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From: jsadler@misty.boeing.com (Jim Sadler)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: /system/*/pif ????
Message-ID: <1150042@misty.boeing.com>
Date: 1 Nov 90 05:46:41 GMT
References: <1150040@misty.boeing.com>
Organization: Boeing Commercial Airplane BCS Support
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/ misty:comp.sys.hp / paul@prcrs.UUCP (Paul Hite) /  8:29 am  Oct 30, 1990 /
In article <1150040@misty.boeing.com>, jsadler@misty.boeing.com (Jim Sadler) writes:
>> Does anyone know if the /system/*/pif files are of any use ?
>> 
>
>With 7.0, HP ruined all of this.  The unsupported pifck has been replaced by
>a supported pdfck.  But the /system/*/pdf files are all missing.  To top it
>off, HP supplies /system/*/pif files full of bogus information.  If you want
>a "bill of materials" system, you'll have to roll your own.

	Let me guess.  a ENHANCEMENT REQUEST(aka bug report) needs to be
	generated.  The HP response (according to standard SSB
	terminlogy): "May be fixed in future release."
>
>Paul Hite   PRC Realty Systems  McLean,Va   uunet!prcrs!paul    (703) 556-2243
>        You can't tell which way the train went by studying its tracks.
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Thanks for the info!

jim sadler
206-234-9009	email	uunet!bcstec!jsadler | jsadler@misty.boeing.com