Chan Parts 500 Net Total 53 400 NOTE Compare this to the
15. 0 However every HP 3000 customer no matter which system he starts with can UPGRADE to the next series at only a small premium Thus with the introduction of the Series Hil Hewlett Packard has significantly broadened the price performance range and transaction processing capabilities of the 3000 product line to meet today and tomorrow s customer requirements 00000 GO YE FORTH AND PROMOTE YE THE SERIES Ill GOOD SELLING FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY COMPUTER SYSTEMS NEWSLETTER HP Enters the Manufacturing Applications Market in North America By Pete Van KuraniGSD June 27th represented an important milestone in support of CSG s goal to become a major supplier of computer sys tems to manufacturing companies In introducing MFG 3000 in North America GSD announced HP s first application product designed specifically for manufacturing companies Our entry into the manufacturing applications market with a product that can make a significant contribution to im proving the method of managing inventory and customer deliveries represents a major step in increasing our pene tration of the manufacturing industry The press release that was sent to the business press see below emphasizes the benefits that can be realized with MFG 3000 In addition to the business media and EDP press releases a separate press release was especially prepared for the end user customer of MFG 3000 the manufacturing pro fessio
16. 48 Kb Opt 505 Expand memory to 26 1 18 7 512 Kb 32418A Series 1 Model 8 129 0 121 6 Thus customers in the backlog will need to submit change orders 1 Customer orders for a Model 6 system with options 502 503 504 and 505 require that the order be deleted and re entered HEART will apply new dollars to the re entered order 2 Customer orders for a Model 8 require that the order be deleted and re entered HEART will apply new dollars to re entered order 3 Customer orders for a Model 6 with option 500 192 Kb require a deletion and re entry without option 500 as base system will now be supplied with 256Kb This will give your customer a 3 7K credit plus an additional memory board 4 Customer orders for a Model 6 with option 501 256 Kb require a deletion and re entry without option 510 as base system includes 256 Kb This will give your cus tomer a 7 4K credit 5 System orders shipped within the last five b working days of June will be eligible forthe same terms as orders shipping after July 1st You will receive requests for credits and re bills on these orders Savings on Memory Since customers will be getting more memory for 99K we encourage your customers to take advantage of this savings and increase their memory in lieu of a credit for 3 7K for option 500 and 7 4K for option 501 This is an opportunity to save on separate field installation of add on memory 30008A 64 Kb add on memory costs 4000 an
17. COMPUTER SYSTEMS IN mS ET EWSLETTER i Volume 3 Number 16 July 1 1978 REINHARDT HELMUT FRANKFURT HPSA HEWLETT M PACKARD TER Vol 3 No 16 July 1 1978 SERIES FOR CUSTOMERS WHO NEED HIGH PERFORMANCE TRANSACTION PROCESSING MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY COMPUTER SYSTEMS NEWSLETTER GSD Announces the HP 3000 Series lll Page 14 GSD Announces MFG 3000 In North America Page 16 BOISE NEWS Product News Is Your 263X Without a Leg To Stand On Well T Webster Boise 3 New Magtape Cabinets Available With HP 1000 Systems M Harrigan Boise 4 DSD NEWS Product News When Is An RTE IV Hardware Upgrade Needed E Isacson DSD 5 2240A Low Level Analog Input Card Specification Change 22915A P PalnvDSD 6 DATACAP Update L Siener DSD 6 Sales Aids Have You Ordered Your Microprogramming Seminar Package D Haar DSD 6 Changes in 2240A Warranty and installation Services P Palm DSD 7 RTE 1V 2313 Support Now Available P Palm DSD 8 DMD NEWS Division News DMD Reliability Programs In Manufacturing D Spreng DMD 9 DTD NEWS Product News Options Are Standard L Roth DTD 10 Sales Aids
18. NLY COMPUTER SYSTEMS N WSI TTER Introducing the HP 3000 Series By Fred Gibbons GSD During the evolution of the HP 3000 product line two major trends in computing have emerged terminal oriented trans action processing applications and decentralized data processing Evidence of this is the increasing number of HP 3000 sold to both large and small firms for dedicated applications such as accounting materials management or order processing Almost all of these customers have a goal of giving more users in different functional areas of the firm on line access to computing power and locai data bases Designed for On Line Transaction Processing With the introduction of HP 3000 Series IIl Hewlett Packard is in a unique position to take advantage of this trend toward on line transaction processing applications The Series III with memory of up to 2048 Kb dramatically increases the price performance range of the 3000 family Volume 3 Number 16 July 1 1978 14 Series A New High Performance Member of an Up gradable MPE Based Family 170K 160K 150K 140K 130K 120K 110K PRICE SERIES tt 100K 90K 80K 70K SERIES Upgrade path m 128 Kb 50K 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 Transactions Per Hour Price Performance Range of the 3000 Product Line The 3rd Generation of 3000 s The name HP 3000 Series Ill was chosen to m
19. OL STORE SEPARATE FROM MAIN MEMORY 2 MAPPER LOCATES APPROFRIATE MICROPROGRAM FOR EACH RUCTION MACHINE INST 3 CONTROL REGISTER BREAKS DOWN EACH MICRDINSTRULTIOM CONTROL SECTION ACTS LIKE A COMPUTER IW A COMPUTER REWKEIT dg PACKARD HP 1000 MICROPROGRAMMING A COMPLETE PACKAGE MICROINSTRUCTION EXECUTION TIME 175 280 NSEC UP TO 16K WORDS OF CONTROL MEMORY STORE AODRESSABLE 1K WORO BASE SET UP TO 3K WOROS FOR OPTIONAL HP ROUTINES REMAINOER FOR USER MICROPROGRAMS BDTH WCS amp pROMS AVAILABLE RUN AT SAME SPEED 211 OIFFERENT MICRO ORDERS 5 COMPLETE SOFTWARE SUPPORT E G MICROASSEMBLER MICRODEBUG EDITOR APG LANGUAGE LINKERS pROM TAPE GENERATOR WELL DOCUMENTED MANUALS AND 5 DAY CUSTOMER TRAINING COURSE FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY COMPUTER SYSTEMS NEWSLETTER HEWLETT dn pacKand A MICROPROGRAMMED COMPUTER REPLACES A COMPUTER S FIXED HARDWARE CONTROL SECTION WITH A PROGRAMMED MICROPROCESSOR AND MICROPROGRAMS CONVENTIONAL CONTROL ree y MEMORY AN v CONTROL i pes a ste f 5 DECODE 2 v Nn ARITHMETIC ARITHMETIC gt wat E ee ZAZ MICROPROGRAMS 2 INPUT i 77v CONTROL EROR eee CONTROL Ms a oevices oewices HEWLETT jig PACKARD a3 MICROPROG RAMMING IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS Cu WRITE er MICROPROGRAM PROGRAM MICRO OBJECT CODE ASSEMBLER MICRO
