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1. HP CHANNELS Hewlett Packard Company Tracy Wester Editor Corporate Marketing Communications 3200 Hillview Avenue Building 16L Palo Alto CA 94304 1298 USA Ein HEWLETT PACKARD2. j L 4 Y RA j i i d A A f l f j 7 TA 1 y a hee M j eme Eo M p foggy 1 f 1 Ve d d d j LINES P 5 a LA 4 uii A r T a d Information For Hewlett Packard s Value Added Businesses June 1989 HP rewritable optical disk drive revolutionizes the way you think about data storage D HEWLETT PACKARD HP CHANNELS Volume 8 No 8 Editor Tracy Wester HP Channels is published monthly for Hewlett Packard s value added busi nesses to provide you with information about HP s products and services to help you be more successful For further information on any of the products and services discussed in HP Channels please contact your HP sales rep See back cover for subscription information Note Not all HP computer products are sold and supported in all countries Please check with your local HP sales office Hewlett Packard does not warrant the accuracy of the information provided in HP Channels and shall not be liable for any use made of the information contained herein Information provided in HP Channels is subject to change without notice On the cover HP CHANNELS p The HP Series 6300 Model 650 A rewritable optical disk drive is a direct access secondary storage device that fills the gap between high performance hard disks and low cost tape storage systems It packs
3. Truck Air Normal Emergency Emergency 5 Weeks 3 Weeks 1 Week Supplier response time SRT published availability is two to four weeks 4 HP CHANNELS June 1989 How to take advantage of the Quick Ship Program To take advantage of the Quick Ship Program contact your HP representa tive and request either Air or Truck Emergency for your HP MICRO 3000LX GX order If Air Emergency is requested remember to provide authorization and an account number for billing Note that the Quick Ship Program is only available for U S and non European users whose HP represen tatives place their HP MICRO 3000LX and GX orders through Guadalajara Close business with the Quick Ship Program Since availability is crucial to many small system users the Quick Ship Program gives you an advantage over many of our competitors Use the Quick Ship Program to win new business and to offer existing customers an extra level of service and flexibility HP 3000 HP 3000 Series 955 now supports up to 160 Mbytes Consistent with the higher performance offered by the HP 3000 Series 955 the Series 955 maximum memory has been expanded from 128 Mbytes up to a maximum of 160 Mbytes Support for 192 Mbytes is planned for the end of 1989 and support for 256 Mbytes is planned for a future release of MPE XL Standard memory will remain at 96 Mbytes Be aware that only some users will need greater than 128 Mbytes
4. HP 9000 Introducing new BASIC Language Processor products On July 1 Hewlett Packard will intro duce the BASIC Language Processor Release II which gives users HP 9000 Model 310 performance on a PC With Release II you get faster boot speed faster graphics faster disk perfor mance easier integration with DOS applications and seven new powerful HP Vectra PC controller bundles These new products should be viewed as replacements for the current BASIC Language Processor Release I and controller bundles Release I and the current bundles will be removed from the HP Price List on November 1 1989 The products that will be placed on the July 1 price list and the counterparts that will be obsoleted are as follows Product Numbers Release I Release II To be obsoleted Effective November 1 1989 July 1 1989 Description 82300B 82300C BASIC Language Processor N A 82323A Release II upgrade kit 82316D No new P N PC 305M HP Vectra CS PC 82317D 82317E PC 305ML HP Vectra CS PC 82314D 82314E PC 308ML HP Vectra ES I2 PC 82315D 82315E PC 308CL HP Vectra ES 12 PC 82319D 82319E PC 308CM HP Vectra ES 12 PC No current P N 82332E PC 312CL HP Vectra QS I6S PC 82333D 82333E PC 312CM HP Vectra Q2 20 PC No current P N 82334E PC 315CN HP Vectra RS 25C PC 82304B No new P N BASIC 50 in ROM Note These two products are being obsoleted but not replaced The 82316D will be dropped due to the fact t
5. HP CHANNELS June 1989 The first meeting of a newly formed HP UX VAB Advisory Council was held on March 15 16 1989 in Cupertino California The council is comprised of high level representatives from thirteen value added businesses across the U S and Canada five VARs seven soft ware suppliers and one systems inte grator Six of the VABs are former members of the TSS VAB Advisory Council Seven commercial members were added to give the council a more rounded business perspective The HP UX Council members are Bob Whitus Accugraph Corp Fred James Analog Design Tools Tom Pearson Automated Technology Associates Duncan Mackay BBN Software Products Corp Rodger Johnson Brock Control Systems Harry Sichak CARS Information Systems Allen Weiss CompuAmerica Mark Dixon Eyring Research Institute James Blaha HASP Frank Wingate Industrial Com puter Corp Jerry Neal Infostat Inc Mukesh Aghi Jonas and Erickson Ted Templeton Pilot Systems Inc The format for this council meeting was quite different from past advisory coun cils To allow HP to receive as much feedback as possible from the VAB members the majority of the time was devoted to interactive discussion Vari ous HP groups participated including computer systems workstations periph erals networking sales and marketing We are now in the process of sum marizing issues that came out of the council We ll be reporting back to
6. Software Packages Available and Wanted If you have a software package available for cross licensing or are looking for a package to cross license this section will help you Your entry will appear for two months the most recent additions are shaded To list your company in the Cross Licensing Classifieds at no charge see the address at the end of this section Software Packages Available Industry Cross Industry fixed assets recording Abstract Fixed Assets was developed by IMAGE Software Pty Ltd of Australia The software package provides an easy means of recording and accounting for all fixed assets using a comprehen sive register system It is tailored to suite international market requirements Since the product is table driven the system can be easily suited to any company s needs Features The Fixed Assets package allows users to establish the periods for which depreciation and or payments are to be allocated Up to 26 periods per year can be set up using date ranges to establish the actual breakdown This permits varying processing cycles i e calendar month 445 or 454 cost months quarterly half yearly fortnightly etc The system also allows for multiple occurrences of companies divisions departments groups of assets etc Once all this infor mation is established up front it provides a method of processing asset details best suited to the user s needs Other features of the pa
7. Opt 100 Letter Gothic Family soft font 334DEA Opt 100 Prestige Elite Family soft font The cost of licensing up to 100 printers remains the same However there are many other licensing options available All corporations wishing to pur chase a variety of site licenses should contact Boise Product Specials at 208 323 3684 JUNE 1989 HP Channels 19 PRopucT NEWS Supplies HP DIRECT order phone numbers HP DIRECT Fast Phones the easy direct way for users to order supplies accessories media furni ture and software from HP DIRECT Location Telephone Number Australia Austria Belgium Luxembourg Canada Toronto Local Denmark Finland France Greece Italy Japan Osaka Sagamihara Middle East Africa Geneva Norway South Africa Johannesburg Cape Town Spain Sweden Switzerland The Netherlands United Kingdom United States West Germany 03 895 2645 03 895 2615 03 895 2815 03 895 2861 03 895 2619 800 339 861 toll free 0222 2500 614 615 616 02 761 31 11 800 387 3154 416 671 8383 043 01 640 90 887 2361 1 69 86 17 25 01 672 6090 02 9236 9702 06 300 3150 0427 59 1321 022 831212 02 24 60 90 011 802 5111 021 537 954 91 637 4013 91 637 0011 08 750 2400 057 31 24 90 06 0501 0734 44 12 12 800 538 8787 0130 3322 HP CHANNELS June 1989 Cross LICENSING CLASSIFIEDS
