Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sdd.hp.com!hp-pcd!hpfcso!lang From: lang@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (John J. Lang) Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp Subject: Re: Switching from Sun to HP: some general questions Message-ID: <7370361@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM> Date: 12 Apr 91 18:56:48 GMT References: Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Fort Collins, CO, USA Lines: 41 / hpfcso:comp.sys.hp / jjc@jclark.UUCP (James Clark) / 6:38 am Apr 8, 1991 / > With the 2-user version of HPUX, does a uucp login count as a user? > Does a rlogin count as a user? I don't know about uucp logins. I don't think rlogin's count. > Does HPUX provide lpr or does it only provide lp? Does it support > PostScript printers? Some people have said no, but there is a /usr/bin/lpr file on the S700 I have access to. It does support PostScript Printers. > How does HP's 19'' monitor compare to the Trinitron that Sun ships? HP does have Sony Monitors, but they are not used by the low end Graphics devices supported by the S700 (CRX and GRX). These use a 72 Hz Hitachi monitor, which is not as good as the 60Hz Sony on my s400. There is a 72 Hz Sony, but I have not information on how compatible or expensive it is. As far as I know it is not being offered as an option by HP. > How about the keyboard and mouse? How noisy/hot would a system with > two internal 400Mb disks be? Would it be reasonably pleasant in an > office environment? I have had both sitting on/under my desk, and have not noticed a problem. I find the keyboard and mouse to be fine. > Does it connect directly to thinwire ethernet? Yes. > How reliable is the standard C compiler? Are the higher optimization > levels sufficiently reliable to be usable? Is ANSI C included with > HPUX or available separately? We compile about a 'billion' lines of graphics code with the standard C compiler, using full optimization. There have been problems in the past, most have been fixed, a few have been worked around. I think ANSI C is included, and uses the same optimizer.