20. RTE IV upgrade kit has been installed 2240A Low Level Analog Input Card Specification Change 22915 By Peter Palm DSD The HP 22915A Low Level Analog Input Card Voltage Offset Temperature Coefficient shown in 22915A Specification Table as OFFSET T C referred to input should read Typically 5 microvolts per degree centigrade Only 90 of the channels may meet this specification due to vendor amplifier parts variances This temperature drift offset may be important to some of your customers DATACAP Update By Linda Siener DSD Just an update on what s going on with DATACAP We ve Seen very good results in our alpha test site at our Palo Alto Manufacturing Division They ve got DATACAP up and have defined their system They re now waiting for their 3070B s from Grenoble to begin using the system We have our first DATACAP customer Ohio who should take delivery in September About five FE s are currently investigating quoting DATACAP to their customers We expect to have DATACAP on the CPL by August 1 as well as having performance statistics by around July 1 l d like to remind you that since there s no customer training for DATACAP it s necessary to get your SE s trained They will then be able to help you qualify the applicability of DATACAP to your customer s data collection needs as well as help the customer install DATACAP A course is scheduled July 31 August 4 and there s still room for a few more SE s The next
21. T 3600 3200 2800 2400 2000 1600 1200 TRANSACTIONS PER HOUR 800 400 4 8 12 16 20 25 30 35 40 NUMBER OF TERMINALS Enhanced Operating System In addition to the Series IIl we are introducing several enhancements which augment significantly the transaction processing capabilities of the Series IIl These enhance ments are included in MPE III our latest version of the MPE Operating System and are listed below UNCL Unified Command Language Friendlier more powerful commands Private Volumes capability on 7905 and 7920 discs Faster back up and data security Tape labels Tape Security Serial Disc Interface Faster back up Store Restore Enhancements Easier back up Disc Condense Facility Better utilization of Disc File Storage Generic Names More powerful file manipulation New Memory Manager Increased system throughput In addition two new hardware products will be supported by MPE III These 7925 Disc As system domain disc 2635 Terminal As system console and local or remote application terminal Volume 3 Number 16 July 1 1978 15 Industry Leader in Memory Price From a price point of view the Series 11 is the industry leader in large memory configurations Series Ill memory is priced at 8 000 per 256 Kb including error correction That s 32 000 megabyte Here is how we stack up against the competition on an apples to apples system basis TO 8 MBYTES 2048 Kb
22. V D E The HP 3070B has been tested in HP Boeblingen It passed all the tests We are waiting for V D E request to submit the unit We should have approval within 12 weeks Order Processing OOPS By Georges In the Peripherals Data Booklet 5953 3009 page 1 6 the options 002 of the 92900B and 3070B are described as delete printer options They should be described as delete reader options Please read as follows 929008 and 3070B options 002 Delete multifunction reader from 3070B terminal in Subsystem or in separate 30708 terminal Please correct your own data booklet accordingly INTERNAL USE ONLY COMPUT R SYSTEMS NEWSLETTER CSG News Installation on Component Orders By Sherry HarveyICSG If your customer is purchasing installation and or warranty Services or if they get installation free because they are buying a service contract at the same time as the component you must indicate ON THE ORDER that installation is required Simply have the words INST REQ entered in SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS so that those monitoring the orders can schedule the appropriate action required INST REQ should be used on all orders OTHER THAN SYSTEMS whenever the equipment is to be installed by HP THIS INDICATION WILL INSURE THAT WE DON T MISS INSTALLATIONS DUE OR PAID FOR BY THE CUSTOMER Stale Orders for Training and Consulting By
23. alists working with customers in the field Krause said Each of the products includes appropriate documentation on site consultation by an HP manufacturing industry specialist customer training and support including a tele phone consulting service and on site software service when appropriate This HP support saves the customer the on going maintenance and support costs normally associated with in house development of complex applications Systems Price of the software is 5 000 per product plus 150 per month HP 3000 computers capable of supporting MFG 3000 begin in price at 99 000 The applications products are available only in North America If you choose to review this item fastest response to your readers inquiries wil be assured by mailing them to INQUIRIES MANAGER Hewlett Packard Company 1507 Page Mill Road Alto CA 94304 IMAGE 3000 Improving a Great Product By Sam Boot GSD JUST IMPROVING YOUR IMAGE Volume 3 Number 16 July 1 1978 17 Most people in Hewlett Packard and many of our HP 3000 customers agree that IMAGE is one of the most successful software products on the HP 3000 system As part of GSD s continuing commitment to data management products we have recently enhanced IMAGE and will continue to do so throughout calender year 1978 The five present or future enhancements are Remote data base access Record Locking Performance enhancements Transaction logging Utility e