8. QS PC models is P N D1450C This PC kit can be used for the HP Vectra QS 20 QS 16 and QS I6S PCs It replaces P N DI450B for the HP Vectra QS 16 and QS 20 PCs Contact your HP representative for more information Desktop R BASE discontinuance Hewlett Packard will no longer distrib ute R BASE from Microrim effective May 1 1989 The product numbers being discontinued are P N 45563A R BASE 5000 for the HP Touchscreen PC a P N 68336F R BASE 5000 for the HP Vectra IBM PC Microrim will continue to distribute the R BASE 5000 products for IBM PC compatibles through local dealers For the name of your local R BASE dealer call Microrim directly at 800 248 2001 in the U S and 206 885 2000 worldwide Microrim offers a comprehensive support program that addresses both individual and corporate customers These support plans are available to Hewlett Packard customers who have purchased R BASE and have a need for ongoing support services To find out more about these plans and services contact Microrim at the phone numbers listed above Microrim is a U S registered trademark of Mierorim Inc Also in this issue Introducing new BASIC Language Processor products 7 Peripherals Mass Storage HP first in the rewritable optical marketplace You ve read about the new technology in the Optical Storage Primer and trade magazines You saw demo units at Interex C
9. Set your sights on the right customer for the HP Model 650 A HP Series 6300 Model 650 A rewritable optical disk drive ordering information 13 Networks X 400 on HP UX is here X 25 9000 link is shipping Obsolescence of HP Repeater Kit 45 Plotters HP DraftPro EXL plotter now supports 30x42 inch media New take up reel and supplies for HP 7600 Series plotters 46 Printers Introducing the HP 2562C industrial printer high performance for tough environments New HP LaserJet printer font cartridge for WordPerfect users More scalable typefaces for Type Director and HP LaserJet printers 2 Mbyte upgrade kit for HP LaserJet LaserJet PLUS and LaserJet 500 PLUS printers to be discontinued HP 150 format soft fonts for HP LaserJet printer to be discontinued Site licensing for HP LaserJet printer soft fonts Supplies 20 Supplies HP DIRECT order phone numbers Cross LICENSING CLASSIFIEDS 24 Software Packages Available and Wanted HP Computer Museum www hpmuseum net For research and education purposes only PARTNERS WITH HP Super HP VAB Conference set for September Mark September 6 9 1989 on your calendar to make sure you attend the next HP Value Added Business VAB Conference On Track to Success This conference will take place at the Westin St Francis Hotel in San Francisco California The conference will begin on Wednes day evening with VAB registratio
10. controller it is an excellent printer for manufacturing and industrial applica tions The printer will print up to six multipart forms a frequent require ment in industrial printing It is designed for printing in harsh envi ronments and for heavy duty cycle printing Improved print quality The printer has a small dot corebar providing improved print quality and verifiable AIAG bar codes The HP 2562C printer has all the latest improvements in reliability including a print bar specially treated with Nye bar to prevent migration of the ink under the hammers Improvements in reliability are reflected in lower service pricing when compared to similar printers The printer is easy to order with a sim plified product structure Based on market research the most commonly requested features have been made standard The printer features and benefits are summarized in the following table Feature Benefit Printer Command Language Up to 25 000 pages per month duty cycle 420 lpm sparse character set standard Bar code line draw block character sets standard 13 3 character set standard Line impact dot matrix technology SQUOTS HP Label Card option Small dot corebar 11 mil stylus Applications software compatibility Reliable high volume printing Fast draft quality printing Industrial graphics for label printing Compressed print allows
11. especially in 3D design automa tion image processing simulation solids modeling and animation a Historical data collection and analy sis especially for manufacturing processes sales history financial results and customer records a Data backup especially when fast backup and convenient file retrieval are required Data security especially when data must be locked away or transported frequently Offloading hard disks so they contain only frequently accessed files Note Software distribution is not included as an application since HP has decided not to distribute system software on rewritable optical disks Alternatives for software loading are to clone an existing disk share 4 inch tape drive the HP Model 650 A can be used as a boot device or order a dedi cated 14 inch tape drive Contact your HP representative for more information Mass Storage HP Series 6300 Model 650 A rewritable optical disk drive ordering information The HP Series 6300 Model 650 A rewritable optical disk drive subsystem includes the rewritable disk mecha nism controller power supply sub system package user manual SCSI terminator power cord 90 day on site warranty and one double sided rewrit able optical disk cartridge 1 024 byte sectors providing 650 Mbytes of storage With the instructions provided in the user s manual we expect most users will be able to install the drive them selves Howe
12. our VABs at large as issues are addressed Look for more information in HP Channels in the coming months PRopucT NEWS eb Business Computers General AdvanceWrite Plus F 03 00 now in Danish Dutch Norwegian and Swedish On March 1 1989 Hewlett Packard announced the latest member of the AdvanceWrite family AdvanceWrite Plus F 03 00 U S English version The first four localized versions of AdvanceWrite Plus F 03 00 will be available on the June HP Price List in Danish Dutch Norwegian and Swedish This latest release of AdvanceWrite includes several exciting new features on screen document preview thesaurus table of authorities and expanded graphics file import capability The localized versions of AdvanceWrite Plus F 03 00 combine the same ease of use new features and enhancements inte gration and flexibility of the U S English version Refer to the May issue of HP Channels for a complete list of the new features of AdvanceWrite Plus F03 00 Ordering information Upgrade information For users who want to upgrade from previous localized versions of Advance Write to AdvanceWrite Plus F 03 00 product numbers are as follows Product No Description H D1712 60005 AdvanceWrite HI Danish to AdvanceWrite Plus F 03 00 Danish D1712 60006 AdvanceWrite III Swedish to AdvanceWrite Plus F 03 00 Swedish D1712 60007 AdvanceWrite III Norwegian to Advance
13. printing on people sized paper 8 x Il for ease in handling storage and paper cost savings over greenbar Impact technology for multipart forms Dot matrix flexibility for multiple character sets and graphics Square dots for excel lent text and bar code print quality Bar coded labels with QMS Magnum compatibility Readable and verifia ble AIAG bar codes Printers New HP LaserJet printer font cartridge for WordPerfect users On June 1 1989 Hewlett Packard announced a new font cartridge for the HP LaserJet Series II LaserJet IID and LaserJet 2000 printers the Word Perfect font cartridge HP P N C2053A ACO The WordPerfect cartridge was devel oped jointly with WordPerfect Corpora tion and is well suited for creating professional looking documents The cartridge s unique DeskTop symbol set is supported by WordPerfect 5 0 and provides access to over 550 characters With its powerful font handling capabil ities WordPerfect 5 0 supports the fonts and symbols perfectly The DeskTop symbol set contains a variety of European accents ligatures and other characters used in many Western languages making this a truly international cartridge The most com monly used legal characters are also included The WordPerfect cartridge contains the following Compugraphic s CG Times this serif typeface is one of the most popular typeface designs a Univers because of its legibility t
