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From: rjn@hpfcdc.HP.COM (Bob Niland)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: Moving 9825A HPL programs to 310 BASIC
Message-ID: <5570137@hpfcdc.HP.COM>
Date: 17 Mar 89 04:11:40 GMT
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re: "I need to transfer some HPL programs from a 9825A to a model 310 using
     BASIC 5.11."

HPL (HPL-II, they call it) is still available for the Series 300 from a
third party:  $800.00
                        Structured Software Systems
                        1072 Irick Road
                        Mt. Holly   NJ   08060
                        (609) 267-1616

     
> Is there a relatively simple way to do this using the HPIB?

The HP-IB at either end can be set to be "non system controller", and a
user-written application program can make that end act as a "device".  You
would probably want to transfer the files as text strings, and prefix them
with "!" in a 300 ASCII file.  This is somewhere between trivial and
difficult.  I haven't done it in about 10 years.


> The 9825 has a tape cartridge and 8" floppy, the 310 has a hard drive and
> 3.5" disk.  I'm not concerned about the translating from HPL to BASIC, I'll
> do that by hand (the programs aren't difficult or long, but there's a bunch
> of 'em), I just need a way to get them into the 310.  Both units also have
> a 16-Bit GPIO.

If you have a 9895A disk:  The 300 supports the 9895A.  I think you have all
the necessary documentation to read the HPL files using the PHYREC binary
subprogram supplied as a BASIC utility.  Non-trivial, but it does use the
resources you already have.

If you have a 9885M disk:  The 310 and 320 still support the 9885M/S.  With
a 5061-4211 cable, you could connect the 9885M disk to the 98622A interface
on the 300.  You will also need a 98620A/B DMA card, and some switch setting
info.  Contact me if you decide to go this route.  You still need to read
raw HPL file system bits.

Regards,                                              Hewlett-Packard
Bob Niland                                            3404 East Harmony Road
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