24. ark the begin ning of a new 3rd generation of 3000 s It is a name which builds upon the broad awareness established by the Series and and signifies the extension of a family of upgradeable MPE compatible systems Expandable to 2 Megabytes The Series System is racked powered and configured identically to the base 2 bay Series Model 6 The Series III CPU MUX selector backplane 16K RAM memory arrays and fault correction are new The Series II will have the ability to address up to 2048 Kb of memory versus 512 Kb for the Models 6 and 8 Growth Path The base system configuration is 256 Kbytes with options to increase this to 512 Kb 768 Kb 1024 Kb 1536 Kb and 2048 Kb As with the Model 6 the base Series Ill has 10 spare O slots and capacity to support 32 terminals Option INTERNAL USE ONLY WSI COMPUTER SYSTEMS N aT T aR 200 of the Series III will add a 3rd bay 13 extra I O slots and capacity for an additional 32 terminals 64 in all This configuration is identical to today s Model 8 Increased Performance From a performance point of view the large memory capacity of the Series IIl can be used to increase the number of on line terminals while keeping response time constant increase system throughput or decrease re sponse time for a given number of terminals The following graph illustrates this 4000 ON LINE TRANSACTION THROUGHPU
25. d should be particularly attractive to a customer anticipating future Series memory expansion It is most important that these Change Orders be processed as soon as possible after July 1 Order Processing is ready to work with you on each customer situation FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY COMPUTER SYSTEMS NEWSLETTER If you have any questions please contact Sharon Bradley on Ext 3045 at GSD With this additional memory the Series offers even more value to your customer and even more punch to your product pitch GOOD SELLING IMAGE 3000 New Versions New Manuals By Sam Boot GSD YOU WILL MEET A TALL DARK SERIES WITH 32235B ATTACHED Nes Li zz NN NS DAN As of July 1 IMAGE 3000 now comes in two flavors one version for Series and another version for Series 11 111 The Series version of IMAGE QUERY is 32235A Monthly Software Fee is 22823A option 008 The Series version of IMAGE QUERY is 32235B This version of IMAGE runs on the MPE III operating system only The monthly Software Fee is the same as Series IMAGE 22823A option 008 Manuals for IMAGE and QUERY have changed also For the Series the manual is the same as it has always been 30000 90041 For Series 11 111 order the new manual 32215 90003 This new manual includes information on Remote Data Base Access which was released in con junction with DS 3000 enhancements o
26. educe IMAGE memory overhead by up to 75 In the past IMAGE created a copy of the data base root file for each user The new version will use a single root file for all users If ten users in the past took up a total of 100 Kbytes they now take a total of 25 Kbytes not counting user application code and data stacks Transaction Logging A major feature desired by many data base users is transaction logging and recovery sometimes called journalling Transaction logging is useful for recovering crashed data bases where the pointers or data are suspect FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY COMPUTER SYST MS NEWSL TTER Users merely restore a good copy of the data base and run the HP supplied recovery utility against the tape All of the transactions are restored to the data base without manual re entry Utility Improvements The final improvement is to the DBUTIL program DBUTIL now uses an interactive command language In addition IMAGE has increased its vocabulary to support administra tive functions for RDBA record locking and other soon to be released enhancements Need to know more Read the new Sales Training Manual for IMAGE QUERY distributed at the New Product Tour in your region Not only does it describe the coming enhance ments but it helps both the new and experienced HP salesperson understand what IMAGE is and how we stack up to the competition With GSD s continuing commitment to make a
27. ement experience now using traditional batch processing techniques Until now computerized materials planning and control software was available primarily from main frame computer companies and third party firms that specialize in develop ing and customizing software said William Krause market ing manager General Systems Division The new MFG 3000 product consists of three modules offered singly or as a complete complementary package Engineering and Data Control EDC 3000 which creates and maintains bills of materials and labor e Inventory and Order Status 1OS 3000 which processes material issues and receipts maintains planned and re leased orders manages planned issues and provides current balances for all inventory items Materials Requirements Planning MRP 3000 which plans orders based upon projected demand MFG 3000 is an outgrowth of HP s own experience in the use of HP 3000 computers in interactive applications in its manufacturing operations said Krause The products have already been installed at several customer sites Significant improvements in inventory control and manu facturing efficiency have been demonstrated The products based on proven materials management techniques are designed for use by materials and manu facturing personnel The user can call up a variety of forms on an interactive CRT screen which simplify many of the tasks associated with materials planning and control