14. that gap perfectly with high capacity random access low cost storage Users can retrieve files in seconds without having to search through tapes in a library and storage capacity is infinitely expandable with the purchase of additional optical disks It s a cost effective way to make vast amounts of data more usable while allowing users to reuse media again and again The HP Model 650 A excels in applica tions where large volumes of completed work files or collected data must be stored but where direct access to the data is necessary for repeated analysis and modification It is also extremely valuable in applications where data security or removability is a concern The following information will help you recognize markets of opportunity 80 you can position this product accurately Customers Users of high performance graphics workstations will notice significant productivity improvements by being able to repeatedly access and modify large files that until now were stored on tapes HP CHANNELS June 1989 Small multiuser systems or small workstation PC networks can share the HP Model 650 A to provide an entry level DASS solution Military aerospace or defense con tractors with their need to transport or lock up sensitive data files can take advantage of removable media that is less cumbersome to transport and more efficient to store Applications High performance graphics file stor age
15. the next release are support of HP s NS services and intersystem testing to the HP 3000 and the HP 1000 X 400 services for the Series 800 over the X 25 800 Link will be available later this year Ordering information Product No Description 36941A X 25 9000 for HP 9000 Series 300 36940A X 25 9000 for HP 9000 Models 825 835 36942A X 25 9000 for HP 9000 Mode 840 36943A X 25 9000 for HP 9000 Model 850 Networks Obsolescence of HP Repeater Kit The HP Repeater Kit P N 92223A and 92223C will be discontinued Orders will be accepted through October 31 1989 The HP Repeater Kit is a two port repeater used to extend 802 3 Ethernet networks beyond the 500 meter segment limit The HP StarLAN 10 Hub HP 28663A and HP ThinLAN Hub HP 28645A multiport repeaters are the recom mended solution for connection of workgroup LANs using twisted pair or thin coax to the building backbone thick coax thin coax or fiber optics Product No Description Obsolescence date 92223A Includes two port 802 3 Ethernet repeater two November 1989 repeater MAUs and two 5 meter repeater AUI cables 92223C 20 meter repeater AUI cable November 1 1989 The HP 10 10 LAN Bridge HP 28648B is the recommended solution to extend an 802 3 Ethernet campus backbone The HP 28648B provides connection to thin coax thick coax or fiber optic cable The bridge also provides addre
16. 650 Mbytes of infor mation on a single 5 4 inch rewritable optical disk cartridge See articles beginning on page 11 HP CHANNELS June 1989 Table of Contents PARTNERS WirH HP 4 Super HP VAB Conference set for September HP acquisition of Apollo Direct mail help for VABs First meeting of HP UX VAB Advisory Council a success PropucT NEWS Business Computers 3 General AdvanceWrite Plus F03 00 now in Danish Dutch Norwegian and Swedish Introducing Hi Li self paced training 4 HP 3000 Quick Ship Program available for HP MICRO 3000LX and GX HP 3000 Series 955 now supports up to 160 Mbytes Technical Computers 5 General FrameMaker advanced document publishing software within easy reach 6 HP 9000 HP 9000 Series 500 HP UX software update New ease of use functionality for HP 9000 Series 300 Introducing new BASIC Language Processor products 68000 family debugger simulator on HP 9000 Series 800 computers HP 9000 Model 840S to be discontinued Personal Computers 9 General High performance X Window display server available for the PC IPC discontinuance July 1 9 Desktop 82300B BASIC Language Processor Card not supported on HP Vectra LS I2 laptop PC HP Vectra ES I2 PC price changes HP Vectra CS PC price change and discontinuance HP Vectra QS 16 PC to be discontinued August 1 R BASE discontinuance Peripherals 11 Mass Storage HP first in the rewritable optical marketplace
17. OMDEX NCGA and NDES Now the HP Series 6300 Model 650 A rewritable optical disk drive is available on the June 1 HP Price List The Model 650 A is a revolutionary new way to store data that puts years worth of information at the user s fingertips It will change the way users think about data storage New HP Model 650 A fills the gap between hard disks and tape The HP Model 650 A rewritable optical disk drive is a direct access secondary storage DASS device that fills the gap between high performance hard disks and low cost tape storage systems It allows random access to vast amounts of information that can be created stored and revised as often as neces sary right on the optical disk itself The HP Model 650 A packs 650 Mbytes of information on a single 54 inch rewritable optical disk car ridge which is only slightly larger than a compact disc Each removable disk holds 325 Mbytes of information per side To access the entire 650 Mbytes the disk must be ejected flipped and reinserted in the drive Merits of optical media Aside from high capacity and direct access a major selling point of the HP Model 650 A is its removable durable media The HP Model 650 A takes advantage of magneto optical MO technology to read and write data using a laser light The laser light focuses on the disk s inner magnetic layer of data so minor scratches or fingerprints on the outer layer do not affect the readability of th
18. Right to use license and manuals 74350R Opt 002 FrameMaker Right to copy license and manuals 7435 A International FrameMaker Opt 002 International FrameMaker tape and installation guide Note can be ordered sepa rately for demonstration program Opt 022 International FrameMaker Right to use license Opt ABA English manuals Opt ABF French English manuals Opt ABD German English manuals HP CHANNELS June 1989 7435IR Opt 002 International FrameMaker Right to copy license Opt ABA English manuals Opt ABF French English manuals Opt ABD German English manuals 74352A Opt 002 FrameViewer tape license manual 74352R Opt 002 FrameViewer Right to copy license manual 74353A Opt 002 Graphics FilterPak site license tape license manual 74354A Opt 002 Document FilterPak site license tape license manual X Window System is a trademark of Massachusetts Institute of Technology WordStar is a U S trademark of MicroPro International Corporation UNIX is a registered trademark of AT amp T in the U S A and other countries HP 9000 HP 9000 Series 500 HP UX software update HP 9000 Series 500 HP UX Release 5 3 is nearing completion It is expected to be shipping this month This release primarily is to fix certain serious and critical defects in the 5 2 release In addition the HP 7980A tape drive will be supported with this release This is an update only release
19. This is the first step towards a fall discontinuance of the product The HP Vectra CS PC is being kept on the HP Price List until later this year in order to give users who are dependent on the 8086 processor sufficient time to move to other machines This move is being made in order to focus resources on more strategic 80286 and 80386 products and new high performance PCs based on the 80486 microprocessor and to move away from the more commodity oriented 8086 market HP CHANNELS June 1989 Contact your HP sales rep for more information Product No Description D1110A HP Vectra CS PC Model 10 DIHSA HP Vectra CS PC Model 15 DINGA HP Vectra CS PC Model 16 D1I20A HP Vectra CS PC Model 20 DII26A HP Vectra CS PC Model 26 DII27A HP Vectra CS PC Model 27 Desktop HP Vectra QS I6 to be discontinued August 1 On August 1 1989 the HP Vectra QS 16 PC will be removed from the HP Price List The HP Vectra QS 16 PC was replaced by the HP Vectra QS I6S PC which was introduced on May 1 After the August 1 discontinuance orders will be accepted for the HP Vectra QS 16 PC through August 31 for shipment by February 28 1990 The following table summarizes the part numbers to be discontinued Product No Description D1400A HP Vectra QS 16 PC Model 10 D1401A HP Vectra QS I6 PC Model 40 D1402A HP Vectra QS 16 PC Model 46 D1404A HP Vectra QS I6 PC Model 47 The current PC kit for all HP Vectra
20. Write Plus F 03 00 Norwegian D1712 60008 AdvanceWrite III Dutch to AdvanceWrite Plus F 03 00 Dutch Product No Description Language version D1712AY AdvanceWrite Plus F 03 00 Danish DI712AS AdvanceWrite Plus F 03 00 Swedish DI7I2ZAN AdvanceWrite Plus F 03 00 Norwegian DI712AH AdvanceWrite Plus F 03 00 Dutch General Introducing Hi Li self paced training Are you looking for an HP supported tool for developing HP 3000 on line applications High Level Screen Management Intrinsics Library Hi Li provides a set of high level intrinsics that enable programmers to create third generation language 3GL inter active applications that interface to HP supported block mode terminals You may already be using VPLUS HP s screen management product avail able on the Fundamental Operating System FOS The Hi Li FOS product accesses and controls the display of VPLUS forms which are created using the FORMSPEC forms design utility The advantage of using Hi Li over VPLUS intrinsics is that there are fewer intrinsics for programmers to manage thus providing productivity gains when developing and supporting on line applications Hi Li training The newly developed Hi Li self paced training P N 31121A provides an intro duction of Hi Li to programmers ana lysts This training consists of a guide and a magnetic tape that contains Hi Li programming examples coded in COBOL85 Key features of the H
