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From: NU070156@NDSUVM1.BITNET (Glen Overby)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp,comp.sys.ibm.pc,misc.wanted
Subject: Re: How IBM-compatible is the HP 150?
Message-ID: <350NU070156@NDSUVM1>
Date: Thu, 8-Oct-87 18:23:51 EDT
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Posted: Thu Oct  8 18:23:51 1987
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In article <1768@ho95e.ATT.COM>, wcs@ho95e.ATT.COM (Bill.Stewart) says:
>- Are file systems the 3.5" disks compatible with the
>        current 3.5" file systems used for laptops?
Not that we have found. It does not appear to be compatable with
those on the IBM PS/2.
The 5.25" drive works OK if you format the disk on a full PC Clone.
     
>- Is the system BIOS compatible?  90%?  etc?
No ROM BIOS; only DOS. Lets say "1%" compatable.
Generic MSDOS Turbo Pascal runs (use the HP terminal configuration
setting), Turbo C runs in line mode (not extensively tested), there
is a set up for the 150 in MicroEmacs3.8i, but I couldn't get 3.8i
to work on anything but Unix and MSDOS/IBMPC. There is also a MS-Kermit for it.
     
>- Is the display CGA or MDA compatible, or neither?
>        (hardware-level would be nice, BIOS-level good, DOS-only boring.)
Only DOS.  It does terminal emulation for DOS the same way as it does
to your remote host as a terminal.
     
Its not what you want if you need a full PC Clone, but it is useful
if what you need runs on it.  The touch-screen is neat!
     
Glen Overby
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