28. er the last six months averages less than two days turnaround time on HL and DI orders Another program within DMD designed to eliminate lead time altogether for these replacement parts is the incorporation of the two level stock number Ordinarily PC boards and other replaceable assemblies are stocked at only one level which has not been tested in the instrument If a hot line order comes in non drive tested parts must be placed in drives and tested for 24 hours or parts undergoing test in progress are robbed from the production line This new program will allow us to drive test a certain number of these assemblies on a planned basis above and beyond production quantities so we have an inventory of drive tested assemblies on hand to ship out immediately ARO The manufacturing team at DMD is always looking for creative ways of enhancing the reliability and serviceability of our products so your customers will come back for more and more and more LAY THOSE ORDERS ON US FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY COMPUTER SYSTEMS NEWSLETTER DATA _ TERMINALS Options Are Standard By Larry RothiDTD Effective July 1 Option 001 of the 2645A and Option 202 of the 13231A will be made part of the standard product at no increase in price Data Terminals Division is treating this as a price reduction which means that all of your orders shipped in the last five working days of June with these options w
29. ill have to do a credit and rebill to give your customer the benefit of the increased features at standard price Any orders still on the books after July 1 should have a Change Order done against them to eliminate Option 001 and or Option 202 since we will be shipping those as part of the standard units If you have any questions please contact Larry Roth Order Processing Manager at Data Terminals Division Multipoint By Wendi Brubaker DTD Since HP systems are starting to support multipoint and there are many Terminal Specialists looking at multipoint on non HP systems it is a good time to take a second look at multipoint First of all why is multipoint an advantage The most obvious saving is in the communication costs when terminals are located at remote sites One telephone line can support up to 32 terminals per modem One line for multiple terminals also means less cards in the CPU Multipoint protocol also provides better data integrity because it has block checking and retransmission capability Some applications like banking cannot live with those occasional errors that point to point may not see thus multipoint is the solution Another feature is that terminals in the multipoint daisy chain can be separated by up to 2 000 feet This is especially Volume 3 Number 16 July 1 1978 10 useful in environments that need terminals at stations throughout manufacturing facilities hospitals etc Now
30. ille des terminaux cran Hewlett Packard X FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY COMPUTER SYSTEMS WSL Design your product fast smart Start your microprocessor based product with HP s 2649 Its an 8080 MPU CRT dis play subsystem power supply and 15 slot backplane all in a good looking case You choose the RAM PROM ROM serial or parallel I O dual cartridge tape drives or keyboard you need for your product Then take advantage of our standard firm ware including utility subroutines for data display manipulation keyboard switch translation data transfer and communcations protocol It s software you don t have to write and debug Volume 3 Number 16 July 1 1978 12 Study our F documentation to understand the 2649A Our 2649A hardware and firmware documentation was writ ten by engineers who know the 2649A inside and out Because they designed it For easy reference its 1 800 pages are or ganized in two volumes like an encyclopedia So for example if you need the pin assignments for our keyboard interface module it s easy to look up And you ll find the details in the words of the engineer who designed it The more you know about our product the less time you ll spend yours FOR INT ERNAL US ONLY COMPUTER SYSTEMS NEWSLETTER
31. ith formal notification letters from GSD that are to be sent to your customers If you need more information to advise your customers or if you have special customer requirements first check with your District Manager and then if questions still exist contact GSD Sales Development Additional copies of the customer notification letter and the DS 3000 Enhancements Field Training Manual which covers the DS 1000 to 3000 communication capability are also available Sales Aids The System 3 Upgrade Program By Jim Kennedy GSD The System 3 Upgrade Program is a GSD marketing pro gram designed to assist you in identifying qualifying and selling HP 3000 business The program has several components Data Base An International Data Corporation IDC data base of 46 000 entries describing S 3 s and general purpose FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY COMPUTER SYSTEMS IN WSI TT BR computer type A sites of size 370 125 or smaller and minicomputer type B sites between 25 000 and 600 000 in value This IDC data base was distributed to each regional manager domestic U S in February 1978 An update to this data file will be provided in August 1978 and February 1979 e Slide Presentation A set of seminar modules slides and script which describe the benefits of GOING ON LINE with the HP 3000 as well as how to manage a successful S 3 to 3000 conversion effort e S
32. lest way to ensure RTE IV compatility On very recent computers but prior to March 20 and March 6 there is a possibility that a component by component piecemeal approach may be more economical However the customer must be charged on a time and materials basis to find out Alternatively you may wish to allow the customer to take his computer apart himself to find out what needs to be replaced This latter should be done only with caution Most customers especially end users are qualified neither to service nor to dis and reassemble their computers Therefore we urge you to follow this course only after discussing the task and the customer qualifications with your District CE Manager He can also provide you with an up to date list of the component part numbers and date codes required FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY COMPUTER SYSTEMS NEWSL If your customer upgrades his computer on component by component or piecemeal basis we will support RTE IV operation the same as if he had purchased a 92852 kit However if a CE is called out on an apparent RTE IV hardware problem he will first have to assure himself that the computer has been properly upgraded This requires checking the internal component part numbers and date codes and of course charging the customer for the time involved Alternatively the 92852 kits include a label which is affixed inside the computer front panel showing that an
