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From: rjn@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Bob Niland)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: HP 9000 s 700 questions ????
Message-ID: <7370363@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM>
Date: 14 Apr 91 18:39:06 GMT
References: <1991Mar13.121715.25269@qut.edu.au>
Organization: Hewlett-Packard/FSY Ft.Collins,CO,USA
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re: > I have a few questions regarding the 700 series workstations from HP:

> 1. What is the capacity of the 3.5" floppy drive unit (A1984A)?  1.4 MB?
> Does it have the capability to read/write MS-DOS/Macintosh diskettes?

It supports all the HP and IBM double-sided and high-density formats,
including 720K and 1.44M.  Sector sizes of 256, 512 and 1024 bytes are
supported.  The IBM capability is essential for SoftPC, which I understand
is very peppy on a 700.  The IBM & HP are all CAV formats.  Apple uses CLV
and I don't believe we can handle that.

> 4. What is the format of the documentation on CD-ROM (B2355A #0BC)?  Are
> they in nroff/troff format?

They are in HP TAG format, a proprietary SGML.

> Would it be possible to generate nice-looking
> hardcopies from the CD-ROM documentation on our postscript laser printer.

Yes/No.  LaserROM provides the capability to dump illustrated and typeset
hardcopy, but only an a PCL printer like a LaserJet+ (or later).  If your Ps
printer is a laserJet with a cartridge, you'll need to put it in PCL mode.

> Will I still have access to the usual online man pages in /usr/man if I
> choose not to purchase the above option?

Yes.

Regards,                                              Hewlett-Packard
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