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Is it possible to run the 11990A or other software normally run from a series 300 using a 700(715 specifically) PA-RISC system with basic/ws installed?


I picked up two systems for pretty much the price of the HIL keyboards, with bad power supplies (something I’m comfortable fixing or working around). One has an EISA slot adapter, and the other upgraded graphics. I just don’t want to procure the EISA HPIB card if it won’t solve a problem for me.

Also maybe a long shot, but I’d be willing to barter one for an appropriate series 300 usable to run service software.

Being I have a VXI frame with available slots, an E1499 A or B would be even better for my situation)

73,
NB0M

I cannot recall exactly at what point you could not install HP Basic on the series 9000/300 series or the 9000/700 series, as the operation system (OS), but beyond that point you simply installed HP-UX as the OS, and HP Basic as an app on the system, then 11990 app on that, given sufficient memory, drivers, and necessary interfaces. So I think you might be able to install HP Basic on your 9000/715’s, if not you install HP-UX, then HP Basic, then 11990.

HP repair and calibration used the 9000/300 systems up to the mid 80’s and migrated onto the 9000/700’s (712’s ->720’s->750’s) after that, then finally to HP C110 workstations. Everything after that was on PC laptops using HT Basic as an app.
Don Bitters

It is possible to run HPBASIC/WS based software on 9000 series 700 machines, but there are some caveats/limitations, I listed some below.

First, HPBASIC/WS versions are for use on Motorola based processor systems (i.e. 9000 series 200, 300, 400), you will need HPBASIC/UX for use on PA-RISC based systems (i.e. 9000 series 700 family).

It will depend on each software package as to whether or not it will work with either or both HPBASIC/WS and HPBASIC/UX.

The software may have CSUBs, which are compiled subprograms that are hardware and HPBASIC version specific.

HPBASIC/UX can convert/run stored HPBASIC/WS PROG files, but there can be issues with the comparison of REAL numbers since HPBASIC/WS uses 80bit Floating-Point vs HPBASIC/UX using 64bit IEEE Floating-Point format.

Super tight loops in HPBASIC/WS (i.e. infinite loops with no internal statements) will give HP-UX grief since the OS won't have time to "breathe".? Insert a WAIT .01 statement to allow the OS a chance to run needed processes.

Note: For more information about HPBASIC including WS vs UX versions see the HPBASIC Documentation (from TAMS) that I have uploaded into the VintHP groups_io files section.

Hopefully someone with more recent experience with the 11990A software can weigh in as to whether you can use HPBASIC/UX...