mikea@utoday.UUCP (mikea) (07/25/88)
UNIX Today! plans to review one of HP's spectrum machines in its next issue. We do our reviews by interviewing users of the machine and writing up their opinions, rather than by merely writing up our own personal views. If anyone out there who is using a Spectrum class machine would like to be interviewed, please contact me at 516-562-5922 or via the net at uunet!utoday!mikea.
daver@hpcvca.HP.COM (David Rabinowitz) (07/26/88)
HP is using the name HP-PA, HP Precision Architecture, instead of Spectrum for this computer series because another company owns the Spectrum name; Spectrum was the internal code name for the product line. The machines in this series are the HP 9000/8xx and 9000/9xx computers.
pdg@hpcupt1.HP.COM (Paul Gootherts) (07/28/88)
> The machines in this series are the HP 9000/8xx and 9000/9xx computers.
^
Actually, that's the HP 9000 Series 800 and the HP 3000 Series 900.
^
The HP 9000's run HP-UX and the HP 3000's run MPE-XL (a proprietary
operating system).
Paul Gootherts, hpda!pdgjeffh@weycord.WEYCO.COM (07/31/88)
I'll be calling you to discuss DIL, uucp and other "conformance to standards" problems... Jeff (Spectra Software) Harrell (the guy that likes DIL- and hopes to see it on the s800) (206) 927-9268
hartman@hpisoa1.HP.COM (Doug Hartman) (08/15/88)
To be even more specific, there are doubtless lots of Spectra out there, including ones from IEEE and Chevrolet. Trademarks only apply within a particular business. (Lawyers argue over where one business stops and the next begins.) While HP is probably in the clear re: copier paper and small cars, I think Foxboro controls or some such firm sells a Spectrum process control system, and we do compete in that business. Doug Hartman
matt@shorty.CS.WISC.EDU (Matt Schaefer) (08/20/88)
In article <3800008@hpisoa1.HP.COM> hartman@hpisoa1.HP.COM (Doug Hartman) writes >To be even more specific, there are doubtless lots of Spectra >out there, including ones from IEEE and Chevrolet. Trademarks >only apply within a particular business. (Lawyers argue over [] If we are talking about the business of computers, how about the Sinclair Spectrum? Matt Schaefer ...!{harvard,ihnp4,rutgers,ucbvax}!uwvax!matt UW-Madison Computer Systems Lab matt@cs.wisc.edu
stefan@hpausla.HP.COM (Stefan Ziemer) (08/29/88)
From what I understand it was actually a guy in Aus. who created the biggest stink. He had a computer range called spectrum and he didn't like HP invading his patch one little bit. I forget his name now but it was a couple of years ago now. Stefan Ziemer Australian Software Operation