bonham@dinl.uucp (margaret bonham) (05/09/89)
We've recently acquired an HP 9000 series 300 which runs 6.5 (?)
HP-UX. Supposedly this system has SoftPC and MS DOS available. We
did not receive all the manuals we were supposed to. How do I start
these?
On another note, I have had a series of very bad crashes with this
system -- usually while using X11 windows. I apologize if this has
already been discussed, but is this a common occurrance? How can I
make this system more reliable?
Thanks
Margaret
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Disclaimer: I don't actually BELIEVE in this stuff.rocky@hpfcmgw.HP.COM (Rocky Craig) (05/11/89)
> We've recently acquired an HP 9000 series 300 which runs 6.5 (?) > HP-UX. Supposedly this system has SoftPC and MS DOS available. We > did not receive all the manuals we were supposed to. How do I start > these? SoftPC on the Series 300 must be ordered as a separate product. You need HP 98870A (media and manuals) and HP 98870L (License to use). This product is not supported on the Model 310. There are also versions available for the 800 product line. Rocky Craig Hewlett-Packard
burzio@mmlai.UUCP (Tony Burzio) (05/11/89)
In article <1013@dinl.mmc.UUCP>, bonham@dinl.uucp (margaret bonham) writes: > > We've recently acquired an HP 9000 series 300 which runs 6.5 (?) > HP-UX. Supposedly this system has SoftPC and MS DOS available. We > did not receive all the manuals we were supposed to. How do I start > these? Hello fellow Martineer! Try spc & to get it running. You can make it look pretty with .Xdefaults attributes spc*. I use: spc*Foreground: yellow spc*Background: CadetBlue spc*BorderColor: blue spc*BorderWidth: 2 spc*topShadowColor: White spc*bottomShadowColor: SlateBlue When you place the mouse in the window, pressing the STOP key will give you the control menu. Clicking on the mouse button turns the mouse into a Microsoft mouse for PC programs. The programs seem to run at the same speed as a PC. > On another note, I have had a series of very bad crashes with this > system -- usually while using X11 windows. I apologize if this has > already been discussed, but is this a common occurrance? How can I > make this system more reliable? Two things crash a computer: bad kernel parameters and a power glitch. In the "Configuring the X Window System on Series 300" guide, it shows new kernel parameters: maxdsiz 0x2000000 shmmaxaddr 0x2000000 shmmax 0xC00000 dmmin 16 dmmax 1024 dmtext 1024 dmshm 1024 ****Note to HP: (The manual says maxsiz! Should be maxdsiz) I have had a crash or two without these set in the kernel. The other thing to watch for is power irregularities. In a large building you get all kinds of sags and surges. HP monitored our line for us and found that we needed a *very* good line filter. Ours from Puluzzi Engineering works just fine; Send mail if you want details. Hope this helps... ********************************************************************* Tony Burzio * My HP 370 TurboSRX is nice, but my Tek4129 Martin Marietta Labs * generates a lot more heat when the temp mmlai!burzio@uunet.uu.net * gets low in the building :-) *********************************************************************
jww@hpfclp.SDE.HP.COM (Jim Wichelman) (05/12/89)
> We've recently acquired an HP 9000 series 300 which runs 6.5 (?) > HP-UX. Supposedly this system has SoftPC and MS DOS available. We > did not receive all the manuals we were supposed to. How do I start > these? MS DOS is supported via the DOS Coprocessor card. This is orderable as a separate product: S300 DOS coprocessor HP 98286A S300 DOS coprocessor software HP 98531A S300 DOS system (both of the above) HP 98286S S300 DOS coprocessor + 1 Meg RAM HP 98286T 360 KB 5 1/4 floppy HP 9127A numeric coprocessor HP 45987A ROM Upgrade Kit HP 09133-89903 Contact Your HP Sales Rep for details.
rjn@hpfcdc.HP.COM (Bob Niland) (05/13/89)
re: "MS DOS is supported via the DOS Coprocessor card. This is orderable as
a separate product:"
..also SoftPC(R), which is an alternative solution.
98870A SoftPC software and documentation
98870S SoftPC license
> S300 DOS coprocessor HP 98286A
> S300 DOS coprocessor software HP 98531A
> S300 DOS system (both of the above) HP 98286S
> S300 DOS coprocessor + 1 Meg RAM HP 98286T
These numbers are a little old. The 98286A card is no longer sold separately.
It is part of the 98286S/T bundles and the 98286D diskless node kit.
> 360 KB 5 1/4 floppy HP 9127A
The co-processor solution also supports 3.5" (270K..1.6M) floppies via the
9122C drive (and any other SS/80 3.5" drive you might have on hand).
Regards, Hewlett-Packard
Bob Niland 3404 East Harmony Road
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