21. add func tionality The choice of execution envi ronments provides support from early development using simulation up to hardware software integration n HP CHANNELS June 1989 Ordering information The compatible HP Advanced Cross Language System is required by the debugger Supported terminals are the HP 2392A 700 22 700 92 700 94 VT100 VT220 and HP bit mapped display systems HP 98544A B 98547A and 98548A For every site order one M product For every computer node order one L product In addition for every computer node with two or more ter minals order one U product Model Description 64360M Advanced cross debugger with simulator for Motorola 68000 08 10 and 68020 media and documentation Opt 005 Hosted on HP 9000 Series 800 computer system 64360L Advanced cross debugger with simulator for Motorola 68000 08 10 and 68020 single user license Opt 005 Hosted on HP 9000 Series 800 computer system 64360U Advanced cross debugger with simulator for Motorola 68000 08 10 and 68020 multiuser license Opt 005 Hosted on HP 9000 Series 800 computer system HP 9000 HP 9000 Model 840S to be discontinued With the April 1988 introduction of the HP 9000 Model 835S SE system offer ing greater price performance and reli ability than the Model 840S demand for the Model 840S has declined sharply Consequently after having enjoyed an extremely successful prod uct lif
22. ail help for VABs First meeting of HP UX VAB Advisory Council a success Are any of you interested in conducting direct mail campaigns to generate leads for your products Would you like some ideas on how HP can help you If so here are a few suggestions VAB folders brochures available Last September we introduced two pieces of literature designed for use by HP value added businesses VABs Either is entirely suitable for use in your direct mail campaigns and can be ordered in large quantities free of charge through your HP representative The folder P N 5954 9916 is entitled Hewlett Packard and its value added business building a foundation for your success It was designed to emphasize the strong relationship HP builds with its VABs in order to meet users solutions needs The folder can hold VAB literature HP literature or both and has slots to hold HP or VAB business cards The brochure P N 5954 9915 carries the heading Computer Solutions For built in success build on Hewlett Packard It can be used in conjunc tion with the folder or as a standalone piece The brochure copy briefly describes the strengths of the HP tech nical platforms from HP PCs up to the HP 9000 Series 800 Since it does not mention the HP 3000 it is probably not suitable for mailing to commercial accounts Contact your HP representative for copies of this literature
23. ail to send X 400 messages The following diagram shows X 400 and multivendor connectivity A foundation for message handling HP X 400 800 can also act as the back bone to users messaging network With an X 400 based network users will have the ability to connect all of their mail systems by simply attaching them to an X 400 backbone X 400 and HP OpenMail an unbeatable combination HP X 400 800 will also work with HP OpenMail available third calendar quarter HP s new UNIX system based electronic mail server to enable users to exchange text and binary file types for example spreadsheets word pro cessing and graphics across a multi vendor network The HP OpenMail addressing scheme follows the X 400 standard and is one of the first elec tronic mail products to provide native X 400 messaging HP 9000 3XX or Other HP 9000 8XX UNIX system SMTP or UUCP Vendor C X 400 Multivendor Connectivity HP X 400 800 HP 9000 8XX Vendor D continued on next page JUNE 1989 HP Channels 13 Propuct NEWS X 400 cuts costs Today HP users connect their elec tronic mail systems using a variety of proprietary gateways The technical staffing necessary to maintain these gateways is extremely costly because it requires knowledge of a variety of networking protocols By standard
24. ckage include The option to use one or more of the depreciation schedules provided Up to five depreciation methods can be used for depreciation calculation of assets Full Leased Assets interface details on leased items relate to payment period payment amount residual percentage and amount and lease term Full lease schedules can be produced to show buy out details for leases on request Option for interface to General Ledger The General Ledger interface is done through a table of asset categories that correlate to a General Ledger account code In all instances however any General Ledger updates either via direct interface or manual will have the necessary supporting journal printout for audit purposes A comprehensive reporting system Reports are available on details in the reference files master asset details and financial asset reporting Audit of maintenance on files A comprehensive audit on maintenance of asset and financial processing is provided by means of audit reports Budget Forecasting facilities The budget feature of the system allows for budget forecasting on depreciation leasing and ledger updating Requirement HP 3000 system any series Company Name Image Software Pty Ltd Address 2 Brunswick Road Mitchem Vic 3132 Australia Phone 613 874 3633 Contact Person Michael Loh General Manager Type of Distributor Wanted Open Geographic Coverag
25. d matte polyester film provides a dimensionally stable media for overlays diazo repro ductions and archive drawings The sturdy 4 mil media has excellent adhe sive properties so plots are sharp and clear Both clear and matte film will be available in 60 l meter 200 foot rolls The complete HP 7600 Series media set includes report and premium grade paper translucent introduced eariler this spring vellum and clear and matte polyester film Now electrostatic plotter users have the right media for all their plotting needs working copy final output or archive drawings Toner A new and improved toner is specially designed to produce higher quality higher density plots Please note that the old toner HP P N 17278T is not recommended for the new polyester film but will work with all other media Both the film and the new toner will be available July 1 New products Product No Description C1621A Media take up reel for HP 7600 Series Model 240D C1622A Media take up reel for HP 7600 Series Model 240E 17278A New toner 17271F Clear film 609 mm 24 in 17272F Clear film 914 mm 36 in 17273F Matte film 609 mm 24 in I7274F Matte film 914 mm 36 in Printers Introducing the HP 2562C industrial printer high performance for tough environments On June Hewlett Packard introduced the newest member of the popular line impact dot matrix printer family the HP 2562C tabletop pr
26. ding the recent announcement that HP intends to acquire Apollo HP is tendering an offer for all of the outstanding shares of common stock and associated rights of Apollo Computer Co Inc In the letter Bill explained to HP VABs that the offering materials were filed with the Securities and Exchange Commis sion on April 18 Once the offer is approved Apollo will become a wholly owned subsidiary and an integral part of HP s workstation program Bill assured our VABs that the general feeling on both the Apollo and HP management teams was one of excite ment regarding the acquisition He then went on to caution them that until the acquisition is complete we must operate within SEC imposed merger regulations in our communications efforts to keep you up to date on the progress of the merger which is expected to occur in 90 days or less I would like to remind you as we have informed both the Apollo and HP sales forces Bill stated that under anti trust laws our two companies are still in competition until the merger occurs HP sales and support teams for exam ple may not exchange information proposals or any sales related material with Apollo people or conduct any joint selling efforts until that time If you have any questions regarding HP s official position on any issues regarding the acquisition please contact your HP representative JUNE 1989 HP Channels PARTNERS WITH HP Direct m