33. n the first release of the MIT Remember to order carefully avoid embarrassment Volume 3 Number 16 July 1 1978 20 Programmable Controller Discontinuance And Support Life By Richard ScottiGSD August 1 1978 is the beginning of the 5 year obsolescene program for the HP 3000 Programmable Controller products On August 1 1977 the following products were removed from our Corporate Price List HP 30300A and HP 30300B Programmable Controller Subsystem C with BCS e HP 30301A and HP 30301B Programmable Controller with RTE C 30361A and HP 30361B Kits Programmable Controller Interface HP 30403A Kit RTE C 3000 Software HP 30404A Kit BCS 3000 Software Support for current installations on maintenance contracts will continue for a maximum period of 5 years until August 1 1983 There are two major reasons for discontinuing this product line First the HP 2100 which was the standard processor for the Programmable Controller is no longer actively marketed by Data Systems Division Second the hardwired serial interface link between DS 1000 and DS 3000 has been available since November It provides a much more flexible solution to your customer s special interfacing problems By distributing more processing to the new HP 1000 operating systems your customer can more efficiently utilize his HP 3000 processor letter has been sent to your District Manager with further details along w
34. nal In all over 300 periodicals will receive copies of the MFG 3000 press releases Obviously this will gen erate a lot of customer interest for this exciting new product To help you capitalize on this publicity and sell MFG 3000 two pieces of sales literature are available through standard literature distribution channels They are MFG 3000 Data Sheet 5953 0540 47 MFG 3000 General Information Manual 5953 0548 47 A third piece of literature is the MFG 3000 Performance Brochure This brochure has been printed in a preliminary version based on performance tests done on a Series with MPE II A final version will be available with Series based tests later in the summer The preliminary Performance Brochure is available from your local Industry Specialist In addition to sales literature the MFG 3000 manuals can be an important tool in the sales process These manuals can be ordered by sending a HEART order to Corporate Parts Center Div 15 for the following part numbers User s Manual Administrator s Manual Programmer s Manual 32380 90001 32380 90002 32380 90003 EDC 3000 EDC 3000 EDC 3000 32384 90001 1OS 3000 User s Manual 32384 90002 105 3000 Administrators Manual 32384 90003 1OS 3000 Programmer s Manual 32388 90001 MHP 3000 A Aaministrator s Users Manual 32388 90002 MRP 3000 Programmer s Manual Another valuable tool to help sell MFG is your Industry Specialist In addition to his or he
35. nd or Zip Codes 2 prepare a seminar agenda tailored for the expected audience and schedule the presentors 3 reserve the seminar location presentation and demonstration equipment 4 mail an nouncement brochures with a cover letter specifying the location date time seminar highlights and return postcard which should be used to indicate the customer s interest level 5 make at least one follow up call to potential attendees to restate the benefits of the seminar the time date and location and 6 prepare the final seminar agenda and handout materials e g S 3 to HP 3000 Transition Manual HP 3000 Price Configuration Guide etc Jack Green sales representative in Paramus recently coordinated several successful S 3 conversion seminars in the New York Metropolitan area with the assistance of GSD Larry Nalewak SE support and Jim Kennedy Product Marketing According to Jack we had three separate seminars with a total of 54 attendees Of these there appear to be about 10 good leads They were great We felt that the seminars were well worthwhile The 3000 GOING ON LINE seminar has also been held in Houston Texas Ralph Godfrey District Manager Los Angeles California Airport Joe Pifko District Manager King of Prussia Pennsylvania Bill Moore Sales Repre sentative Long Island New York Ange Colucci District Manager S Plainfield New Jersey Maria Daniels Sales Representative You
36. nhancements Remote Data Base Access IMAGE has been enhanced in conjunction with DS 3000 to provide remote data base access Using RDBA programs executing on a local 3000 may access data bases on a remote DS linked 3000 The application is coded identically regardless of where the data base resides RDBA is on the MIT containing the first release of MPE II This enhancement and all other enhance ments work on only Record Locking For multiple users accessing a data base on line locking at the record set or data base level can improve data base throughput while improving data integrity Those users already locking at the data base level need not change their programs To lock at the set or record level requires minimal recoding of programs Performance Enhancements Two IMAGE features appearing this fall will help application throughput They are shared I O buffers and global control blocks In the past IMAGE maintained four buffers for each user opening the data base If the user wished to access a record IMAGE accessed the disc to place the record in his buffer regardless of whether the record already existed in another user s buffer With buffer sharing all users share a common pool of buffers If a user wishes to access a record IMAGE checks the buffer pool If the record already exists in memory then IMAGE avoids a time consuming disc access IMAGE combines buffer sharing with global control blocks to r
