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PRODUCT RELEASE INFORMATION [ COMMUNICATOR 3000/XL: XL REL. 2.2 (A.41.00) ] MPE/iX Communicators


COMMUNICATOR 3000/XL: XL REL. 2.2 (A.41.00)

Chapter 7  PRODUCT RELEASE INFORMATION 

The following provides information on the currently supported Commercial
Systems XL Releases.  Included are the MPE XL VUF and a list of products
introduced.  It also provides information on significant changes made to
a release.

          MPE XL Product Releases 

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|    Release    |  MPE XL VUF   |   Date Code   | Product(s) Introduced/Added                 |
|               |               |               |                                             |
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|               |               |               |                                             |
| A.10.01       | A.10.60       | R2830         | XL Release 1.1 (Patch Tape)                 |
|               |               |               |                                             |
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|               |               |               |                                             |
| A.10.17       | A.10.75       | R2848         | XL Release 1.1 (Patch Tape)                 |
|               |               |               |                                             |
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|               |               |               |                                             |
| A.10.A7       | A.10.75       | R2907         | XL Release 1.1 (Patch Tape)                 |
|               |               |               | Includes Query version D.00.08 (Patch BX65) |
|               |               |               |                                             |
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|               |               |               |                                             |
| A.20.10       | A.11.61       | R2915         | XL Release 1.2 (Core Software Release)      |
|               |               |               | NS PT-PT 3000/XL Link (HP36922)             |
|               |               |               | HP EDIT/XL (HP32656)                        |
|               |               |               | HP WordServices (HP27558)                   |
|               |               |               | HP ALLBASE/4GL (HP30601)                    |
|               |               |               | Cooperative Services (HP32571)              |
|               |               |               | HP DeskManager Intrinsics (HP27562)         |
|               |               |               | MCONTEXT (HP27514)                          |
|               |               |               | TRANSFORM/V (HP99940)                       |
|               |               |               | ALLBASE/NET (HP30604)                       |
|               |               |               | Silhouette (HP30302)                        |
|               |               |               | HP SRC/XL (HP30328)                         |
|               |               |               | DSG Intrinsics (HP36930)                    |
|               |               |               | RPG/XL (HP30318)                            |
|               |               |               | NetDelivery/XL (HP32349)                    |
|               |               |               |                                             |
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|               |               |               |                                             |
| A.21.00       | A.11.72       | R2926         | XL Release 1.2 (Production Release)         |
|               |               |               | Business System Plus/XL (HP32560)           |
|               |               |               | HP GLANCE/XL (HP50734)                      |
|               |               |               | AdvanceMail Host Enhancements (HP27504)     |
|               |               |               | HP Graphics Curator (HP36926)               |
|               |               |               | New Version of AGL (HP32122)                |
|               |               |               | HP ALLBASE/QUERY is Available (HP32426)     |
|               |               |               | HP BRW-Desk (HP35361)                       |
|               |               |               | HP Telex (HP36572)                          |
|               |               |               | Post MR build of SUBSYS (A.21.10) to        |
|               |               |               | include Special Release of:                 |
|               |               |               | Information Access (HP32586)*               |
|               |               |               | Resource Sharing (HP32587)*                 |
|               |               |               |                                             |
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          MPE XL Product Releases (Continued) 

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|    Release    |  MPE XL VUF   |   Date Code   | Product(s) Introduced/Added                 |
|               |               |               |                                             |
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|               |               |               |                                             |
| A.22.00       | A.11.7E       | R2935         | XL Release 1.2 (Production Release)         |
|               |               |               | HP 3000 Series 960 System.                  |
|               |               |               |                                             |
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|               |               |               |                                             |
| A.22.01       | A.11.7E       | R2950         | XL Release 1.25 (Production Release)        |
|               |               |               | HP 3000 Series 960 system                   |
|               |               |               | Includes QUERY version D.02.14 (Patch CX34) |
|               |               |               |                                             |
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|               |               |               |                                             |
| A.30.00       | A.21.30       | R2943         | XL Release 2.0 (Core Software Release)      |
|               |               |               | TurboSTORE XL (HP30319)                     |
|               |               |               | LU 6.2 API/XL (HP30294)                     |
|               |               |               | RJE/XL (HP30295)                            |
|               |               |               | BSC Link (HP32007)                          |
|               |               |               | SNA DHCF/XL (HP36935)                       |
|               |               |               | HP Business BASIC/XL (HP32715)              |
|               |               |               | Support of HP7962, HP7963, 64 Disk Spindle  |
|               |               |               | HPDESK NewWave Browsers (HP47950)           |
|               |               |               | DTC/Terminal Access (HP32022)               |
|               |               |               | DTC/X.25 (HP36939)                          |
|               |               |               |                                             |
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|               |               |               |                                             |
| A.31.00       | A.47.01       | R2952         | XL Release 2.05 (Production Release)        |
|               |               |               | HP 3000 Series 949 System                   |
|               |               |               | HP 3000 Series 922LX, 922RX, 922,           |
|               |               |               | 932 Systems                                 |
|               |               |               | Support of 5.25 inch disk:  HP795xB,        |
|               |               |               | HP796xB, HPC2280A, HPC220xA, HPC2282A,      |
|               |               |               | HPC2201A, HPC2204A                          |
|               |               |               | Support of HPC1501A DDS Format Tape Drive   |
|               |               |               | X.400/3000 (HP32055)                        |
|               |               |               |                                             |
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          MPE XL Product Releases (Continued) 

