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- From: franks@hpuamsa.neth.hp.com (Frank Slootweg CRC)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
- Subject: Re: HP1000/RTE question: How to read data to DOS/UNIX?
- Message-ID: <28510294@hpuamsa.neth.hp.com>
- Date: 27 Jul 92 09:06:21 GMT
- References: <dittrich.711682566@milton>
- Organization: Hewlett-Packard, The Netherlands
- Lines: 29
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- Dave Dittrich writes:
-
- > Funny, but every response I have gotten so far mentioned using kermit.
-
- Does that mean you did not get my response, which did not mention
- kermit? (I posted and e-mailed a copy of my posting.)
-
- > Assuming there is a serial port on the HP1000 (I only looked at the back
- > of the box quickly and saw no apparent ports), ...
-
- I assume that the system console is some kind of HP terminal. The idea
- is to *replace* this terminal by a PC with the HP AdvanceLink or WRQ
- Reflection terminal emulator.
-
- Todd Poynor (of HP) writes:
-
- > If the LIF (Logical Interchange Format) utility is available on the 1000,
- > then software is available which will read it on DOS. The company which
- > sells the DOS software is located in Lake Oswgeo, Illinois, and is named
- > something like Oswgeo Software.
-
- HP also sells LIF utilities for the PC :
-
- 3563A option 921 Standard Data Format Utilities ~$150
- E2080A LIF Utilities for the PC ~$191
-
- 3563A option 921 seems to be the preferred product.
-
- Frank Slootweg, HP, Dutch Customer Response Center
-