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Management Topics Making HP Support Part of Your Competitive

Advantage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

HP 80 Series HP-86 - Another Series 80 Key to OEM

Unique Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

HP 250 Series Major Price Reduction on new HP 250120! . . . . . . . . 6 HP 250 Rated Best in Datapro Survey! . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Discontinued Production of the Original

HP 250 Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

HP 1000 Series A700 Board Set Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 L-to-A600 Trade-UP Program Underway . . . . . . . . . 8 A-Series Memory Prices Slashed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 DSNlX.25 Supported on the HP 1000 A-Series

Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

HP 3000 Series Introducing APSl3000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 European Re-Marketing Operation

Established . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 256K Configurations for Series 40SX Limited to

Eight Terminal Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 HP TOOLSET - Productivity Tools for COBOL I1

Programmers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I 1 Series 30R vs. Series 33R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

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O n the Cover: Hewlett-Packard announces the HP 7585A EIAO Size Draft- ing Plotter, the newest and biggest member in HP's plotter family. For more information, see article beginning on page 15.

HP 9800 Series HP 97s to be Discontinued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 HP 9826N9836A Special Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 HP 9835M will be Discontinued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Terminals HP 2623A ANSI Compatability Mode . . . . . . . . . . 13 When to Sell the HP 2622A vs HP 2624B! . . . . . . . . 13 HP 13296A and Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 HP 2647F: Interest is Running High . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Connecting Terminals to Computer

Systems Over X.25 PSNs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Peripherals Introducing the HP 7585A EIAO Size . -

~ r a f t i n ~ k l o t t e r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Introducing Roller-Ball Pens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hewlett-Packard offers OEM Discount on

l6 . . . Laser Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

HP 2608s Supported on Graphics11000-I1 . . . . . . . . . 16 HP 2608A to be Obsoleted in October . . . . . . . . . . . 16 HP 2601A Sound Enclosure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 HP 2671N2671Gl2673A Printer Differences . . . . . . . . 17 Organization is Easy with Media Storage

Cabinets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Offer Your Customer a Convenient, Low Cost

Solution to Printer~Terminal Stands . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Workstation Furniture for Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

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Management Topics

Making HP Support Part of Your Competitive Advantage It All Begins with Quality, Easy-to-use Products Hewlett-Packard has a well-deserved reputation for producing products of exceptional quality that are easy to use. These characteristics enable us to provide you with support programs that focus on uptime and productivity at minimum cost. These support programs are as important to the long-term success of your computer installation as having the right hardware and software.

Complete Range of Standard Services You can choose the support services you need from the most comprehensive selection in the industry. Each service is fully documented and defined, enabl- ing you to compare features and match them to your needs. Our service programs are consistent throughout the world, so you can rely on the same set of services wherever you find Hewlett-Packard.

Our objective is to provide hardware services that keep your equipment up and running by proper installation in a good environment, regular preventative maintenance, and dependable, ongoing repair services. Our software support services put the answers to difficult questions literally at the fingertips of your staff through training, software documentation and updates, and consulting services. Our software support services thus emphasize productiv-

ity for your programming and operations people, ob- tained through training and ongoing update services.

By working with your Hewlett-Packard representative, this planning guide will help you evaluate your requirements and develop a support program that meets them.

Personalized Attention Whatever task you undertake with your system, you will be supported by an account team, consisting of an HP Customer Engineer (hardware specialist), an HP Systems Engineer (software specialist), and your HP Sales Representative. This team is specifically assigned to your account and has your long-term satisfaction as its major objective. The personal un- derstanding of your application and environment de- veloped by this team is a key factor in the superior, day-to-day support you will receive from Hewlett- Packard.

Full Local Support Capabilities Your HP account team works out of a local HP Support Responsible Office. That office is part of an Area Or- ganization consisting of a number of offices. The Area Organization provides your account team with all the resources needed to meet your continuing requirements:

HP Area Organization

16 areas in United States. Each area staff 30 areas worldwide. includes over More than 200 Local Support 200 professionals Responsible Offices worldwide

\ Technical Support

~ p e c i a l i s t s r Systems Engineer , 7 Customer , 7 Engineer Engineers

Phone-in Consulting Sales Representative Remote Support Center \ I / Center

Local Account Team

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Management Topics

Systems and applications software specialists and systems hardware specialists Product and application specialists who provide in- depth technical support to your account team when needed.

Phone-in consulting center Phone-in software support from local System En- gineers who are in close contact with your account Systems Engineer.

Training center -

Local access to complete training facilities; courses taught in local languages in most parts of the world.

Parts inventory management Tracking, stocking, and coordinating parts inventory

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throughout the area to ensure that your Customer En- gineer has the replacement parts needed at all times.

Field repair center Local repair facilities for equipment serviced under a "return to HP" program.

If a situation arises where your local account team needs additional help from outside the area, a well-defined, escalation procedure is initiated. The escalation procedure utilizes management and technical assist- ance from throughout Hewlett-Packard as needed to quickly resolve the problem and ensure it does not recur.

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HP 80 Series

HP-86 - Another Series 80 Key to OEM Unique Applications New Personal Computer design configurations allow the OEM the ability to exactly match any of his requirements with a single vendor solution.

The HP-86, just announced, adds to the already successful product line that includes the HP-85 and HP-87.

