ken@hpclkms.HP.COM (Kenneth Sumrall) (07/26/88)
Sorry to post this again, but the STUPID NOTES INTERFACE they force me to use
here tricked me into replying to a basenote, not starting a new one. So, in
the interest of getting more readership, I post again.
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Hi there! ( (c) Peter Gabriel :-) )
I have a choice of two HP IPC's that I can take home, and in evaluating
which one was better, I compared the ROM revision numbers. One of the ROM's
was part number 00095-60006, Rev. A. The other ROM was part number 82991A,
Rel. 5.0. I don't know how to compare releases with revisions, or numbers
with letters, so I want to know which ROM is newer. (I am inclined to think
that the Rel. 5.0 is newer, but I want to be sure)
Also, a program on the System Disk (Rel. 1.0.0) that comes with the IPC
called prep_sys is supposed to fix a bug in the disk handler, and a few other
small bugs. This program works on the Rev. A ROM, but not on the Rel. 5.0
ROM. (The error message is wrong ROM version) Does this mean that Rel. 5.0
fixed this bug?
Now for my final question. I heard a rumor about a ROM upgrade that put
the csh and some other programs in the ROM. Is this true? If so, where can
I get it (i.e., what is the part number) Thanks in advance!
Kenneth Sumrall
ken%hpclkms@hplabs.hp.com
P.S. In case you don't know, IPC stands for Integral Personal Computer.
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