27. e Worldwide You can list your company in the Cross Licensing Classifieds either Software Packages Available or Software Packages Wanted by sending the informa tion in the format used here to Hewlett Packard Company Value Added Channels Development Attn Marcia Nowicky 19091 Pruneridge Ave Building 46UV Cupertino CA 95014 U S A Entries will run for two months The most recent additions are shaded Be sure to send the information in at least one month before you wish it to appear JUNE 1989 HP Channels June 1989 How to get your name added to the distribution for HP Channels If you work for a company that is a value added business for Hewlett Packard and want to receive a courtesy subscription to HP Channels call Hewlett Packard and have your sales rep add your name to the distribution list HP sales reps only To add new U S or Canadian accounts to the distribution for HP Channels please fill out a copy of The Data Kit for Value Added Businesses P N 5954 9091D and return it to the appropriate contact listed on the cover page of the data kit To add additional contact names to existing accounts use your VALID edit sheets For accounts outside of the U S and Canada contact Tracy Wester for the name of the person responsible for the distribution of HP Channels in your country Please address editorial correspondence to Tracy Wester at address listed below
28. e the HP 9000 Model 840S will be discontinued and removed from the HP Price List effective June 1 1989 The discontinuance of the Model 840S was first announced last December in this publication On June 1 all Model 840S systems will enter a 10 year sup port life HP will continue to accept U S orders through June 30 1989 and non U S and government orders through August 31 1989 Also being discontinued and removed from the price list effective June 1 1989 are The Model 825S to 840S SPU return credit P N 9741A Option 0C8 All HP 9000 Series 500 and HP 1000 SPU return credits where the Model 840S is the destination system All Model 840S components except the cable management system P N 19749A will be removed from the price list a year from now on June 1 1990 At that time these products will also enter a 10 year support life HP will accept U S orders for Model 840S compo nents through June 30 1990 and non U S and government orders through August 31 1990 Model 840S users systems will con tinue to be supported for 10 years and if on support services will receive any applicable software enhancements dur ing that time Model 840S users who would like to upgrade to a Model 850S or 855S will receive a very attractive credit toward the purchase For more information consult your HP representative Also in this issue Direct mail help for VABs 2 High performance X Window dis
29. e data Opti cal disks are immune to head crashes and they re much less susceptible to damage from magnetic interference radiation heat and common office mishandling An unlimited number of write rewrite passes can be made with no degradation of the disk or its infor mation These durable disks can be stored for at least 10 years with no loss of data and of course no retensioning reconditioning or maintenance is required as with conventional 4 inch or 2 inch tapes Host support Initial host support is on HP 9000 Series 300 workstations with HP UX 6 5 and SCSI Host HP Model 650 A HP 9000 Series 300 Series 800 HP UX 6 5 planned HP UX 6 5 planned Series 200 500 Not planned HP 3000 MPE XL Not planned MPE V Not planned HP Vectra PC Under investigation HP 1000 Under investigation Contact your HP representative for more information JUNE 1989 HP Channels E Propuct NEWS Mass Storage Set your sights on the right customer for the HP Model 650 A The primary market for the HP Series 6300 Model 650 A rewritable optical disk drive is users with large storage requirements for infrequently accessed information Market research and cus tomer feedback shows that many users have a great desire for storage with cost being the main limiter They want faster access than tape provides but at lower cost than hard disk storage Rewritable optical products fill
30. eral years HP will be implementing a corporate wide numbering scheme that should simplify the recognition of HP products for you and your customers For new mass storage products look for connections between series number and product positioning and between storage capacity and model number As a case in point the HP Series 6300 Model 650 A uses 6300 to signify Direct Access Secondary Storage DASS and 650 to denote total storage capacity of 650 Mbytes The ordering number C1701A is not related to the merchandising number except that C designates this product as a computer peripheral This ordering scheme is different from what you re used to but it s more con sistent with standard industry practice Now users will know their mass storage devices by names that are related to the products they re using X 400 for the HP 9000 Series 800 is now available providing standards based multivendor store and forward electronic mail connectivity for UNIX system mail users Now users with large UNIX system networks can send and receive messages to DEC IBM DG and any other vendor that supports the X 400 standard X 400 as a UNIX system gateway HP X 400 800 can act as a gateway for any sendmail based mail network giving UNIX to multioperating sys tem message connectivity through a single HP 9000 Series 800 computer X 400 800 will allow a user on any UNIX system machine connected to a Series 800 via sendm
31. for optimal performance on the Series 955 Required main memory will vary with applications as with the number of active users on the system Additional memory controller required An additional memory controller P N All03A is required to support memory sizes greater than 128 Mbytes on the HP 3000 Series 955 Contact your HP representative for more information Technical Computers General FrameMaker advanced document publishing software within easy reach Scientific engineering and technical users are demanding electronic publish ing solutions They need the ability to create documents that integrate text and graphics quickly and easily Now you can capture this market with HP s new FrameMaker products also the number one selling software solution on Sun workstations FrameMaker opens previously closed doors to CAD CAE CASE and work station sales where documentation is a critical requirement So take a close look at your potential and installed cus tomer base If documentation is an integral part of their business if they produce technical reports software documentation presentations manuals specifications or other technical com munications they are FrameMaker candidates FrameMaker is an advanced documen tation package that integrates a power ful word processor a graphics drawing program and a page layout system FrameMaker is designed for easy use yet is p
32. hat an all RAM system does not make sense on a PC with a single flexible disk The 82304B will be eliminated per user input Instead of using ROM BASIC each PC 300 system will use soft BASIC so users can more easily upgrade as new versions are released Contact your HP representative for more information HP 9000 68000 family debugger simulator on HP 9000 Series 800 computers In April Hewlett Packard introduced a debugger simulator for 68000 family cross development on HP 9000 Series 800 computers This includes the Motorola 68020 processor as well as the 68000 68008 and 68010 Now there is complete cross software development support on the HP 9000 Series 800 computer The HP 64360 is an advanced cross debugger simulator that provides insight into microprocessor programs from the beginning of coding up to sys tem integration Both C and assembly language programs are supported by the HP 64360 The simulator allows debug and test to be performed without micro processor hardware As an integrated part of HP 64000 AxCASE the debugger simulator is coupled tightly with the corresponding C cross compiler assembler linker and Basis Branch Analyzer The Basis Branch Analyzer is a software tool that allows users to analyze branch execution of their cross development software This integrated set of tools is hosted currently on HP 9000 Series 300 With the addition of the debugger simulator to the Serie