Following the trend of more power at lower cost, the HP-86 offers:

N 9" or 12" diagonal monitor (mod- ular, 80 characters x 24 lines)

N 64Kb RAM - standard N Two dedicated ports for HP-9130

flexible discs N One dedicated port for parallel

Centronix type printer N Four 110 slots for a modem, in-

@ creased RAM (up to 576Kb). enhancement ROMs or other Series 80 interface devices

N Built-in on-screen graphics CP/M@ plug-in module UCSD PASCAL "P" system and Fortran 77 (Fa11 '82)

N Extensive business and scientific software Compatibility with the HP-85 and HP-87

Let your HP Sales Representative provide you with the "perfect fit" for your application.

CP/M@is a trademark of Digital Research, Inc.

With the introductions of the HP-86, HP-87XM, and the new software for professionals, HP offers you the widest and most complete choice of personal computers and peripherals available from a singie vendor in the market today. The two new computers comple- ment seven existing personal computers:

N The HP-41C and HP-41CV hand- held computers, with several thousand bytes of memory, and communications to peripherals and Series 80 computers;

N Portable HP-85 personal computer, a complete system with built-in printer and mass storage;

N HP-125 Personal Office Comput- er, optimized for networking with large computer systems, and featuring CP/M software and HP programs for word processing, business graphics and electronic spreadsheets;

N HP-982619836 personal en- gineering workstations. The HP-9826 features high-speed data acquisition for computer- aided test, while the HP-9836 adds computation capability for computer-aided design.


HP 250 Series

Major Price Reduction on New HP 250/20! Do you have any customers who would like a multi-user data base system? Now you can offer them HP's low-end multi-user business computer, the HP 250120. ' d it now comes standard with tKb of new state-of-the-art 64K

RAM user memory!

Here's how you order this model:

The basic configuration is shown at the table at the end of the article. Then you can order whatever optional printers, plotters, additional workstations, and application software that are desired.

Just keep in mind the cautions which we mentioned in the HP 2501 20 Field Training Manual:

The 4.7Mb disc is significantly slower than the other disc drives

supported on the HP 250. It is designed to support one or two workstations in general. Of course, additional disc drives as well as workstations can be added to the 250120. Certain application software packages such as OM1250 are too large to run on the 4.7Mb disc. The system must be booted up from the 1.2Mb floppy. (This is generally more of an advantage than a disadvantage, since the full 4.7Mb oi disc capacity is then available for application software .)

The HP 250120's lower price will ap- pear on the August 1 HP Price List and applies to all factory shipments starting July 26.

This system will help you increase your penetration of the low-end multi-user business computer market by providing more solutions for more first-time computer owner applications.

HP 250 Rated Best in Datapro Survey! According to a recent survey of 2,753 mini computer users by Datapro Research Corporation, the HP 250 was rated highest in overall satisfaction, with a perfect 4.00 score, compared with 42 other computer systems.

Users ranked the TBM S134 at 3.42, Wang at 3.36, and Basic FourlMAI at 3.07.

The HP 250 was also one of only five systems for which 100% of the users said they would recommend the system to another user.

And as you might expect, the HP 250 was the only system that received a perfect 4.0 rating in both ease of operation and ease of programming.

The Datapro survey is based on returns from a mailing to a cross- section of Computerworld readers, and the survey is described in detail in the June 14 issue of Computer- world.

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HP 250 Series

Discontinued Production of the Original HP 250 Processor On August 1, 1982, CSY will discontinue production of the original HP 250 desk-based processor. A letter has been sent to customers who currently have support con- tra.cts for this processor. The letter notifies them that the processor and the A.03 operating system will be supported according to HP's established five-year support life.

Th~e products affected include the following systems and language localized operating systems:

45251A with US System Software 45252A with French System Sc~ftware 45253A with German Svstem Software 45254A with UK System Software 45255A with Swedish Svstem Software 45256A with Spanish System Software 45'257A with Italian System Software 451258A with Katakana System Software

If you have any questions regard- ing our support plan for these systems, please contact your HP sales rep.

The obsolesence of this processor also provides an opportunity to present information on new HP 250 products and for making incre- mental sales of new products and upgrades.

The HP 250 product line is now made up of five system configurations ranging from the Model 20 which has an integrated 4.7Mb disc to the HP 250 Model 50 which supports six users and 260Mb of disc storage. Combine this capability with the new 0s-4 operating software and support of new peripherals and applications software and you can demonstrate HP's dedica- tion to providing solutions to the computer needs of small businesses.


HP 1000 Series

A700 Board Set Introductioii In response to requests from you, our A-Series OEM customers, Data Systems Division is making available the A700 computer board set.

The A700, available up to now only in box- or system-level products, provides all the features of the powerful new A600 micro- computer, along with a sophisti- cated Computation Acceleration Processor card capable of executing up to 225,000 floating-point in- structions per second. This card is based on HP's proprietary silicon- on-sapphire (SOS) technology, and has attracted wide press coverage because of its high performance and powerful matrix-handling and scientific firmware (see Feb. 10, 1982 issue of Electronics).

The A700 is also user-micro- programmable. A powerful high- level microprogramming language called the Paraphraser has been announced, allowing you to reap the benefits of fast microcode execution without the pain and anguish of earlier microprogramming pro- cedures. Some users estimate that this package will reduce microcode development costs by 60% to 80% compared to competitive offerings.

