HP 3000 MPE V: notes on Y2K Safe release

From: Frank McConnell <fmc_at_reanimators.org>
Date: Fri Feb 18 00:45:16 2000

Steve Robertson <steverob_at_hotoffice.com> wrote:
> 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?

Stan Sieler got me to re-read one of my manuals. I'm still not sure
what it looks like on the tape, but it looks like a bootable tape can
contain multiple WCS loads for different models of CPU and still
support the models that have microcode in ROM. So this can work,
if the /37 microcode is in its place on the FOS tape, and I think
that's pretty likely for a (probably mass-produced) FOS tape.

-Frank McConnell
Received on Fri Feb 18 2000 - 00:45:16 GMT