This first edition of Using HP 3000 MPE/iX: Fundamental Skills Tutorial is a replacement for the training course, Using the 900 Series HP 3000: Fundamental Skills, which was printed in separate modules.
This self-paced course has hands-on exercises now contained in one booklet. There are six study modules composed of a number of lessons. Other chapters contain setup information and module solutions. A glossary of terms is included.
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. 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).
You may also encounter references to MPE V, which is the operating system for HP 3000s, not based on PA-RISC architecture. MPE V software can be run on the PA-RISC (Series 900) HP 3000s in what is known as compatibility mode.