33. his sans serif typeface is well suited for virtually any type of job The WordPerfect cartridge s proportion ally spaced portrait fonts have many special features a The CG Times and Univers typefaces are offered in 7 different point sizes totaling 18 portrait fonts continued on next page JUNE 1989 17 AP Channels Propuct NEWS f the user owns an HP LaserJet IID and or LaserJet 2000 printer with the automatic font rotation feature por trait fonts on the WordPerfect font cartridge can be rotated into land scape orientation This cartridge is compatible with all HP LaserJet printers except the HP LaserJet 2686A LaserJet PLUS and LaserJet 500 PLUS printers Below is a list of the available type faces point sizes styles and weights in the WordPerfect font cartridge Typeface Point size Style Weight CG Times 6 8 10 12 14 Upright Medium 8 10 12 14 Upright Bold 8 10 12 14 Italic Medium 18 24 Upright Bold Univers 14 18 24 Upright Medium Printers More scalable typefaces for Type Director and HP LaserJet printers Hewlett Packard announces the intro duction of 12 more scalable typeface products to be used with the Type Director font management program and HP LaserJet printers The February 1989 introduction of the Type Director font management pro gram and three scalable typeface products CG Times Univers and Decoratives 1 continues to move for ward and gai
34. hrough AO E including 30x42 and 29 X40 inches Units shipped prior to June 1 cannot be upgraded as the grit tube is at the core of the machine and a complete rebuild would be necessary Contact your HP representative for more information JUNE 1989 HP Channels 15 Propuct NEWS Plotters New take up reel and supplies for HP 7600 Series plotters A The new media take up reel option for the HP 7600 Series electrostatic plotters allows true unattended and overnight plotting A media take up reel polyester film and new toner will be available for the HP 7600 Series plotters in the next cou ple of months These new products pro vide improved media handling better output quality and a more extensive media set for electrostatic plotter users Media take up reel The new media take up reel available June 1 provides true unattended and overnight plotting The take up reel comes in two widths 609 millimeters 24 inches for the Model 240D and 914 millimeters 36 inches for the Model 240E It mounts on top of the plotter and will neatly roll and store drawings as they plot 1 HP CHANNELS June 1989 The optional take up reel must be ordered separately It is user installable and attaches easily with just six screws Polyester film The introduction of clear an
35. i Li training include the following Introducing the major Hi Li intrinsics Using Hi Li to access a block mode terminal and FORMSPEC forms file Using Hi Li to display FORMSPEC forms function key labels and mes sages and data to the terminal Using Hi Li to read edit and transfer data to your application program Explaining Hi Li s six data transfer methods that transfer data between an application program and terminal Showing Hi Li in a TurboIM AGE database application JUNE 1989 HP Channels Propuct NEWS HP 3000 Quick Ship Program available for HP MICRO 3000LX and GX If quick availability is important for your HP MICRO 3000 orders now is the time to take advantage of the HP Quick Ship Program in Guadalajara Mexico With the Quick Ship Program you can have an HP MICRO 3000LX or GX delivered within a week of the order date if you agree to pay air freight charges And if you don t require air shipment delivery can be expedited from five weeks to three weeks What the Quick Ship Program offers The Quick Ship Program offers you and your users quick availability and choices in delivery time Hewlett Packard has set aside a limited number of HP MICRO 3000LX and GX sys tems in Guadalajara to be used for Air Emergency and for Truck Emergency as part of the Quick Ship Program The table below summarizes three options that are now available Door to door availability
36. ine however by exiting BASIC and chang ing your CONF program you will cause the computer to lock up on return to BASIC The only supported portable comput ers for use with the 82300B are the Compaq Portable 386 20 with expan sion chassis and the Compaq Portable 286 with expansion chassis The 82990A HP IB Interface and Com mand Library was also tested with the HP Vectra LS I2 PC with the Zenith expansion chassis and was found to work correctly except for the JIODMA command The Zenith expansion chassis is not currently capable of performing DMA transfers Contact your HP representative for more information Computer Museum JUNE 1989 HP Channels Propuct NEWS Desktop HP Vectra ES I2 PC price changes Hewlett Packard has reduced the price of all models of the HP Vectra ES I2 PC effective May The following table is a complete listing of the HP Vectra ES I2 PC products whose prices were reduced effective May 1 Product No Description D1310A HP Vectra ES I2 Model 10 D1315A HP Vectra ES I2 Model 15 D1320A HP Vectra ES I2 Model 20 D1326A HP Vectra ES I2 Model 26 DI327A HP Vectra ES 12 Model 27 DI340A HP Vectra ES 12 Model 40 D1346A HP Vectra ES I2 Model 46 DI347A HP Vectra ES I2 Model 47 Desktop HP Vectra CS PC price change and discontinuance Effective June 1 1989 the price of the HP Vectra CS PC Models 10 15 16 20 26 and 27 will be increased
37. inter A sparse character set allows 420 line per minute draft quality print dramatically increas ing the price performance of the prod uct Some previously optional character sets are standard in the HP 2562C printer at no additional cost The HP 2562C printer has been designed to meet the impact printing requirements of small to medium com puter systems and distributed printing a D environments It is recommended for HP users whose printing needs exceed the capacity of the HP RuggedWriter 480 and HP 2934A printers The printer is well suited for industrial and manufacturing environments However because the operatiug noise level exceeds 55dBA the HP 2562C printer is not recommended for office applications The HP 2562C printer has a number of key features Performance High print speed of 420 Ipm in draft mode is ideal for long program listings system logs and archival printing More character sets The most popular character sets now have been made standard 13 3 cpi compressed character set Standard Roman 8 ASCII character set Line Draw Large Block bar codes and high density NLQ character set HP 256X compatibility Complete compatibility is offered across the line Users can add the HP 2562C printer and run existing applications without any changes Industrial graphics With bar codes line draw large block character sets and optional HP Label Card graphics
38. inter with additional memory Contact your HP representative for more information Printers HP 150 format soft fonts for HP LaserJet printer to be discontinued The 3 inch HP LaserJet printer soft fonts developed for the HP 150 Touch screen PC were discontinued May 1 1989 Below is a list of the soft font products removed from the HP Price List Product No Description 334l1AC TmsRmn Helv base set ASCID 334NAD TmsRmn Helv base set Roman 8 33411AE TmsRmn Helv supplemental set ASCII 334llAF TmsRmn Helv supplemental set Roman 8 3341IDA Letter Gothic Presentation 334lIEA Prestige Elite Family These soft fonts will still be available in 5 inch MS DOS format Site licensing for HP LaserJet printer soft fonts Prior to May 1 1989 site licenses for some HP LaserJet printer family soft fonts were available as Option 100 on the HP Price List Others were available through HP s Boise Product Specials To eliminate any confusion caused by obtaining site licensing through multiple sources the entire line of HP LaserJet printer soft font products are now available for site licensing through Boise Products Specials only On May 1 1989 the following Option 100 soft fonts were removed from the HP Price List Product No Description 33412AD Opt 100 TmsRmn Helv base set soft font for LaserJet printers 33412AF Opt 100 TmsRmn Helv supplemental set soft font 33412DA
