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Workstation Configurator is a utility program used to define terminal and printer type files. Specifically, it can be used to:

  • Modify terminal or printer type files.

  • Examine terminal or printer type files.

  • Convert MPE V termtypes to MPE/iX format.

NOTE: MPE/iX, Multiprogramming Executive with Integrated POSIX, is the latest in a series of forward-compatible operating systems for the HP 3000 line of computers.

In HP documentation and in talking with HP 3000 users, you will encounter references to MPE XL, the direct predecessor of MPE/iX. MPE/iX is a superset of MPE XL. All programs written for MPE XL will run without change under MPE/iX. You can continue to use MPE XL system documentation, although it may not refer to features added to the operating system to support POSIX (for example, hierarchical directories).

Finally, you may encounter references to MPE V, which is the operating system for HP 3000s, not based on the PA-RISC architecture. MPE V software can be run on the PA-RISC HP 3000s (Series 900) in what is known as compatibility mode.

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