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From: scott@hpcvca.CV.HP.COM (Scott Linn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: HP 150 microcomputer - can it be IBM compatible??
Message-ID: <4480015@hpcvca.CV.HP.COM>
Date: 11 Oct 89 21:06:25 GMT
References: <706@tijc02.UUCP>
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Co., Corvallis, Oregon
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/ hpcvca:comp.sys.hp / seb022@tijc02.UUCP (Scott Bemis         ) /  8:07 pm  Oct  9, 1989 /

>    I am trying to determine if a Hewlett Packard 150
>microcomputer is IBM compatible or can be "made" IBM compatible via a 
>few tricks.    A non-profit organization (a local symphony) has received this
>HP microcomputer via a donation.   The symphony manager is trying to get this
>HP 150 microcomputer working to solve his problems.   

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You didn't mention what kind of software you wanted to run.  And, you didn't
mention if you need to plug in a board, etc.  This makes quite a difference.

The HP150 is only MSDOS compatible.  There is a program available to
make it mostly BIOS compatible.  This still doesn't cover plug-in
boards or programs which write directly to screen memory.

Please supply more information if you want more accurate replies.

Scott Linn
hplabs!scott@hpcvcbh