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From: rjn@hpfcso.HP.COM (Bob Niland)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: LASER-ROM on HP-UX
Message-ID: <7370131@hpfcso.HP.COM>
Date: 3 May 90 03:38:52 GMT
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Organization: Hewlett-Packard/FSY Ft.Collins,CO,USA
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re: > 2.  When will Laser-ROM become a distribution media for HP-UX software
    > updates? 
    
As soon as possible, but no earlier than 8.0, (although third parties can
distribute at 7.0 on CD, because they don't require boot/install).
    
> How does/will the speed of update via Laser-ROM compare to mag tape or 9144?

About as well as you'd expect for 1000x faster seek and 5x faster transfer
rate.

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