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From: garrett@oscar.ccm.udel.edu
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Subject: Software Rev. levels for 9000/350...
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Date: 29 Nov 88 21:10:03 GMT
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I have just inherited the care and feeding of an HP 9000/350 system
that we have had for about a year or so, maybe longer.  The system seems
to currently be at Rev. level 5.5.  I would like to get the new X11R3
distribution running on the system and 1st want to make sure the machine
is up to revs before I try adding anything new.

So, two questions:

What are the current release versions of the following packages?:

AXE
PE
NS-ARPA Services
Starbase
Fortran
HP GKS 

Here is a list of the tapes that I have that had been received
but unopened until I dug up the machine:

HP GKS 6.0 Update
Starbase Display 6.0 Update
HP-UX Fortran 6.0 Update
NS-ARPA/300 6.0 Update
AXE 16-User 6.0 Update
PE 6.0 Update

Graphics Kernal System Update 6.2
Program Environment Update 6.21
AXE 16-User Update 6.21
NS-ARPA Services Update 6.2
FORTRAN Update 6.2
STARBASE DISPLAY LIST Update 6.2

If the 6.2/6.21 tapes represent the latest, greatest release, can I go
directly to them from the 5.5 version without 1st upgrading to 6.0?
I know that for VAX/VMS there are sometimes certain paths one must follow
to do complete upgrades (ie to get to 4.7 from 4.3 you must first go to 4.4
then 4.6 and then 4.7) is this also the case for HP/UX on the 350?

2nd question:  The X11R3 README file states that the X stuff runs on a 350
with 6.01 HP/UX.  Will it also work with 6.2/6.21?  I saw one message a while
back from someone who seemed to be having sluggishness problems.  Was that
solved?

					Thanks in advance!

					Joel J. Garrett
					Research Associate
					Univ. of Delaware, CCM

					inet:  garrett@oscar.ccm.udel.edu