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|               |               |               |                                             |
|    Release    |  MPE XL VUF   |   Date Code   | Product(s) Introduced/Added                 |
|               |               |               |                                             |
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|               |               |               |                                             |
| A.40.00       | A.47.01       | R3015         | XL Release 2.1 (Core Software Release)      |
|               |               |               | HP DeskMon (HP27568)                        |
|               |               |               | MIRRORED DISK/XL (HP30349)                  |
|               |               |               | Native Mode Spooler (HP31900)               |
|               |               |               | Native Language I/O (HP31900)               |
|               |               |               | Native Mode Device Files (HP31900)          |
|               |               |               | Native Mode KSAM File (HP31900)             |
|               |               |               | BULDACCT Utility (HP31900)                  |
|               |               |               | Command I/O Redirection (HP31900)           |
|               |               |               | Architected Interface Facility (HP36374)    |
|               |               |               | AutoRestart/XL (HP36375)                    |
|               |               |               | NS over SNA/XL (HP30296)                    |
|               |               |               | SNA/X.25 Link/XL (HP30298)                  |
|               |               |               | NewWave Office (B1710A)                     |
|               |               |               | HP 700/92A Asian Entry Terminal             |
|               |               |               | PC Backup (HP36460A)                        |
|               |               |               | HP SEARCH/XL (HP36383A)                     |
|               |               |               | HP BROWSE/XL (HP36384A)                     |
|               |               |               | HP 3000 Series 920                          |
|               |               |               |                                             |
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|               |               |               |                                             |
| A.41.00       | A.51.07       | R3040         | XL Release 2.2 (Core Software Release)      |
|               |               |               | MPE XL AIF MI (HP36392)                     |
|               |               |               | HP SNA Distribution Services/XL (HP32006A)  |
|               |               |               | HP ARPA File Transfer Protocol (HP36957A)   |
|               |               |               | Software Performance Tuner/XL Analyzer      |
|               |               |               | (B1777)                                     |
|               |               |               | Software Performance Tuner/XL Collector     |
|               |               |               | (B1776)                                     |
|               |               |               | HP GlancePlus/XL (B1787)                    |
|               |               |               | TurboSTORE/XL II (HP36387)                  |
|               |               |               | TurboSTORE/XL II Online Backup (HP36388)    |
|               |               |               | ALLBASE/Turbo CONNECT (HP36385)             |
|               |               |               | HP 3000 Series 980-100 System               |
|               |               |               |                                             |
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* Product has been retrofited into this version.

Supported Releases 

The following matrix provides information on the supported Commercial
Systems XL Releases.  It lists the currently supported relea and the SPUs
they are supported on.  The matrix also provides all known factory
support termination dates.  When a release becomes unsupported, the
factory will not provide any support services for that release.  Online
calls are not accepted and patches are not created; customers are advised
to roll to a supported release.

The support life of a release is dependent on its distribution type.
Releases that are distributed to the entire XL installed base (full Push)
are supported for 24 months, or 12 months after the following full Push
release, whichever is longer.

Releases that are not distributed to the entire XL installed base are
supported for 12 months, or 3 months after the following full Push
release, whichever is longer.

          Supported Release Matrix 

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|    Supported Releases     |         Supported Systems          | Support Termination Date  |
|                           |                                    |                           |
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|                           |                                    |                           |
| @ Release 1.1 (A.10.01)   | 925, 930, 935, 950                 | June 1, 1990              |
|                           |                                    |                           |
| Release 1.1 (A.10.17)     | 925, 930, 935, 950                 | June 1, 1990              |
|                           |                                    |                           |
| Release 1.1 (A.10.A7)     | 925, 930, 935, 950                 | June 1, 1990              |
|                           |                                    |                           |
| Release 1.2 (A.20.10)     | 925, 930, 935, 950, 955            | August 1, 1990            |
|                           |                                    |                           |
| Release 1.2 (A.21.00)     | 925, 930, 935, 950, 955            | November 1, 1990          |
|                           |                                    |                           |
| Release 1.2 (A.22.00)     | 925, 930, 935, 950, 955, 960       | November 1, 1990          |
|                           |                                    |                           |
| @ Release 1.25 (A.22.01)  | 925, 930, 935, 950, 955, 960       | April 1, 1992 (12)*       |
|                           |                                    |                           |
| Release 2.0 (A.30.00)     | 925, 930, 935, 950, 955, 960       | February 1, 1991          |
|                           |                                    |                           |
| Release 2.05 (A.31.00)    | 922, 925, 930, 932, 935, 949, 950, | February 1, 1991          |
|                           | 955, 960                           |                           |
|                           |                                    |                           |
| Release 2.1 (A.40.00)     | 920, 922, 925, 930, 932, 935, 949, | June 1, 1991              |
|                           | 950, 955, 960                      |                           |
|                           |                                    |                           |
| Release 2.2 (A.41.00)     | 920, 922, 925, 930, 932, 935, 949, | October 1, 1992           |
|                           | 950, 955, 960, 980-100             |                           |
|                           |                                    |                           |
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@ Releases having a full Push distribution are denoted by an @ sign.

* The support termination date may change to enable customers to roll to
the following full Push release.  The number in the ( ) identifies how
many months that release will be supported after the first customer
shipment of the following full Push release.  A newly calculated date or
the date listed, whichever is longer, will be used as the support
termination date.  Continue referring to the Field Support Cover Letter,
produced with each release, for updated information.



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