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From: irf@kuling.UUCP (Bo Thide')
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: HP 7958S disk question
Message-ID: <1138@kuling.UUCP>
Date: 17 Aug 89 17:59:34 GMT
References: <239@bnrunix.UUCP> <5570268@hpfcdc.HP.COM>
Reply-To: irf@kuling.UUCP (Bo Thide')
Organization: Dept. of Computer Systems, Uppsala University, Sweden
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In article <5570268@hpfcdc.HP.COM> rer@hpfcdc.HP.COM (Rob Robason) writes:
>> I assume that will change with 7.0.  If 7.0 on 300 and 800 will be
>> identical, then either both 300 and 800 will have partitions, or
>> neither will.  I hope partitions aren't going away :-)
>
>7.0 is planned to bring the 300 and 800 much closer together, but the
>match is not absolute.  Sorry Roger, but you've struck on one of the few
>exceptions:  Disk partitions on the 300 are not planned.  (If it's any
>consolation, though, we're not taking them out of the 800.)

As far as I know there will be other exceptions.  The most disappointing one
is that it will *not* be possible to boot old 800 series machines off
any other 9000 machine -- only 815s can be run diskless -- whereas 300
series machines can be booted off any other 300 or 800.  I hope I am
wrong ... :-)

(Common) Lisp on 800 is another possible exception (?).  Presently, there is
a transition from HPCL I to HPCL II (Lucid Lisp) going on.  I wonder if
HPCL II will be available on the 800s....

--Bo