keith@sequoia.UUCP (Keith Pyle) (02/21/90)
The scenario is as follows: we have an HP 9000/825 running HP/UX Release A.B3.10.2A and one part of our organization is considering the acquisition of an HP 9000/300 workstation, also to run HP/UX. We have been told that the two machines are essentially the same and that the OS is also essentially the same. Presumably, the worst case is that we will have to recompile our applications and generate new executables. Does anyone have experience with both of these machine which would support or refute these claims? Please e-mail replies to me and I will forward them to the appropriate parties. Thanks in advance. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Keith Pyle UUCP: ...!cs.utexas.edu!execu!keith Manager, Data Processing Services Dept. Internet: keith@execu.com Execucom Systems Corp. execu!keith@cs.utexas.edu Two Wild Basin Road keith%execu.uucp@cs.utexas.edu Austin, Texas 78746 Ma Bell: 512-327-7070 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
mike@hpfcso.HP.COM (Mike McNelly) (02/22/90)
Two thoughts on portability you might consider: 1. Make sure both the S300 and the S800 are using the same release. In your case this should be release 7.0. Otherwise, comparisons between these machines will be confused. There are a lot of differences between release 3.1 and release 7.0 on the S800, for example. 2. For language differences on the two machines check out the HP-UX Portability Guide for HP 9000 Series 300/800 Computers, HP Part number 98794-90046. It should be available from your local HP sales rep. NOTE: It frequently goes into gory detail - don't be intimidated by its size. The differences are generally in corner cases and in language extensions to support programs from other companies (lots of extensions for this purpose). C and FORTRAN are quite portable between the systems whereas Pascal is somewhat less so. Some information is also available for system calls, etc. Hope this helps. Mike McNelly mike%hpfcla@hplabs.hp.com