39. is allows one typeface product to meet a myriad of printing requirements These scalable typefaces can be used to create both printer and screen fonts for WYSIWYG operations Each scalable typeface contains a master symbol set of almost 600 characters more than twice the symbols supported in the Apple laser printer environment This strong symbol set support enables users to create most symbol sets used in PC applications including HP IBM Adobe Microsoft and Ventura symbol sets The extensive set of characters also includes math and scientific sym bol sets Another feature permits Type Director users to create a reduced sym bol set for very large characters allow ing users to minimize printer and PC memory requirements Printers 2 Mbyte upgrade kit for HP LaserJet LaserJet PLUS and LaserJet 500 PLUS printers to be discontinued On July 1 1989 the 2 Mbyte upgrade kit HP 26054A for the HP LaserJet LaserJet PLUS and LaserJet 500 PLUS printers will be discontinued and removed from the HP Price List Orders will be taken through June 30 1989 with limited stock remaining The 2 Mbyte upgrade kit provides HP LaserJet printer users of the old style CX engine with 2 Mbytes of RAM for full page graphics and down loaded fonts Users interested in a replacement product for the 2 Mbyte upgrade kit should be encouraged to purchase an HP LaserJet Series II or LaserJet IID pr
40. izing on X 400 users can reduce or even eliminate the number of gateways and the number of different protocols in their network cutting the support and maintenance costs required to sustain multiple gateways on multiple operating systems More than just electronic mail X 400 provides multivendor electronic mail today However in the near future X 400 will be used as a transport for FAX TELEX and EDI HP and a number of other vendors are partici pating in a committee to provide an application programmatic interface API to X 400 This API will allow users to write their own store and forward applications on top of a stan dard transport X 400 Ordering information HP X 400 requires ARPA Services OSI Session and Transport Services OTS and the X 25 link product Product No Description 32034A R HP X 400 800 for HP 9000 Model 825 835 32035A R HP X 400 800 for HP 9000 Model 840 32036A R HP X 400 800 for HP 9000 Model 850 32071A R OTS 9000 for HP 9000 Model 825 835 32072A R OTS 9000 for HP 9000 Model 840 32073A R OTS 9000 for HP 9000 Model 850 For more information regarding X 400 on the HP 9000 Series 800 contact your HP representative You may also refer to the September 1988 issue of HP Channels pages 18 19 14 HP CHANNELS June 1989 Networks X 25 9000 link is shipping Series 300 l T Ac E Series 800 Serie
41. n A brief outline of the current plans for the conference is included below This will be our first super con ference and will include VARs soft ware suppliers systems integrators and OEMs that run solutions on HP 1000 3000 9000 systems This conference will immediately pre cede the INTEREX HP users group annual conference which will take place in San Francisco on September II I5 Many of our VABs will be exhibiting their products at the INTEREX show and the timing of the two events will allow them to attend both conferences VABS that are listed in the VALID data base received a poster promoting the conference in early May along with a questionnaire asking for input on the conference content We want to make this conference valuable for our VABs so we are encouraging you to give us your feedback about the types of ses sions you d like to attend Formal invi tations with registration packets will be mailed to you in June Look for much more information about this exciting event in your mail and in HP Channels in the months to come Wednesday September 6 VAB registration Thursday September 7 VAB general sessions and workshops VAB exchange and social event Friday September 8 VAB general sessions and workshops HP acquisition of Apollo During the last week in April Bill Hilliard HP s U S Marketing Center value added channel manager sent a letter to U S VABs regar
42. n momentum with the addition of the following products to the HP Price List Product No Description Available The WordPerfect font cartridge should prove to be one of the most successful HP font cartridges on the market Its DeskTop symbol set supported by WordPerfect 5 0 makes it a must for most applications A flier on the new cartridge is available by ordering P N 5953 6301 For more information and or a copy of the flier contact your HP representative 18 HP CHANNELS June 1989 C2050A D04 CG Triumvirate May C2050A D08 ITC Avant Garde Gothic C2050A DO7 ITC Lubalin Graph C2050A ZDO9 Futura II June C2050A DII Microstyle C2050A D06 CG Century Schoolbook C2050A D05 ITC Zapf Dingbats July C2050A D10 ITC Souvenir C2050A D12 Univers Condensed C2050A Dl4 Garamond Antiqua C2050A D13 ITC Benguiat C2040A DIS ITC Bookman August Each product contains both 514 and 3 inch disks All but ITC Zapf Ding bats contain four typefaces or treat ments that is regular bold italic and bold italic ITC Zapf Dingbats is a col lection of 379 different symbols pic tures and icons that are broken out into five sets Series 100 200 300 Ventura and PS These products are to be used with Type Director an MS DOS font management program With Type Director and HP scalable typefaces users can create fonts in sizes from 4 to 200 points in 5 point increments Th
43. ndow System applications and the MS DOS operating system HP AXDS PC requires an HP Vectra PC or PC AT bus compatible with 640 Kbytes of a RAM the HP intelli gent graphics controller ThinLAN or StarLAN 10 and networking software and one of a variety of high resolution color monitors For more information contact your HP representative X Window System is a trademark of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology UNIX is a registered trademark of AT amp T in the U S A and other countries MS DOS is a U S registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation IPC discontinuance July 1 This is a reminder that the HP Integral Personal Computer IPC and all asso ciated products will be removed from the HP Price List on July 1 1989 This is your last chance to buy the IPC or its accessories before it is discontinued If you have purchased HP Integral PCs in the past you may want to consider a last time purchase After July 1 1989 it will be impossible to purchase IPC related products Contact your HP representative for more information Desktop 82300B BASIC Language Processor Card not supported on HP Vectra LS 12 laptop PC The 82300B BASIC Language Pro cessor Card is not supported on the HP Vectra LS 12 laptop PC It was tested with the HP Vectra LS 12 PC and a Zenith expansion chassis and found not to work correctly with the 82300B The problems are not obvious and 82300B will install in the mach
44. only access to FrameMaker and International FrameMaker documents for manufacturing environments for example where guided on line access to the most up to date specifi cations and instructions is required Electronic view only documents replace cumbersome hard copy manuals continued on next page JUNE 1989 HP Channels Propuct NEWS Graphics FilterPak Translates graphical information created with other CAE CAD CASE applications into FrameMaker documents HPGL IGES and MacDraw are supported a Document FilterPak Translates documents created on other word processing systems such as TROFF Interleaf DCA IBM PC WordStar and others into FrameMaker documents Demonstration Program Lets your users test drive FrameMaker before they purchase the complete applica tion The on line tutorial and help menus get new users up and running quickly only the save feature is dis abled No reinstall is required when they purchase the complete applica tion The codeword installation acti vates the save feature Ordering information FrameMaker ordering information fol lows FrameMaker products are on all computer products discount schedules For additional information on FrameMaker please contact your HP representative Product No Description 74350A FrameMaker Opt 002 FrameMaker tape and installa tion guide Note can be ordered separately for demonstration program Opt 022 FrameMaker
45. owerful enough to satisfy the sophisticated needs of technical publications professionals Features WYSIWYG integrated text and graphics Full featured text processor Mathematical equation composition Easy to use page and document design Merged text and graphics Import capture manipulate and create graphics On line help Sold and supported by HP Runs on all Series 300 except Model 310 Supports al displays with 1024 x 768 or greater resolution Supports HP LaserJet and Apple LaserWriter PostScript printers Supports industry standard XII Windows System a Planned HP 9000 Series 800 and HP Vectra UNIX system support Product structure There are six different Frame products available from HP FrameMaker What you see is what you get WYSIW YG elec tronic publishing software provides a complete text processor a graphics toolbox for creating and manipulating technical graphics importing capabil ities for text and graphics and easy to use page and document design formats International FrameMaker Multilingual FrameMaker software that offers all the advanced Frame Maker features plus spell checking fonts and hyphenation in five languages U S English U K English Parisian French Dutch and German definable on a paragraph by paragraph basis and user inter faces in English French or German FrameViewer Provides economical view
