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From: milburn@me10.lbl.gov (John Milburn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: HP 9000/700 ?
Message-ID: <11769@dog.ee.lbl.gov>
Date: 4 Apr 91 05:30:05 GMT
References: <5570592@hpfcdc.HP.COM>
Reply-To: JEMilburn@lbl.gov (John Milburn)
Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley
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X-Local-Date: Wed, 3 Apr 91 21:30:05 PST

In article <5570592@hpfcdc.HP.COM> perry@hpfcdc.HP.COM (Perry Scott) writes:

>But, as you say, the 700 runs 800 binaries just fine.  In fact, most of
>the commands (/bin, /usr/bin) are 800 binaries.  Do a "file /bin/*" on a
>demo machine and see what I mean.  I have not yet met an 800 executable
>that won't run on a 700.

I don't doubt what you are saying, but based on history, I think your
evidence is flimsey. This is from my 400t, running hp/ux 7.0:

me10:milburn 40 %) file /bin/ls
/bin/ls:        s200 demand-load executable     -version 2

Well, at least I know it's a Motorola :-)

-jem
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..And since the stench of death will always attract flies and vermin,
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