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Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION XL Release 2.0 (A.30.00) Overview by Myrna Allen Commercial Systems Division The Commercial Systems XL Release 2.0 introduces several new hardware and software products and contains enhancements to many existing products. This latest release will provide an increase in the performance, functionality, and reliability of the MPE XL Operating System. SYSTEM INFORMATION With this release Hewlett-Packard introduces the HP 3000 Series 960, an extension to the high-end HP 3000 Series 950 platform. The Series 960 features include increases to the high-end range by 30 to 40 percent and field upgrade capability from the HP 3000 Series 950 or the Series955. Hewlett-Packard also introduces TurboSTORE XL, a new XL product. TurboSTORE incorporates all the functionality of STORE/RESTORE along with added performance enhancements. These enhancements provide a significant reduction in scheduled downtime due to system backups. Enhancements have also been added to the STORE/RESTORE and the MPE XL User Interface. DATA COMMUNICATIONS XL Release 2.0 introduces LU 6.2 API/XL. LU 6.2 API/XL implements the IBM LU 6.2 programmatic interface. This interface gives you the ability to develop applications that are distributed between an HP 3000 and an IBM host. RJE/XL is now available on MPE XL. This software subsystem allows an HP 3000 MPE XL Operating System to emulate the major features of an IBM 2780 or IBM 3780 workstation. Binary Synchronous Communications Link (BSC) combines with RJE/XL to provide batch communications access between a 900 Series HP 3000 MPE XL Operating System and an IBM System 370 compatible mainframe using IBM BSC protocol. With the introduction of HP SNA DHCF/XL, you can access HP 3000 systems from an IBM 3270 terminal. The Distributed Terminal Controller (DTC) offers two new enhancements to further increase functionality and performance. DTC/Terminal Access, which supports terminal switching and DTC/X.25 Network Link, which includes the X.25 connection for HP 3000 Series 900 systems. LANGUAGES XL Release 2.0 introduces HP Business BASIC/XL. This new product, which is compatible with Business BASIC/V, contains several new capabilities and features, including: large program modules, floating point data, new system commands, and more comprehensive documentation. With this release, RPG/XL supports HELP screens for RSI applications. In addition, the XSORT utility now runs in native mode. Although this does not change the way the utility is used, it does provide performance improvement when sorting large files. HP C has been enhanced with the addition of HP C Optimizer and automatic linking of the libraries, LIBM and LIBCRAND. Enhancements have been added to FORTRAN 77/XL that provide increased functionality and increased compatibility with the DEC/VMS implementation of FORTRAN 77. Several compiler options have been added to HP Pascal. DATABASE TOOLS Several new features have been added to this version of ALLBASE/XL. These features include enhancements to ANSI & X/OPEN conformance, performance capabilities, programmer features, and usability enhancements. In addition this release of HP ALLBASE/QUERY has been enhanced to include the support of the new functionality offered by SQL D.0. SOFTWARE PRODUCTS HP DeskManager introduces AWCONVERTER, a document format converter. AWCONVERTER is called to convert an AdvanceWrite document, within HP DeskManager, to text. The HPDesk NewWave Browsers allow HPDesk users to process messages from NewWave Mail. This new feature also gives NewWave users the ability to send messages to users of AdvanceMail, HPDesk, NewWave Mail and foreign electronic systems. The new version of HP WordServices has been enhanced to run under Resource Sharing on both MPE V/E and XL. If you have an HPWORD/PC with a LAN connection to a 3000, you can now access HP WordServices in the same way as AdvancePrint users. Several new features have been added to this release of HP ALLBASE/4GL. The enhancements released with this version include: remote database access, direct access to HP ALLBASE/QUERY, and two new developer utilities. Two new features have been added to this version of HP GLANCE/XL. New functionality added through a session temporary called GLANCEKEY gives you the capability of saving and restoring user softkeys when terminating HP GLANCE/XL. The new "Q" command allows you to move a process from queue to queue. Enhancements have also been added to HP Word Intrinsics and Virtuoso Code Generator. PERIPHERAL SUPPORT The MPE XL 2.0 Operating System has increased the number of disk volumes and volume sets to 64.