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Product 900 Series HP 3000 Computer Systems MPE V to MPE XL Getting Started: Mentor's Guide HP Part No. 30367-90004 Printed in U.S.A. Printed Oct 1989 Edition Third Edition E1089
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No part of this document may be | |photocopied, reproduced, or translated to another language without the| |prior written consent of Hewlett-Packard Company. | ________________________________________________________________________ Copyright Æ 1989 by Hewlett-Packard Company Print History The following table lists the printings of this document, together with the respective release dates for each edition. The software version indicates the version of the software product at the time this document was issued. Many product releases do not require changes to the document. Therefore, do not expect a one-to-one correspondence between product releases and document editions. Edition Date Software Version --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Edition September 1987 A.01.00 First Edition November 1987 A.10.00 Second Edition July 1988 A.20.00 Third Edition October 1989 A.30.00 Documentation MapPreface What Is This Book? This book is the mentor's guide for the self-paced course MPE V to MPE XL: Getting Started. ...Getting Started familiarizes experienced users of MPE V with the new features and commands of the MPE XL operating system. It is a prerequisite for several MPE XL classroom courses. These courses are listed on page 2 of the ...Getting Started Preface. Who Should Use This Book? This book should be used by managers/senior staff members who wish to assist other users in completing the ...Getting Started course, or who are responsible for ensuring that users meet the general usage prerequisites for other courses. The guide suggests how a mentor can facilitate the learning process, particularly in the matters of logistics and troubleshooting. Though not all ...Getting Started students need a mentor, mentored self-paced training is a useful alternative for those customers who desire it. How Should This Book Be Used? This book should be used to identify which users might benefit from mentoring. It defines the role of the mentor and suggests two different mentoring strategies. After reading the Preface and the Introduction, potential mentors should decide whether or not there is a need for mentoring in their organization. If so, they should continue reading to learn the details of the mentor's responsibilities. The Appendix contains ...Getting Started final exams that the mentor can administer, if desired, or that can be used as a self-check by students, if no mentor is assigned. What Is Needed Besides This Book? The mentor will not need anything else, but each student will need * Exclusive access to an account on a 900 Series HP 3000 (MPE XL Version A.01.01 or later). * A LABS group, in addition to a home group. * Basic user capabilities, plus PH capability if the student needs to go through Chapter 7. * Working knowledge of an editor, such as MPE's EDIT/3000. Conventions UPPERCASE In a syntax statement, commands and keywords are shown in uppercase characters. The characters must be entered in the order shown; however, you can enter the characters in either uppercase or lowercase. For example: COMMAND can be entered as any of the following: command Command COMMAND It cannot, however, be entered as: comm com_mand comamnd italics In a syntax statement or an example, a word in italics represents a parameter or argument that you must replace with the actual value. In the following example, you must replace filename with the name of the file: COMMAND filename punctuation In a syntax statement, punctuation characters (other than brackets, braces, vertical bars, and ellipses) must be entered exactly as shown. In the following example, the parentheses and colon must be entered: (filename):(filename) { } In a syntax statement, braces enclose required elements. When several elements are stacked within braces, you must select one. In the following example, you must select either ON or OFF: {ON } COMMAND {OFF} [ ] In a syntax statement, brackets enclose optional elements. In the following example, OPTION can be omitted: COMMAND filename [OPTION] When several elements are stacked within brackets, you can select one or none of the elements. In the following example, you can select OPTION or parameter or neither. The elements cannot be repeated. [OPTION ] COMMAND filename [parameter] [...] In a syntax statement, horizontal ellipses enclosed in brackets indicate that you can repeatedly select the element(s) that appear within the immediately preceding pair of brackets or braces. In the example below, you can select parameter zero or more times. Each instance of parameter must be preceded by a comma: [,parameter][...] In the example below, you only use the comma as a delimiter if parameter is repeated; no comma is used before the first occurrence of parameter: [parameter][,...] |...| In a syntax statement, horizontal ellipses enclosed in vertical bars indicate that you can select more than one element within the immediately preceding pair of brackets or braces. However, each particular element can only be selected once. In the following example, you must select A, AB, BA, or B. The elements cannot be repeated. {A} {B} |...| ... In an example, horizontal or vertical ellipses indicate where portions of an example have been omitted. Å In a syntax statement, the space symbol Å shows a required blank. In the following example, parameter and parameter must be separated with a blank: (parameter)Å(parameter) The symbol indicates a key on the keyboard. For example, RETURN represents the carriage return key or Shift represents the shift key. CTRLcharacter CTRLcharacter indicates a control character. For example, CNTRLY means that you press the control key and the Y key simultaneously. base prefixes The prefixes %, #, and $ specify the numerical base of the value that follows: %num specifies an octal number. #num specifies a decimal number. $num specifies a hexadecimal number. If no base is specified, decimal is assumed.
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