Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!rutgers!mailrus!ncar!gatech!udel!garrett@oscar.ccm.udel.edu From: garrett@oscar.ccm.udel.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp Subject: Software Rev. levels for 9000/350... Message-ID: <5734@louie.udel.EDU> Date: 29 Nov 88 21:10:03 GMT Sender: usenet@udel.EDU Distribution: na Organization: University of Delaware, CCM Lines: 52 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