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From: nathanm@hpcvra.HP.COM (Nathan Meyers)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: How IBM-compatible is the HP 150?
Message-ID: <5040001@hpcvra.HP.COM>
Date: Fri, 9-Oct-87 18:02:43 EDT
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Posted: Fri Oct  9 18:02:43 1987
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> - Are file systems the 3.5" disks compatible with the 
> 	current 3.5" file systems used for laptops?

No... the drive with your 150 predates that format.

> - Is the system BIOS compatible?  90%?  etc?

The system is DOS compatible... the INT 21h calls will work.  It
is not BIOS compatible.

> - Is the display CGA or MDA compatible, or neither?
> 	(hardware-level would be nice, BIOS-level good, DOS-only boring.)

Boring.

> - What else should I know?

I believe there are some low-level calls for using specific HP-150
features (such as graphics), but nothing BIOS-compatible as regards
display, keyboard, serial ports, etc.  The HP-150 is a very good
vanilla MS-DOS machine and an excellent terminal.

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Nathan Meyers
nathanm@hp-pcd