Error-correcting memory is also available for the A700 in 512Kb increments. Error correction does not degrade the memory performance.

Your HP sales rep has more information on the A700 board set, the A700 CAP card, the A-Series family, and the Paraphraser.

L-to-A600 Trade-Up Program Underway A program is currently underway to allow HP customers who have L-Series computers to send them back to HP for credit towards the

purchase of equivalent A600 computer products.

L-Series board, box, microsystem, and system-level products are eligible for the program as long as they were ordered on or before 1 March 1982, when the new A600 went on the HP Corporate Price List.

This program represents an opportunity to Trade Up your L-Series for an A600 which is five to ten times faster. RTE-L and RTE- XL may be traded up to RTE-A.l, retaining all their strengths but with new features like EMA, VMA, and shareable EMA. Your invest- ment in hardware and software is protected by the high degree of compatibility between the L-Series and the A600. The L-Series I10 system has been retained, so all the same interfaces work with the A600. RTE-A.l is a superset of RTE- LIXL; compatible programming language products run on both machines, and applications using RTE software products like IMAGE11000 and Graphicsl1000-I1 can be moved without modification. Your HP saIes rep has full details on the Trade-Up program.

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HP 1000 Series

A-Series Memory QUALITY: Ours are the highest DSNIX.25 Supported Prices Slashed quality RAMs obtainable.

PERFORMANCE: We use high- on the HP 1000

Hewlett-Packard and the HP 1000 oerformance state-of-the-art 6 4 ~ A-Series Computers - co:ntinue to lead the marketplace kMs on all A-series memory with aggressive pricing on memory modules.

At the initial introduction of DSNI

products. We have now broken the X.25 for the HP 1000 in February,

half-cent-per-byte barrier! New TECHNOLOGICAL LEADER- only the RTE-6NM and RTE-XL SHIP: HP was more than a year operating systems were sup-

A-Series memory prices are: ahead of DEC in introducing mem- ported, and testing for RTE-A. I These new prices combine with ory products based on 64K MS. compatibility was yn process. The HI"s traditional strengths in mem- We are already hard at work inves- modifications have now been com- oqr leadership: tigating the next generation of pleted, and RTE-A.l will be sup-

RAMs, in order to further reduce ported on the 2226 software revi- the prices of A-Series memory. sion of DSNIX. 25.

RTE-A. 1 is supported on software revision 2226. This will be shipped to all customers on 91751TlS support services. New product shipments with software revision 2226 will begin in early August.

The DSNlX.25 product, 9175A, is now compatible with MIEIF-,L-, and A-Series computers.

The 91751A product does not have Options 300/600/700 for the various processors. The current product structure will remain as is and the base "A" product must be ordered for all processors.

The interface card used for the L- Series, 12075A, is also used for the A-Series.

To make future references easier, go to your copy of the Technical Data Supplement (PIN 5953-2825), and in the DSNlX.25 Data Sheet wherever there is a reference for the L-Series, add an A-Series reference. Knrl


HP 3000 Series

Introducing APs/3000 Application Program SAMPLER1 3000 (APSl3000) is a friendly, interactive, performance measure- ment software product for tuning application programs on the HP 3000, with the goal of increasing the overall system performance.

APSl3000 helps the programmer to identify CPU bottlenecks in the source code of application programs. APSl3000 does this by monitoring the execution of application programs using a status sampling technique, and producing histograms showing the rela- tive CPU time spent by various por- tions of the monitored program. Since an application program fre- quently calls for the services of the operating system such as intrinsics and library calls, APSl3000 reports the CPU time spent in system services as well as the CPU time spent directly in the user code. APSl3000 can monitor the single execution of a program or the multiple execution of shared programs.

APSl3000 can be used either during program development or on existing programs. In a typical application, the user monitors a particular program, studies APS13000's histograms, and optimizes the code which consumes the most CPU time. This process is repeated until the programmer believes that the software performance is acceptable.

APSl3000 can thus simulate the judgment of an experienced programmer in identifying CPU software bottlenecks, resulting in increased programmer productivity. Although APSl3000 is intended primarily for interactive use, it can also be executed in batch mode. The histograms can be displayed on any HP terminal and a hard copy of the display generated on a line printer for future study.

APSl3000 will be supported on all HP 3000 SPUs running MPE-IV, and on all HP terminals. COBOL 11, FORTRAN, PASCAL, BASIC (Compiler) and SPL will support APSl3000.

European Re-Marketing Operation Established Starting March 1, HP began form- ing the newly established Re-Mar- keting and Supplies Europe (RSE) to introduce Re-Marketing systems to the European marketplace. RSE combines the new Re-Marketing team with the already successful computer supplies activity in Europe.

Today, RSE is in full operation and Re-Marketed Systems are easier than ever to order. A European marketing team now exists to assist you with sales. Personnel from both RSE and BGD and the Euro- pean Sales Center (ESC) are confi- dent that they can help you to close many deals with previously un- reachable customers. RSE is currently located at the Boeblingen facility, phone (7031) 6671 or 667.

256K Configurations for Series 40SX Limited to Eight Terminal Ports A number of questions have re- cently been raised about the 256K minimum configuration of the Series 40SX, and the number of terminals that can be supported on such a configuration.