37. oducts will be introduced under the same conditions for IC burn in board burn in and drive run in Reliability Teams Each major DMD product has a reliability team assigned to it comprised of representatives from Product Assurance R amp D Production Engineering Service Engineering and the production line These teams meet monthly to review the Volume 3 Number 16 July 1 1978 warranty data production failure reports and field inputs These discussions then lead to design changes vendor changes or other improvements that enhance each product s reliability The leader of each team then reports quarterly to the Division Manager and his staff on the specific actions taken during the preceeding three months Serviceability When a DMD product does fail in the field there are a number of other programs within DMD that are designed to allow it s rapid return to operation For new products product support packages PSP s are built concurrently with the first production units and sent to the field This way no DMD instrument arrives in the field without a corresponding PSP Replacement parts and assemblies have priority over production requirements This means that CPC and CSD have a very high service level and are rarely out of replacement assemblies for field stocking When conditions don t allow for this a hot line HL or downed instrument DI order takes immediate priority on the production line DMD s record ov
38. one is not until October Please contact your Sales Developer with any questions you have Sales Aids Have You Ordered Your Microprogramming Seminar Package Dennis Haar DSD Although many orders have already come in have learned that many sales offices missed my May 1 1978 CS Newsletter article on the new microprogramming seminar package This technical seminar resulted from inputs received at last year s OEM Senior Sales Seminar The package is flexible designed to be given at the field office as a half day seminar or just a short one hour overview Volume 3 Number 16 July 1 1978 o The package consists of 54 color overhead slides enhanced with graphics like those accompanying this article and a detailed script for the entire set There is also a microprogramming demo featuring the Shell Sort example which can be obtained by sending me a blank magnetic tape at least 200 ft at DSD The slides and script can be ordered through the HEART System attention Sylvia Cohen Bldg 42U Data Systems Division The kit number is BS 13 and the price is 105 00 Order your package today and be ready for your next OEM Seminar PACKARD INTRODUCTION TO MICROPROGRAMMING HEWLETT PACKARD MICROPROGRAMMED COMPUTERS CONTROL REGISTER CONTROL STORE ADORESS REGISTER a weren mw E STORE 10A MICROPAOG TROL NEXT ADDRESS CONTR
39. onsulting S Harvey CSG 23 Are Your Customers Getting Software Support Update Materials 00 S Harvey CSG 23 Old Software Purchase Agreements asks ulead J Kennedy GSD 23 INTERNAL USE ONLY HP Computer Museum www hpmuseum net For research and education purposes only COMPUTER SYSTEMS NEWSLETTER BOISE DIVISION WS Is Your 263X Without a Leg to Stand On e Well By Thad Webster Boise Let s get friendly with the 2631 35 pedestal You can find these diagrams with part numbers in both the 2631 and 2635 Service Manuals Option 715 All parts are the same for both pedestals except for the leg assembly The 2631 leg carries P N 02631 60051 the 2635 leg is part number 02635 60005 It may not be apparent but the easiest way to assemble the pedestal is upside down You should find your e pedestal easy to assemble very stable and attractive If your customer has a problem with missing parts give your Sales Development Engineer a call You are already familiar with the product numbers 26098 2631 pedestal and 26097 2635 pedestal Each product has options for rolling casters Option 001 and a paper shelf Option 002 If your customer already has a pedestal but wants to add on either casters or paper shelf order those parts from the Corporate Parts Center at the Customer Computer
40. quired to support your customer s needs contact GSD Sales Development and request a special order Additional Information The 30307A upgrade to Series Ill data sheet and price configuration should have been made available to you with the Series IIl introduction Please contact Sales Develop ment if you didn t receive a copy Installation time for the 30307A should be the same that you have been experi encing with the current upgrade to the Series II Series Il Bundles 256 Kb Into Base System By Chosen Cheng Sharon Bradley GSD 99K Effective July 1st the Series II Model 6 base configuration will be changed from 128 Kb to 256 Kb and will continue to sell for 99K This in effect is 7 4K price reduction by the addition of two memory boards to the base system The model 8 base system will remain at 320 Kb but will drop in price by a corresponding 7 4K to 121 6K By the addition of two memory boards to the base system fewer boards will be supplied with options 502 503 504 Volume 3 Number 16 July 1 1978 19 and 505 to the Model 6 This change results in price decreases on memory options to Model 6 only see chart Price Old New 32416A Series II Model 6 99 99 eff 7 1 78 to include 256 Kb Opt 500 Expand memory to 3 7 N A 192 Kb Opt 501 Expand memory to 7 4 N A 256 Kb Opt 502 Expand memory to 15 0 7 6 320 Kb Opt 503 Expand memory to 18 7 11 3 384 Kb Opt 504 Expand memory to 22 4 15 0 4
