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From: rjn@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Bob Niland)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: HP 9836
Message-ID: <7370315@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM>
Date: 20 Feb 91 15:53:36 GMT
References: <1991Feb18.230935.14517@athena.mit.edu>
Organization: Hewlett-Packard/FSY Ft.Collins,CO,USA
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re: > Recently I had the chance to use some HP9836's.

> I was wondering if someone can give me the spec's on these computers.

Also known as HP 9000 Series 200 Model 236, introduced circa 1981.  It is MC
68000 (8 or 12 MHz) or MC 68010 based.

> (i.e.  os, disk format)

Runs stand-alone HP BASIC/WS, stand-alone Pascal/WS and HP-UX 2.1 or 5.1
(Series 200 HP-UX no longer available).

The floppies use an HP format that dates from the late 70s.  Single-sided,
66 tracks per surface (+4 spares), 16 sectors/track, 256 bytes/sector,
270,336 bytes formatted.  The file system is usually HP-LIF (Logical
Interchange Format).

> And if there is a utility on IBM AT's that would allow
> the reading and writing of the disks formatted on these computers.

Oswego Software reportedly sells a LIF utility for PCs.

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