Our information and performance testing has always indicated that an HP 3000 system with 256K of main memory could support relatively few terminals. This is due to the ex- cess memory demands that large numbers of terminals place on the system, and the inability of the system to satisfy these demands with 256K of main memory.

In the course of our regular system configuration testing, it has been found that eight is the maximum number of terminal ports that can be configured in the minimum memory Series 40SX system. In our tests the system was configured, brought up and eight terminal sessions were successfully initiated. This limitation of eight ports is brought about strictlybe- cause of the amount of main memory available, and can be elimi- nited by adding memory to the system.

Any Series 40SX configuration of more than eight terminal ports (two ADCCs) must have at least 512Kb of main memo y. As the 256K Series 40SX was specifically positioned as a solution for users requiring relatively few terminals, we do not expect this clarification to cause any problems with system sales, nor impact the competitiveness of a system requiring more than eight terminal ports. Such systems should contain more memory!

The Series 40SX offers the smallest initial memory configuration of any HP 3000 system, thus striking the best compromise between minimizing the entry level system price and providing a minimum system that can perform useful work.

One must realize, however, that as the size and capabilities of MPE have grown, the definition of a "useful" minimum system has also changed.

Computer Systems Division has continually done system testing to ensure the viability of our HP 3000 system configurations, and to be able to specify the performance that could be expected from those configurations under specific cir- cumstances. This performance data, as all of you know, is at best an approximation and will vary according to the customer's work- load. The Performance Guide (PIN 5953-7441) presents this data in more detail.

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HP 3000 Series

HPTOOLSET - Productivity Tools for COBOL I1 Programmers HP has introduced HPTOOLSET, a powerful productivity aid targeted for the largest community of programmers on the HP 3000 - COBOL programmers. When used with the COBOL I1 compiler, HPTOOLSET integrates a number of productivity tools to increase programmers' effective- ness in major areas of program development and maintenance:

Full Screen Editor Full screen editing reduces time and effort in program entry and modification. Programmers can now page through their source code, quickly spot errors and make corrections, all interactively without printed listings.

Wo~rkspace Manager Programmers spend more time programming instead of managing files. HPTOOLSET's workspace manager manages all source files, versions of source files, $INCLUDE file:;, the USL file, and program file.

COBOL 11 Interface Program Key Programmers can compile, prep, and run programs, as well as locate and correct compile time errors, all using screen-labeled function keys. Programmers new to the 3000 can more quickly begin developing COBOL programs without having to learn complex MPE commands. And COBOL I1 programmers can eliminate much of the time spent managing volumes of printed listings because HPTOOLSET handles their listings online.

COBOL 11 Symbolic Debug COBOL I1 Symbolic Debug cuts dramatically the time required to locate and correct run time errors during program testing and de- bugging. Programmers no longer need to specify code locations and memory addresses as required with MPE Debug. Instead, programmers can debug their COBOL programs using the variable names and paragraph names actually used in their programs. The results are error free programs produced faster and with less effort.

This integrated set of tools offered by HPTOOLSET reduces the time, expense, and complexity of COBOL programming for novice programmers to the most experienced COBOL programmers on the 3000.

Series 30R vs. Series 33R Identical Performance in Different Cabinets The Re-Marketing program has brought two siblings closer to- gether. The Series 33R and the Series 30R share the same parent- age: processor, architecture, and even the console are identical. Their main differences have been in price and cabinetry. While SRO is not changing the cabinets on these two products, we have done our pricing to reflect their similarity rather than their minor difference. The Series 33R has the nominal advantage of a desk-styled cabinet with an isolation transformer. This is compensated by a $500 lower list price for the Series 30R. In addition the availability advantage enjoyed by the Series 33R at introduction is now shared by the Series 30R. Cur- rently both products are in good supply and have a 4- to &week availability.

From the performance standpoint, the systems are identical. The same architecture is shared by the Series 30R and Series 33R. When considering your customer's needs you will often find that the Series 30R and its rock bottom price will be the most appropriate solution. rh,


HP 9800 Series

HP 9826A/9836A Special Options

possible to upgrade existing 9826A 9835A/B will be customer units by installing a new CRT Alpha ASSY. Discontinued

Ergonomics is becoming more and more important in Europe in the working environment, particularly where computers are concerned. Two of the most critical components in the manlmachine interface are the computer keyboard and display. These are where the user en- ters information and where the computer displays results. That's why maximizing user comfort and convenience is so important, and that's why Boeblingen Desktop Computer Division designed two new special options for the popular HP 9826Al9836A desktop computer: *Special Option: GO2 - Detached keyboard for both, the HP 9826A and 9836A.

*Special Option: G26 - Enlarged display character for the HP 9826A (Europe price list only)

For standard ASCII, German, French, Spanish, Swedish and Finnish. List price: no charge

The detached keyboard for the 9826A and 9836A allows the user to position the keyboard according to individual tastes, install the products as per the ergonomic requirements or put a data tablet directly in front of the display with the keyboard adjacent. The larger easy-to-read display characters of the 9826A provide a display with a larger character matrix (9x6) for enhanced legibility. Because of the importance of ergonomics in Europe, those options are special European options (G special) only; they will not be placed on the HP price list and will only be offered from BDD. The introduction was on June 1,1982 and the European field has already been informed. The availability for the new, special options is about eight weeks. It is

Please note that it is not possible to upgrade an existing 9826A19836A to a detached keyboard.