41. r in depth knowledge of the product this SE has seminar material including overheads and a demo that present the technical details of MFG 3000 The seminar which has been given many times in the U S and Canada has been well received by customers Contact your local Industry Specialist for the schedule in your area The sales literature manuals and seminar will be very use ful in developing leads generated by the North American introduction into sales Volume 3 Number 16 July 1 1978 16 Thanks for your enthusiasm and participation in the GSD NPT It s been motivational for us and we hope it was for you We are very excited about MFG 3000 and it s ability to solve real customer problems Let us know what we can do to help HP Enters Applications Market with On Line Materials Management System For Manufacturing By John Kane Corp Palo Alto June 27 1978 Hewlett Packard Company a leading supplier of small computer systems today introduced its first applications software products for manufacturing companies Designed for use with Hewlett Packard s HP 3000 computer system the three new applications products enable manu facturers to improve inventory management control costs and obtain more timely and accurate information on which to base purchasing and manufacturing decisions The on line materials planning and control system can benefit large or small manufacturing companies with some automated materials manag
42. rders and all software support or subscription orders except HP 3000 SSS automatically generate entries into the data base and require no field input other than the order with the supporting SEO plus the customer System Manager s name and address on it Now that all software support is ordered via HEART except 3000 Subscription Service via BMMC and the SE Organization SEO is responsible for the integrity of the support data base it is extremely important that all inputs be funneled through the SE Administrator Sales secretaries and service coordinators should likewise coordinate any data base inputs through the SE Administrator Old Software Purchase Agreements Expire By Jim Kennedy GSD k kk k REMEMBER OK OK Old Computer Systems Software Purchase Agreements signed prior to August 1st 1977 expire JULY 31 1978 START SELLING your customer NOW on the ADVANTAGES OF CONTINUING COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT SERVICE or SOFTWARE SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE for IMMEDIATE RENEWAL of SERVICE CONTRACTS FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY COMPUTER SYSTEMS NEWSLETT yJ TTER memo e keeping up with the latest semi conductor technology we ve managed to shrink the cost of main memory in the 1000 computer With 595 ns speed and fault control this puts Hewlett Packard even further ahead as the price performance leader For just 0 9 cents a byte morc you can get our new high speed 350 ns 128K byte memory module it uses 16 RAMs to
43. res only that the computer contain more than 64 Kbytes of memory It may be toggled in from the front panel If it indicates that the computer contains DMS ROMs not compatible with RTE IV then you may call in your CE to replace them under warranty as described in Service Note 13307A 02 The probability that an E series computer shipped after March 20 contains RTE IV incompatible DMS ROMs is so small that you may simply wish to wait until a regular PM or until RTE IV is installed to check However on exceptionally critical applications you may wish to use the program to check beforehand On M series computers the major change made on March 6 was to stop filling orders for the A version of the 12976 DMS After that date only the B version was shipped as required by RTE IV If you re highly concerned you may wish to check the shipping papers in Order Processing to verify that the B version was shipped to your customer All computers shipped prior to March 20 and March 6 for E and M series respectively must at least be checked for RTE IV compatibility The cost of doing so must be borne by the customer There is admittedly a small possibility that a few computers shipped immediately prior to those dates may contain a full set of RTE IV compatible components The older the computer however the greater the probability that a substantial number of components will have to be changed We offer the 92852 Upgrade Packages as the simp
44. splay memory In closing don t be caught on the IBM bisync question Our terminals are not text compatible with IBM What this means is that a 2645A cannot replace an IBM 3270 not plug compatible without changing the CPU driver In fact our HP system computers are the only systems that support the 2645 2648 multipoint as a standard option We do have a few customers that have undertaken the job to write their own drivers on non HP systems so it is possible We are looking forward to even more multipoint terminals so keep up the good sales job FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY COMPUT R SYST VIS NEWSLETTER Swallow The Carriage Return Tim Haney DTD Ever have a customer ask how he she can develop a demo tape for some special application where the objective is to position the cursor to some nifty location on the screen and then record it for later use But when the tape is read the cursor ends up in the left hand column one row below where it belongs Why Because the terminal always inserts a CR LF at the end of each record when it is recorded onto the cartridge tape So much for the bad news here s how to get rid of the CR The following escape sequence will do the trick E amp a40c 12R E amp f1k2a1L Where amp 40c12R positions the cursor in column 40 row 12 or any other column and row you may desire and the E amp f1k2a1L loads the softkey f1
45. that your appetite has been whetted let me give you some ordering hints Multipoint comes in two flavors synchronous and asynchronous The 13260C Data Comm I F is used for asynchronous and the 13260D I F is used for synchronous communications There are three cables used in multipoint The first terminal off the CPU or modem uses the 13232P cable Subsequent terminals are daisy chained together by 13232Q or 13232T cables The difference between these cables is that the 13232T provides power protect capability allowing a CRT to go down without cutting the communication link to the CPU Customers with terminals spread throughout many work areas will find this added protection a great help It is also important to order at least one terminal with monitor mode capability This allows the communication line to be monitored in both directions and to be displayed on the screen Monitor mode makes installation optimization and trouble shooting much easier because you can see exactly what is happening One final ordering point be sure that the terminals have 8K of display memory This is recommended because multipoint can use large data comm buffers and these are subtracted out of display memory For example a 2645A could have a 2K input buffer and also have 1K of overhead that comes out of display memory that leaves about 1K for the user s screen Eight thousand bytes of memory would eliminate the possible problem of not having enough user di
