Preface

This is the first edition of Using HP 3000 MPE/iX: Advanced Skills Tutorial. It is a replacement for the Using the 900 Series HP3000:Advanced Skills which was printed in separate modules. This is intended for MPE/iX users who have completed Using HP 3000 MPE/iX: Fundamental Skills Tutorial, hereafter referred to as Fundamental Skills.

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. There is a glossary of terms and an index.

	NOTE: An accompanying lab tape is necessary for full use of the lessons. This lab tape should be installed by the system manager, using the "Setup Instructions" in this booklet.

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.