HP 97s to be Discontinued The HP 97s I10 Calculator will be removed from HP's price list on January 1, 1983. Orders can be accepted through the end of January in the US and through the end of March in all other countries. Ship- ments can occur up to six months after placing the order. Service support, replacement parts, and consumable~ will be available until January, 1988.

The decision to discontinue the 97s was made for two reasons. First, sales have dropped to a low level, and second, the 97s with battery charger connected will not pass the FCC specifications for EMI. The deadline for complying with this specification is October 1,1983. (Do not confuse the 97s with the HP 97A calculator, which will continue to be produced.)

We encourage 97s OEMs to con- sider the HP-41C Calculator as an alternative. With the newly-introduced Hewlett-Packard Interface Loop (HP-IL), the HP-41C makes an excellent compact controller for low-cost instrumentation systems. Microprocessor-based instruments can be made to communicate over HP-IL by designing into them the HP 82166A HP-IL Converter, which converts parallel data to HP- IL. The HP-41C is supported with a wide range of peripherals, including card reader, printerlplot- ter, optical wand, and memory modules.

We are considering discontinuing HP 9835A/B products due to im- pending FCC RFI regulations and other factors. Proposed discon- tinuance dates are listed below.

Mainframes taken off price list March 1,1983

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Last North American mainframe order accepted March 31,1983 I Last International mainframe order accepted May 31,1983

Last North American mainframe shipment Sept. 30,1983

Last International mainframe shipment Nov. 30,1983

Accessories (field- installed options,

a utility software, interfaces) taken off HP Price List March 1,1984

Last North American accessory order accepted March 31,1984

Last International accessory order accepted May 31,1984

Last North American accessory shipment Sept. 30,1984 Last International accessory shipment Nov. 30,1984 Mainframe support life ends March 1,1993

support life ends March 1,1994

If this vlan causes any maior a probl&s, please calldyour HP sales rep. K a

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HP 2623A ANSI Cornpatability Mode Dat,a Terminals is proud to announce the availability of the HP 2623A Special Option F07. Special Op-tion F07 provides the user with an HP terminal that will function properly on non-HP systems using ANSI protocol. In addition to functioning on ANSI compatible systems, F07 still functions as a standard 2623A graphics terminal. F07 accomplishes this by giving the terminal a selectable mode of operation: "ANSI Mode" or "HP Mode".

In tlhe ANSI Mode of operation, F07 "speaks" to the host computer using ANSI software communica- tion protocol. "ANSI protocol" is a terrn used to describe software conlmunications between two devices, as defined by the American a National Standards Institute. In this mode, graphics and parameterized sequences are still available.

In t.he HP Mode of operation, F07 "speaks" to the computer using Hewlett-Packard software com- munication protocol. The 2623A fun~ctions as a standard 2623A terminal in this mode.

2623A F07 Features 262tlA F07 features include:

ANSI mode of operation where th~e terminal responds to and pirocesses ANSI control sequences HP mode of operation where the 2t123A operates as a standard 2023A alphanumericlgraphics terminal F07 character sets include USASCIT, line drawing, and Roman Extention Answerback capability - the terminal has the ability to automatically identify itself to the

characters. The answerback message is saved in non-volatile memory. The mode of operation, ANSI or HP, can be changed program- matically or via the Terminal Configuration Menu, and is saved in non-volatile memory.

With the addition of Special Option F07 to the HP 2623A terminal, this product becomes three terminals in one: an HP alphanumeric1 graphics terminal, a TEKTRONIX 4010 compatible terminal, and an ANSI compatible terminal. (Tek- tronix is a registered trademark of Tektronix Corporation.) For more information on the 2623A special option F07, call your sales rep.

HP 13296A and Options Over the past few months we have received a number of calls about the HP 13296A, HP-IB Interface ca- bles, the raster dump option and the rotated raster dump capability. When ordering the 13296A without an option you get the shared peripheral Interface PCA (PIN 02640-60128), the two meter HP-IB cable (PIN 8120-1834) and the HP- IB load box (PIN 02640-60215). Specifying Option 048 provides one raster dump ROM (PIN 1818- 0746) and the 2648A user and reference manual. This ROM is standard in all 2648A's shipped after November 1,1980. Specifying Option E76 provides the rotated raster dump ROM for the 2648A. This ROM rotates and dumps the raster from the display of a 2648A to a HP graphic printer.

When to sell .the HP 2622A vs HP 2624B! The HP 2622A is Hewlett-Packard's low cost block mode terminal while the HP 2624B is Hewlett-Packard's high performance data entry product. The question has been asked "When do I sell the HP 2622A vs the HP 2624B?"

If your customer requires a basic block mode capability with two pages of display memory and display enhancements, then the HP 2622A is the right product. If your customer also needs a RS-232 serial printer capability then the HP 2622A with Option PO3 is the appropriate solution.

However, if your customer needs 2622A capabilities plus four to nine pages of display memory, Local edit checks, Local forms cache and/ or Multipoint support then the HP 2624B is the best solution.

