Native Mode System Components

This section describes the MPE/iX operating system subsystems important for programming only in Native Mode (NM). For programming information on MPE/iX operating in Compatibility Mode (CM), refer to the Migration Series of manuals. Fundamental Operating System (FOS) is the name for the MPE/iX operating system and associated software included in a standard 900 Series HP 3000 installation. The software that automatically comes with MPE/iX is a collection of high-level tools that make the system easier to use. In addition, other high-level tools are optionally available for use with MPE/iX. Collectively, these tools include:

MPE/iX operating system
Languages:
- HP C/iX
- COBOL II/XL
- HP Pascal/iX
- HP FORTRAN 77/iX
- HP Business BASIC/V (CM only)
- SPL/V (CM only)
- RPG/V (CM only)
Forms design and screen handling:
- forms control
- VPLUS/V (formatted data entry application)
Office systems:
- TDP (text editor and formatting application)
- HPSLATE
- HPDESKMANAGER (electronic mail application)
- HPWORD
- Editor (text editor application)
Development aids:
- System Dictionary/XL
- Transact/V
- Inform/V
- Report/V
Data Management:
- ALLBASE/SQL
- TurboIMAGE/XL
- Query/V (subsystem for verifying and modifying data)
- Keyed Sequential Access Management (KSAM)
- MPE/iX File System
- SORT-MERGE/XL (utility for ordering records in a file and merging records in sorted files. It can sort any character sequence using any data type.)
MPE/iX also provides special purpose utilities for system administration tasks.
For example, the MPE/iX Tape Labeling Facility allows you to place labels on magnetic tapes for identification and protection.
MPE/iX provides utilities to facilitate migration of applications and databases to the 900 Series systems.

Native Mode System Components

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