46. upport Plan A comprehensive S 3 to 3000 conversion support plan with the following components A the IBM S 3 to HP 3000 conversion 3 day course for HP system engineers GSD SE 16 the next offering is 8 9 78 B the IBM S 3 to HP 3000 3 day course for customers 33816T offered at technical centers for 300 per student or 22816B offered on site for 3000 C the IBM S 3 to HP 3000 Transaction Guide 32104 90004 and D program and file conversion aids available through the Contributed Library and from Systems Engineering support GSD assistance will be provided when desired for orga nizing and presenting S 3 to 3000 upgrade seminars Key Benefits These sales tools can help you locate and qualify high potential HP 3000 customers in your territory and customize your presentations to Sell the customer advantages of HP CSG products and services Describe an easy S 3 to 3000 conversion process with comprehensive SE support Demonstrate HP 3000 software and systems The Successful Seminar Several sales regions have used the slides to hold local GOING ON LINE with the HP 3000 Seminars The successful seminar requires four to eight weeks of planning and organization The typical calendar of events is 1 to interrogate the IDC tape for the name address and phone number of S 3 s and other potential 3000 customer installations in your territory using the STANDARD METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA SMSA a
47. ustomers the most reliable and serviceable disc drives in the industry Clearly this responsibility begins in Product Development with conservative design selection of highest quality components and rigorous testing However once a product is in production there are many things that can be done in the manufacturing process besides emphasis on good workmanship to deliver a higher quality product to the customer Here are some of the programs that DMD has instituted in the past year to help meet the above objective Component Burn in All above average failure rate integrated circuits are burned in before being stocked Selection of the suspect IC s is made by looking at failures during our board burn in tests see below and from Corporate failure rate data Board Burn In All loaded printed circuit boards except power supply boards are burned in at 75 C for 48 hours with bias applied This is the equivalent to 500 hours operational at room temperature for each board The cost of this procedure is not small Aside from power consumption and longer lead times the capital equipment and tooling costs over 10K for each setup We currently have six in operation Drive Run In In addition to normal test time all drives are operated for 48 hours including power cycling This stresses all the mechanical components and the power supply board This run in is followed by 24 hours of long pass testing looking at data error rate All new pr
48. with the first character following the previous sequence Since a CR is the first character it is loaded into the soft key instead of being recorded onto the cartridge tape If you re using a 2648 then you will probably want to use the CR softkey That softkey already contains a CR therefore the whole operation costs you nothing If you re using a 2645 then you must allocate at least one soft key to this operation Try it for yourself doing it once helps you recall when you need to do it in six months for the big customer demo The CE Fix By Eric Grandjean DTD In astronomical navigation a fix is a precise point on Earth which has been carefully calculated from heavenly body positions Getting a good fix on your problems so that they can be handled in the most efficient manner can save unnecessary delays To come to the point if your customer has a service problem your direct and most efficient help will come from our CE group headed by Jim Elliott We understand that it is sometimes difficult to separate a problem which may have originated during a sale from a problem which has occurred after the installation was made If in doubt call Sales Development and we will sort things out with you Remember you can save your customer time and money by calling one of your expert problem solvers in the factory Volume 3 Number 16 July 1 1978 11 De beeldscherm terminals van Hewlett Packard La fam
49. y 1 1978 Data Sheets and Diagnostics Cleaned Up A revised 92066 data sheet is in the mail to you available July 1978 Old non operational paper tape diagnostics have been removed from 2313 91000A and 9611R subsystems They are now consolidated and made operational for HP 1000 systems and old paper tape systems on 92066A See table below for prerequisites and availability for 92066A Hardware Product All HP 1000 Systems including Models 40 and 45 HP 2313B Analog I O Subsystem HP 91063A 6940B Digital Subsystem HP 9611R MACS Station HP 91000A Plug in ADC ONE SIZE FITS ALL 92066A MACS DRIVERS ISA FORTRAN Volume 3 Number 16 July 1 1978 92066A MACS DRIVERS ISA FORTRAN FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY 91000A 92066A RTE IV lil M Compatible Software 92066A 20 included in HP 1000 systems HP 1000 or 92066A paper tape or 92066 020 mini cartridge software pre requisite 92066 paper tape or 92066 020 mini cartridge software prerequisite 92066A paper tape or 92066A minicartridge software prerequisite 92066A paper tape or 92066 020 mini cartridge software prerequisite MACS DRIVERS ISA FORTRAN COMPUTER SYSTEMS NEWSI rreR DMD Reliability Programs In Manufacturing By Doug Spreng DMD A specific objective at DMD is to provide to our C
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