HP 3000 MPE V: notes on Y2K Safe release

From: Frank McConnell <fmc_at_reanimators.org>
Date: Thu Feb 17 12:53:10 2000

Steve Robertson <steverob_at_hotoffice.com> wrote:
> On Tuesday, February 15, 2000 11:29 PM, Joe [SMTP:rigdonj_at_intellistar.net] wrote:
> > I spotted a HP 3000 system 37 today in a scrap place. It has two HP 7963
>
> Question for the HP gurus:
>
> Since it's not too far away, I was thinking about grabbing the
> system. So, can I use my 3000/42 FOS tapes to reinstall the OS on
> the 37?

Good question. I'm not sure. The 37 has writable control store and
so when it boots from tape I think it will want to find a WCS image
in the SYSDUMP prefix on the tape. Would the 42 FOS tapes have that
WCS image?

I suspect there need to be at least two different types of MPE V/E FOS
tapes to boot all 3000s supporting MPE V/E: one for 37s (and maybe for
the various Micro 3000s -- do they use the same microinstructions and
WCS images?), one for 64?/68/70s, and maybe one for the non-WCS 3000s.

-Frank McConnell
Received on Thu Feb 17 2000 - 12:53:10 GMT