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From: campbelr@hpcuhe.cup.hp.com (Bob Campbell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: HP 9000 s 700 questions ????
Message-ID: <31480022@hpcuhe.cup.hp.com>
Date: 15 Apr 91 22:23:16 GMT
References: <1991Mar13.121715.25269@qut.edu.au>
Organization: Hewlett Packard, Cupertino
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> 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?

I have it listed as a 2MB drive.  I do not know if that is formatted or
not.  HP-UX has utilities for reading MS-DOS disks, but I do not know
if it works for this unit.

> 2. Doesn't the base HPUX operating system come with a C compiler?  If so,
> how is it different from the C/ANSI C compiler (B2413A) offered as a
> separate layered product?  If not, how does one recompile the kernel?
> What is the motivation behind marketing the C/ANSI C compiler separately
> at list price of $1,500?

The base system comes with a minimal compiler used only for reconfiguring
the system.  The C/ANSI C compiler mentioned is needed for user programs.

> 3. We have a half-height DDS DAT drive from Wangtek which we hope to use
> with the 700 series workstation.  Should we expect problems reading the
> HP DAT distribution tapes on our third-party DAT drive?  How about booting
> off a bootable DAT tape on our third-party DAT drive?

We only support the HP DDS unit for booting/installing.  Lack of support
does not automatically mean that it will not work, it means that we have
not and will not test that the configuration works or commit to any bug
fixes that are caused by that peripheral.  (Note that the SCSI card *is*
a supported HP product.  We will fix problems on our end)

> 4. What is the format of the documentation on CD-ROM (B2355A #0BC)?  Are
> they in nroff/troff format?  Would it be possible to generate nice-looking
> hardcopies from the CD-ROM documentation on our postscript laser printer.
> Will I still have access to the usual online man pages in /usr/man if I
> choose not to purchase the above option?

I don't know.
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