Figure 1-2. 900 Series HP 3000 High-level Tools

MPE/iX and MPE V/E Operating Systems

Since the 900 Series HP 3000 w as introduced, Hewlett-P ackard supports t wo types of MPE operating system; MPE V/E and MPE/iX, whic h stands for MPE with eXtended Large addressing. The "V" in the name MPE V/E is the Roman n umeral for "5." MPE V/E is the operating system formerly called MPE. MPE V/E is supported on Series 37 through the Series 70 systems. MPE/iX is the operating system for 900 Series systems. It is designed to take full advantage of HP Precision Arc hitecture (HP-PA). MPE/iX has the performance and ease-of-use of MPE V/E, plus additional functions and capabilities. It is up wardly compatible and has a user interface consisten t with MPE V/E. MPE/iX is object code and source code compatible for programs dev eloped on MPE V/E. It has t wo run-time environments that are transparent to the user:

OVERVIEW 1-3