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Introduction to MPE XL for MPE V Programmers Migration Guide

Overview of 
Differences: 
MPE V/E
and MPE XL 

Managing Shared Resources with RINs is the same in both MPE V/E and MPE
XL based computer systems.  Intrinsics related to dynamic loading of
library procedures have undergone some modification in MPE XL Native
Mode.  In addition, new Native Mode intrinsics have been introduced to
assist you with the dynamic loading of Native Mode executable library
procedures.

New 

MPE XL features that are not available on MPE V/E include:

 *  The following intrinsics:

HPFIRSTLIBRARY (NM)                         HPGETPROCPLABEL(NM)
HPMYPROGRAM (NM)                            HPMYFILE (NM)

Changed 

Existing MPE V/E features that have been modified on MPE XL include:

 *  The following intrinsics:

LOADPROC (NM)
UNLOADPROC (NM)

Unchanged 

Existing MPE V/E features that are the same on MPE XL include:

 *  The following intrinsics:

FREELOCRIN                                  GETLOCRIN
 LOADPROC (CM)                              LOCKGLORIN
LOCKLOCRIN                                  LOCRINOWNER
UNLOADPROC (CM)                             UNLOCKGLORIN
UNLOCKLOCRIN

 *  The following commands:

FREERIN
GETRIN

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