HP 2624B = HP 2622A + Option PO3 + Additional Display

Memory + Local Edit Checks + Local Forms Cache + Multipoint Support

The HP 2647F comes standard with a Shared Peripheral Interface HP- IB cable and load box.

a host witha user definable character string of up to 40

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HP 2647F: Interest is Running High As expected, interest in the HP 2647F is running high due to its extensive feature set that makes it suitable for many business and technical applications.

Some major features are: w Screen preview graphics w Full alphanumeric block mode

terminal capabilities (VPLUS compatible, etc.) Local BASICIAGL programmability Local word processing software accessory

w Shared peripheral IIF for easy connection to hardcopy plotters1 printers (standard)

w Local flexible disc storage w Display enhancements with Line

Drawing, Math and Large Character Set (standard) Convertible GraphicsINumeric Keypad

w 64K Program Memory

All of these features have prompted some of you to ask how the 2647F fits in with other products from HP like the HP-87, HP 125, HP 9836. To help put things in perspective, keep in mind the dis- tinction between the 2647F as a terminal and these other products as computers. For applications that require extensive stand-alone capabilities, such as AUTOPLOT and local programmability, and compatibility with the HP 1000 or HP 3000 recon~mend the HP 2647F. If a large number of calculations must be performed or extensive software libraries are required, recommend a Hewlett-Packard personal or desktop computer. Re- member that no other HP product can match the combined off-line graphic workstation capabilities and on-line terminal features of the HP 2647F.

Connecting Terminals HP 1000 System Connections

to Computer Systems HP 1000

Over X.25 PSNs DSN/X 25 Term~nal

Manv of vou are aware that the ~.25'Paciet Switched Networks allow terminals to connect to the network and communicate with host systems also connected to the network, but there is often confu- sion surrounding what is really required. Here are sample terminal connections and some of the

w Terminal must be character mode and connects to PSN PAD

w Functions as any RTE terminal w Block mode not supported W Dial up connection

Only DSNlX.25 software is required

X.25 PSN

bl Terminal

Terminal uses virtual terminal capability of DS11000 Functions as any RTE terminal

w Leased line connection to network

w DSNlX.25 and DSNIDS are required

HP 3000 System Connections

w Terminal must be character mode and connects to PSN PAD

w Terminal function as any MPE log on device

w Dial up terminal connection to network

w DSNIDS is required (includes X.25 software and PAD software)

Terminal r( Terminal

Terminal uses virtual terminal capability of DSNIDS

W Functions as any MPE log on device

w Complete block mode application support

w Leased line connection to network DSNIDS is required (includes X.25 software and PAD software)

benefits of each.

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Introducing the HP 7585A E/AO Size Drafting Plotter

a HP is proud to announce the HP 7585A drafting plotter, the newest and biggest member in HP's plotter family. The 7585A can do plots on paper as big as three feet by four feet! This standard paper size is known as "E" size in the US and "AO" size (841mm x 1189mm) in most other countries. What we learned when we introduced the sme~ller 7580A last year was that this larger size was a must for many applications. The result is a product that is compatible with the 7580A, and that gives HP a strong plotter family offering.

Many Features But Low Price The 7585A would be a good product if it were priced the same as competitive units, because of its many unique contributions:

Compactness: light weight, easily moved to other departments, low power consumption Pen System: automatic pen force and speed settings, pen capping to prevent dryout, eight pens Intelligence: internally generated circles, character sets, dashed lines Quality Output: 0.00012" mechanical resolution with 0.001" programmable address- able resolution Ease-of-Use: easy media loading, automatic media size settings

Applications Applications for the 7585A are:

Mapping: surveying, topog- raphy, hydrology, etc. Architecture: building design, in- terior systems layout, piping, etc. Electrical Design: PC, IC and schematic plots Mechanical Design: part plots for all manufacturers Management: project schedules, graphs for reports, etc.

The 7580A has already established itself as a pricelperformance leader, and we expect the 7585A to open new opportunities

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Introducing Hewlett-Packard HP 2608A to be Roller-Ball Pens Offers OEM Discount Obsoleted in October Announcing the introduction of the roller-ball pen on August 1 for use on the 7580A and 7585A drafting plotters. The roller-ball pen is intended to produce fast, working quality drawings. Plotting at the fastest speed (60 crnlsec) of the 7580A and 7585A, this pen allows ,the user to increase plot throughput by decreasing the plotting time.

Designed to write immediately when selected from the pen stall, the roller-ball pen minimizes start up problems and skipping seen in many rolling-ball type pens. In addition, a minimum writing distance of 1100 meters provides more than three times the life of the fiber-tip pens and the roller-ball provides a consistent line width throughout the entire life of the pen.

The roller-ball pen is available in four colors (black, red, green, blue) and one line width (0.3 mm).

Both tracing bond and standard bond plotter paper have been selected for use.with the roller-ball pen. The tracing bond is an un- coated vellum paper which is diazo ("blueprint") reproducible for applications where copying is required.

These and other consumable supplies for the drafting plotter may be ordered through your local HP Sales & Support Office, the Computer Supplies direct tele- phone ordering service, or HP Parts Center Europe (PCE).

on Laser Printer Hewlett-Packard now offers the HP 2680 Laser Printer to OEM buyers at quantity discounts.