46. play server available for the PC 9 HP first in the rewritable optical marketplace 11 X 400 on HP UX is here 13 X 25 9000 link is shipping 14 Personal Computers High performance X Window display server available for the PC HP AXDS PC an accelerated X Window System display server gives personal computers high performance network access to UNIX system based X Window graphics applications Together with HP s intelligent graphics controller for industry standard PCs this new software is designed to deliver workstation graphics performance equivalent to the HP 9000 Model 330 workstation configured as an X Window System server Because the code is downloaded into the memory of the HP intelligent graphics controller performance is not limited by the MS DOS operating sys tem or PC configuration By compari son most competing X server products are limited in performance since the XII server code is implemented as an MS DOS application Network access The display server which is based on the industry standard X Window Sys tem Version 11 Release 3 enables the PC user to have network access to both UNIX system based X Window System applications and MS DOS Adherence to X Window System allows users to access X Window System based applications on remote multi vendor host computers over a standard local area network A basic sequence of keystrokes allows HP AXDS PC users to toggle between X Wi
47. s 800 LAN HP9000 Serles 840 Public or Private Packet Switching Network X 25 Non HP System Conforming to CCITT Series 300 Terminal The X 25 800 and X 25 300 links began shipping in April The X 25 9000 link can be used as a direct X 25 connection native mode or as an X 25 server for other systems on a LAN that require X 25 access ARPA Services are sup ported for system to system communi cation Remote terminals are supported through host based PAD software Distributed X 25 applications can be written by using the Berkeley sockets interface provided to layer 3 To date these products are qualified to run on the following networks Austpac Australia Datapak Denmark Eirpac Ireland Datanet 1 Netherlands DDN U S Telenet U S DCS Belgium Transpac France Isranet Israel Datapak Sweden PSS U K Tymnet U S Datapac Canada Datex P Germany Itapac Italy Telepac Switzerland Infonet U S Series 800 HP PPN Certifications are being scheduled over the next few months for these networks Datex P Austria Pacnet II Taiwan Datapak Finland CDN U S Luxpac Luxemburg Infonet U S Series 300 If the public value added network you are interested in using is not listed above contact your HP representative for the status of the certification testing with that network Under investigation for
48. s 800 computers users can develop code test and simulate on their Series 800 computer without an emulator In addition to the capabilities of these tools the Series 800 computers support large software development teams needed for big projects continued on next page JUNE 1989 7 AP Channels PRopucT NEWS Advanced Cross Debug System features C and assembly code debugging Symbolic referencing including storage class data type structures and program scope High level stack backtrace High level variables monitored including automatics Breakpoints on static data Breakpoint macros Single step by function statement or machine instruction Logging of debug session Background operation for test purposes Windowed interface Guided command syntax with look ahead capability Direct use of BBA output Context sensitive help function 2 Simulates microprocessor instructions Captures timing information e Simulates microprocessor memory Simulates I O and interrupts Meeting cross software development needs The Advanced Cross Debug System meets the needs of software designers for embedded microprocessor systems C language and assembly language code can be debugged simultaneously The windowed interface and guided syntax command entry combined with multilevel help make the debugger easy to learn and easy to use The macro language permits designers to
49. so users must have the HP UX 5 2 release installed before updating to 5 3 All users currently on support contracts for the Series 500 will receive this release For those users not on support the discount given for Option 001 previous revision upgrade will be increased giving them an opportunity to get this update at a lower cost Contact your HP representative for more information HP 9000 New ease of use functionality for HP 9000 Series 300 Effective June 1 HP users ordering HP 9000 Model 340 360 or 370 work station bundles will be able to receive HP UX preloaded and preconfigured on an HP 7958S or 7959S SCSI disk Provided with this product called DSL 300 is a preconfigured X Windows environment that pro vides a log in screen and a friendly work environment with on line help facilities DSL 300 provides a basis for future easy to use environments from HP based on OSF Motif and NewWave DSL 300 offers significant productivity gains for users as installa tion time and trouble are kept to a mini mum These features are provided at no extra cost over the sum of the compo nents Look for the following new options on June 1 Option 404 162 Mbyte SCSI disk drive with HP UX installed Includes HP UX beginners guides and a pre configured X11 window environment Requires Option Oll SCSI interface board a Option 405 Same as above except 323 Mbyte SCSI disk drive
50. ss filtering capabilities to isolate traffic and add security between workgroups In most large networks that require a repeater to extend distance the 10 10 LAN Bridge provides a more effective solution and can provide network man agement with HP OpenView Bridge Manager HP 28653A In most situations multiport repeaters provide better functionality and are more cost effective than a two port repeater The primary use of the HP Repeater Kit has been with the referenced Siecor fiber optic transceiver to provide fiber backbone links between buildings The diagram below illustrates several con figuration alternatives using a combina tion of bridges and multiport repeaters Buliding 1 Thin coax 185 meters Twisted pas 100 meters Duplex Fiber Cable Distance i km Building 2 AUI cable Thick coax 500 meters bor Thin coax 185 meters HP 28663A StarLAN 10 Twisted par 100 meters Plotters HP DraftPro EXL plotter now supports 30x42 inch media The HP DraftPro EXL plotter has been modified to accommodate architectural 30x42 inch media as well as Army Corps of Engineers 29x40 inch media Modified units began shipping on June There will be no change to the product model number 7576A but modified units can be identified by new serial numbers prefix 2920AXXXX The HP DraftPro EXL can now handle English metric or architectural stan dard media size A4 A t
51. ver HP installation is available for an additional charge An SCSI cable is not included with the standard product because a cable is shipped with the 98265A or 98658A interface cards Additional cables are available either as a product option or through HP DIRECT Ongoing media incentive Users who buy three additional optical disk cartridges when they order an HP Model 650 A disk drive Option IBB will receive about 50 off the U S list price of each disk Users with a purchase agreement discount will realize additional savings This media incentive will be available indefinitely no expiration date is planned Nerworks X 400 on HP UX is here e Ordering information Product No Description CI701A Series 6300 Model 650 A rewritable optical disk drive Opt IAK Delete disk cartridge Opt IBB Add three disk cartridges 1 024 byte sectors Opt AF3 Add one l meter SCSI cable Monthly maintenance contracts 02A Standard 02N Priority on site 02C Next day on site 02L Scheduled on site 22B Customer return Accessories 92280A Additional cartridge from HP DIRECT 92222A a meter SCSI cable 92222B I meter SCSI cable 92222C 2 meter SCSI cable 92222D l meter SCSI extension cable 19500B 19 inch rack slide kit New naming strategy for HP products You may be wondering about the lengthy merchandising name and strange ordering number used for this product Over the next sev
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