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Understanding Your System HP 3000 Series 9X8LX Computer Systems HP Part No. B3813-90001 Printed in USA Edition First Edition E0494
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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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- First Edition April 1994 B.50.00 Introducing the HP 3000 Series 9X8LX Hewlett-Packard's HP 3000 Series 9X8LX computer system for the multi-user environment combines office computing with mainframe power. The system is designed to be used in a standard office setting without the stringent environmental controls of the typical computer room. Its compact size accommodates a number of office configurations. Typically, the system consists of the following components: * The main computer that fits comfortably alongside a desk or table. * The system console connected to the computer for system activities. * An optional cabinet containing additional disk and tape drives for extra data storage. * The data communication and terminal controller, also called the DTC, that enables you to connect multiple terminals and printers to the system. * The external uninterruptible power system, also called the UPS, that can provide up to 15 minutes of battery backup power to the computer system. * Terminals or PCs set up on each user's desktop and connected to the DTC. * Various styles of printers conveniently located for easy access by several users. In This Book You may conclude one day that there are good reasons for knowing a little more about what goes on inside your computer. You may wonder: * What really happens when you use your MPE/iX computer--what makes it work? * Why you must do certain tasks, or why you must do them in a certain way. * Whether it is time to investigate more of the full potential of your computer. This book will not turn you into a computer expert. Instead, it provides an introduction to what computers do, and how they do it. [REV BEG] ________________________________________________________________________ | | |Worth Knowing | | | |This book is not required reading. There is no requirement to | |memorize anything here, although there are ideas Worth Knowing, as | |well as facts Worth Remembering. What you will find are facts that | |you may want to know as you work with your computer and as you begin | |to discover its potential. | ________________________________________________________________________ [REV END] Each chapter presents a set of related ideas and facts about your computer. No chapter is very long. You may read the chapters in any order. But as with any body of knowledge, some facts and ideas are basic, while others are more advanced. Becoming comfortable with the basics will give you an advantage with everything that comes later. Chapter 1: What Is A Computer? The parts of computer, including the hardware and the programs that make it run. Chapter 2: Where Am I? When log on, where do you find yourself inside the computer's account structure? Knowing the account structure, and how files are named, will help to guide you to the work you want to do. The meaning of user names, session names and passwords. Chapter 3: What Are Files? The nature and structure of files--where they are kept. How the computer uses files to move information from one place to another. Chapter 4: Here I Am--What Can I Do? How your user capabilities affect your work. Programs and how to start them running on your computer. Chapter 5: Where Does the Information Go? How the computer gets information from you, and what it does with that information. Protecting your information once it is in the computer. Chapter 6: Behind the Scenes How the computer sees things. Chapter 7: Commands Types of commands, using parameters, understanding how to read the syntax diagram of a command. Chapter 8: Command Files and Jobs You create them for your own use--command files and jobs. Chapter 9: Jobs and Job Files You create them and tell the computer how and when to do your work for you. Related Manuals Understanding Your System is the first book in a set of five manuals that includes the following: Understanding Your If you are new to computers, this is a good place to System (B3813-90001) start. It provides an introduction to what computers do and how they do it. Getting Started Familiarizes you with your computer and computer (B3813-90003) peripherals. It also explains how to get your system ready for use, how to use and maintain your tape drives and how to communicate with your system using HP Easytime/iX. Task Reference Describes how to communicate with your system using (B3813-90009) MPE/iX commands. This book also includes a chapter on how to get more information on your system, a chapter on troubleshooting and a glossary. Commands Reference Provides a detailed explanation of each MPE/iX (B3813-90011) command. New Features of Describes the changes to MPE/iX as of Release 4.5 and MPE/iX: Using the 5.0, which enhanced MPE/iX to make it "POSIX Hierarchical File compatible." The book also describes the features of System the hierarchical file system. (32650-90351)
NOTE The MPE/iX operating system has been enhanced as of Release 4.5 and 5.0 to include additional features that include POSIX compatibility and the hierarchical file system. The hierarchical file system is tree structured and can contain files at many different levels. This organization provides a special kind of file called a directory. Instead of holding data, directories contain lists of files and pointers to those files. For more information on POSIX and the hierarchical file system, refer to the book, New Features of MPE/iX: Using the Hierarchical File System (32650-90351), included in this documentation set. This book includes an overview of the following enhancements of MPE/iX as of Release 4.5 and 5.0: * Open systems environment * Hierarchical file system (HFS) * Expanded file naming syntax * New and enhanced commands and utilities * MPE/iX Shell and Utilities * MPE/iX Developer's Kit
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