Depending on quantities ordered, discounts vary from 15 to 38 per cent. For example, purchases of 67 units or more per year are eligible for the 38 per cent discount.

The 2680 Laser Printer, which prints at 45 pages per minute, is capable of printing text and graphics, logos, signatures, forms, reports, manuals, and correspond- ance.

HP 2608s Supported on GRAPHICS11000-I1 The HP 2608s can now be used as an output device for GRAPHICS1 1000-11 software on HP 1000lMlElF systems. With this support, the 2608s becomes a multi-purpose printer capable not only of line printing, but of graphics printing. The resolution for 2608s graphics is 70 x 72 dots per square inch, and it can print a 13.2" x 11" page in about 20 seconds.

A standard 2608s printer operates at 400 lines per minute, or at 350 lines per minute using a high den- sity character set. Up to 16 character sets, including national languages, line draw sets, large block character sets and a scientificlmath character set, can be resident in the printer and accessed in any print job.

With the introduction of the HP 2608s printer, the 2608A printer will be removed from the HP Price List in October of this year. If you need 2608A printers, please plan accordingly, as 2608A orders will not be accepted after October 31, 1982.

The 2608s offers a lower purchase price, lower maintenance price, and greater printing flexibility than its predecessor, the 2608A. The 2608s uses a different driver than the 2608A, however, both drivers are included in the latest operating systems for HP 1000s and HP 3000s. Non-HP drivers will require alterations to drive the 2608s.

HP 2601A Sound Enclosure The HP 2601A Letter Quality Printer is a necessary part of word processing systems that use HP computer equipment. Letter quality printers, however, often print at a noise level that may be disrup- tive to an office environment.

The solution to this problem is the 92177ElF Sound Enclosure that is available from CSO. This enclosure reduces the sound by over 30% and still allows access to platen posi- tioning and the front control panel. You can read more about it on page 11 of CSO's Spring 1982 Computer User's Catalog.

The question has arisen as to whether or not the enclosure is large enough to handle the optional tractor feed mechanism on the 2601A. We're pleased to tell you that it is.

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HP 267lA/267lG/ 2673A Printer Differences The HP 267X Series of thermal printers include three models that, although upward compatible, have feature differences. This article will provide a brief review of those differences. No attempt is made to list all of the features of any of these printers, only those where some differences exist between models. Please refer to the data sheet for a full list of printer features.

HP 2671A Thi:~ printer is alphanumeric only supporting the full USASCII 128 character set. There are no graphic capabilities. In addition to USAS- CII, the line drawing and Roman Extcznsion character sets are standard. There are no optional character sets available. Interfaces available are HP-IB, RS-232C, &bit parilllel, and Centronics parallel. This printer has the ability to print either 80 columns on an 81/2 inch wide page at 10 characters per inch (normal mode), or 132 columns at 16.2: characters per inch (com- pressed mode).

character sets (standard). The 2673A supports all of the 2671G graphics features plus auto centering, offsets, and windowing.

AUTO CENTERING allows the graphics image to be automatically centered on the printed page regardless of the size of the image.

WINDOWING allows the user to send only a selected portion, or window, of the graphics image to the printer.

OFFSETS allow the user to define the placement of the graphics image on the printer by defining the starting X-Y coordinates for the upper left corner of the image.

The 2673A also has additional user features. For example, the user can define margins, tab stops, print mode, character set selection, communications parameters, and other user definable characteristics from the control panel. On the 2671 printers, user definable features can only be defined with escape sequences from the host system. Furthermore, with the 2673A, these user definable characteristics are non-volatile and, therefore, are not lost when power is shut off.

The net result is that the 2673A is

System users. Cabinets and doors are putty-colored to match or com- plement a wide range of HP products.

Security Lock All cabinets have a roll-up door which can be locked to keep valuable media, programs, and supplies safe and secure.

Space Efficient The roll-up door- makes efficient use of avail- ablespace, which means more useful storage space inside the cabinets. When the door is open, access to any part of the cabinet is easy.

Help your customers with organization - recommend media storage cabinets featured on pages 36 and 37 of the HP Spring 1982 Computer Users Catalog (PIN 5953-2450).

US customers may order by calling CSO toll free at 800-538-8787. In California, Alaska, and Hawaii call 408-738-4133. In Germany call (07031) 667-829. Elsewhere, customers should contact their local sales office.

Offer Your Customer a Convenient, Low

HP 2671G The 2671G printer is identical to the 2671A printer with the exception that it also supports HP Raster Graphics. All other features are identical.

HP :2673A The 2673A is the top of the 267X printer line. It supports all of the alphanumeric printing features of the other two printers. Addi- tionally, the 2673A supports E X P A N D E D mode print (five characters per inch), bold print (for emphasis), character framing, horizontal TAB control, auto page control (manages bottom of text and top of text according to user defined text length regardless of page length), and six additional IS0

more flexible and is more user oriented than its lower cost counterparts.

Organization is Easy with Media Storage Cabinets Organization means time savings! HP media storage cabinets make organization and retrieval of valuable media and programs easy for your customers.

