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From: donnag@hpfcso.HP.COM (Donna Griffiths)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: dos on a HP900s340
Message-ID: <7370200@hpfcso.HP.COM>
Date: 29 Aug 90 21:50:22 GMT
References: <steve.651894345@apollo>
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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Since you asked....

There  are two  options  for DOS on an  s340,  the DOS  Coprocessor  or
SoftPC.  The DOS Coprocessor  provides AT hardware assisted  emulation,
while SoftPC does not require any extra hardware.

SoftPC 2.0 is a software emulator of an IBM PC XT.  It will run on both
the s300 and s800 in X11 or on the HP2393 or HP700/44 serial terminals.
It emulates  EGA,CGA and  Hercules  graphics  for the X11  versions and
provides MDA compatibility on serial  terminals.  It is very compatible
with the IBM PC XT and will run most applications, including Lotus 123,
DB111 and HPgraphics  gallery.(it  even runs the MS Flight  Simulator!)
SoftPC  should  be on the CPL now. 

SoftPC 2.0 Features

* EGA Graphics Emulation
* AT Emulation
* 80287 Math Coprocessor Emulation
* Variable Sized Windows
* Auto Freeze upon mouse leaving window
* Auto Flush of comm and lpt ports
* Drive A and B floppy support using your HP Floppy drive 
* 3 1/2" floppy support
* Expanded Serial Terminal Support

The following features for SoftPC 2.0 are configurable 
via the user interface.

* EGA Graphics Emulation
* Math Coprocessor  80287  Emulation
* Variable Sized Windows
* Auto Freeze upon mouse leaving window
* Auto Flush of comm and lpt ports
* Drive B floppy support

The following disk drives are supported.

* 3 1/2" floppy  support 
This will be provided using the 9122C floppy disk drive.  Both the 720k
and 1.44MB high density formats will be supported on this drive.


* 5 1/4 " floppy support
This will be provided using the 9127A floppy disk drive.
Unfortunately, the high density AT format will not be supported 
on this drive.

Both of these drives may be connected to either the s300 or s800
using hpib.

Below are the rest of the SoftPC 2.0 features.  
	
* AT  80286 Emulation
* Expanded Serial Terminal Support
The supported terminals will include the 700/44, 700/92 and
700/94 as well as the 2392, 2393 and 2397.


Current Part Numbers and Price List for SoftPC 2.0 
		

***	This information is posted without confirmation.  ***

	Info:

	HP SoftPC/300
	98870CL - Lic-to-use HP SoftPC		
	98870CA - Media and Manuals for 98870L 
		 Software provided on 1/4" tape
		 - option 100 - Delete Manuals  

	HP SoftPC for 825/835/850/855
	98876C - Lic-to-use, media and manuals 
	       - opt AA0 1/4" tape         
	       - opt AA1 9 trk 1600bpi tape
	98876CR - Right-to-copy 98876A        
		  - 0B0 - Delete manuals     


I don't know what the numbers are for the DOS Coprocessor.
Call your local SE for a demo.  SoftPC is neat  because  it can  easily
run  across X windows  and since it  allows  access to the  HP-UX  file
system DOS files are easily  shared.  Users can also share emulated DOS
hard disks which cuts down on system admin.  The  performance on a s340
would probably be about a Norton SI 2.6 CPU wise.

Good Luck!!

Donna Griffiths

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