Custom HP Design CSO offers four attractive cabinets for convenient storage and security for media, programs, and supplies. Storage features (shelf locations, etc.) have been optimized to meet the storage requirements of all HP

Cost Solution to PrinterEerrninal Stands The 92210H Walkup Terminal1 Printer Stand and the 92210P Reg- ular Printer Stand are ruggedly built to stand up to tough, daily use. Each stand is built using 20- and 21-gauge cold rolled steel for panels and shelves, 16-gauge chan- nel tubing for legs, and fiber resin heat fused to 1-inch particle board for a mar and stain resistant top. The stands also have detachable printout catcher shelves, 30 x 24- inch slotted tops (for bottom paper feeding printers) and a 7-inch storage shelf for documentation or other miscellaneous items.

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Both stands are Hewlett-Packard pearl gray to match our peripheral equipment, systems and other 92210 Series workstation furniture.

It's easy for your customers to order these stands. US customers call 800-538-8787 toll free. In California, Alaska and Hawaii, 408- 738-4133 collect; in Germany, (07031) 667-829. Elsewhere, customers should contact their local HP Sales Office.

Workstation Furniture for Europe HP's European customers can now choose from two types of furniture when outfitting their interactive office. The 92212 Series of ergonomic furniture and accessories now supplements the 92210 line, which is featured in the current Computer Users Catalog.

Fully adjustable terminal tables featuring both tilt and swivel capabilities headline the 92212 ergonomic line. With these. new tables, people of nearly any size, shape or height can find their own optimal position for comfortably working on a terminal keyboard and CRT. A wide array of accessories, such as palm rests and swivel plates, add to the convenience, comfort and productivity of HP terminal users.

All components of the 92212 line meet HP industrial design standards and match HP computer equipment colors. The terminal tables meet German Industrial Safety Standards and the German Print- ing Union has recommended the printer stands.

You will receive a sample copy of a new 92212 Series furniture brochure this summer.

For more information on the Euro- pean furniture line contact Boeb- iingen General Systems Division, phone (7031) 6671.

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International Sales Offices:

I United States U.K. Sales Rexion: Canada

East: Hewlett-Packard 4 Choke Cherry Road Rock.ville, MD 20850 Tel: (301) 258-2000

Midwest: Hewlett-Packard 5201 Tollview Drive Rolling Meadows, IL 60008 Tel: (312) 255-9800 Soutlz: Hewlett-Packard P.O. Box 105005 Atlanta, GA 30348 Tel: (404) 955-1500 West: Hewlett-Packard 3939 Lankershim Blvd. North Hollvwood, CA 91604 Tel: (213) 3l30 Tel: 877-1282

European Headquarters:

Hewlett-Packard S.A. 7, rue du Bois-du-Lan P.O. Box CH-1217 Meyrin 2 Geneva, Switzerland Tel: 0041/22/83 81 11 Telex: 22486

Gernzan Sales Region: Hewlett-Packard GmbH Vertriebszentrale Berner Strasse 117 D-6000 Frankfurt 56 Tel: 0049/611/50 04-1 Telex: 04-13 249

French Sales Region: Hewlett-Packard France Avenue des Tropiques Z.I. de Courtaboeuf F-91947 Les Ulis Cedex Tel: 0033/6/907 78 25 Telex: 600048 f

Marketing ~ i v i s i o n Headquarters Hewlett-Packard Limited (Pinewood) Nine Mile Ride Easthampstead Wokingham ~erkshyre RGll3LL Tel: 0044/3446/3100 Telex: 84 88 05/84 88 14/84 89 12

Northern European Sales Region: Northern European Region Headquarters Hewlett-Packard S.A. Uilenstede 475 P.O. Box 999 NL-1180 AZ Amstelveenl The Netherlands Tel: 0031/20/43 77 71

Southeast Sales Region: Southeast Region Headquarters Hewlett-Packard S.A. % 7, rue du Bois-du-Lan P. 0. Box CH-1217 Meyrin 2 (Geneva) Switzerland Tel: 0041/22/98 96 51 Telex: 27835 hpse

Mediterranean and Middle East: Hewlett-Packard S.A. Mediterranean and Middle East Operations Atrina Center 32, Kifissias Ave., Paradissos-Amarouision Athens-Greece Tel: 808 03 37,808 04 29,

808 03 59,808 17 41 Telex: (21) 6588 HPAT GR Cable: HEWPACKSA

AustralialNew Zealand

Hewlett-Packard Australia Ltd. 31-41 Joseph Street Blackburn, Victoria 3130 Tel: 89-6351

Hewlett-Packard (Canada) Ltd. 6877 Goreway Drive Mississauga, Ontario L4V 1M8 Tel: (416) 678-9430

Far East Area Headquarters

Hewlett-Packard Asia, Ltd. G.P.O. Box 795 5th Floor, Sun Hung Kai Centre 30 Harbour Road Hong Kong Tel: 5-832321 1

Yokogawa-Hewlett-Packard Ltd. 3-29-21 Takaido-Higashi 3-Chome Suginami-ku Tokyo 68 Tel: (03) 331-61 11

South Africa

Hewlett-Packard South Africa (Pty .) Ltd. Private Bag Wendywood Sandton 2144 Tel: 802-51 11,802-5125

Latin America Headquarters

Hewlett-Packard Co. 3495 Deer Creek Road Palo Alto, CA 94304 Tel: (415) 857-1501

Other International Areas

Hewlett-Packard Intercontinental 3495 Deer Creek Road Palo Alto, CA 94304 Tel: (415) 857-1501

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