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All,

I have to set up an old HP9000/D210 system with 10.10, for
compatibility with an existing application. (I don't have the source
code for the application, so recompiling to work with a more recent
version unfortunately isn't an option.)

Does anyone have a suggestion where I could look for media? I've
struck out with the usual sources such as ebay and the resellers I
know.

Thanks in advance!

jcneumann@prodigy.net <jcneumann@prodigy.net> wrote:
> I have to set up an old HP9000/D210 system with 10.10, for
> compatibility with an existing application. (I don't have the
> source code for the application, so recompiling to work with a more
> recent version unfortunately isn't an option.)

However, likely as not, a binary compiled on 10.10 would run on 10.20.

> Does anyone have a suggestion where I could look for media? I've
> struck out with the usual sources such as ebay and the resellers I
> know.

Might try a museum. FWIW, and IIRC 10.10 was sort of an "interim"
release - not quite as interim as 10.01 mind you, but when 10.20
came-out, I believe HP made that a "push" release and got (or tried to
get) everyone to upgrade.

Frankly, not having the source code for the application sounds like a
_MUCH_ bigger problem than finding 10.10 install media...

rick jones
--
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these opinions are mine, all mine; HP might not want them anyway...
feel free to post, OR email to rick.jones2 in hp.com but NOT BOTH...

jcneumann@prodigy.net <jcneumann@prodigy.net> wrote:
> All,
>
> I have to set up an old HP9000/D210 system with 10.10, for
> compatibility with an existing application. (I don't have the source
> code for the application, so recompiling to work with a more recent
> version unfortunately isn't an option.)
>
> Does anyone have a suggestion where I could look for media? I've
> struck out with the usual sources such as ebay and the resellers I
> know.
>
> Thanks in advance!

From this it looks like the application is as old as or older than
(HP-UX) 10.10. If so, then why do you think you need to recompile it
to work with a more recent (what is "recent"?) version (of HP-UX)?

HP(-UX) has a very good track record for old->new (i.e. old software
on new releases of HP-UX) compatibility. For example I have run
(possibly pre) 3.0 software on 10.20 without any problems.

So specific questions: On/for which version of HP-UX was the
application compiled and on which version(s) of HP-UX would you like
to run it? What kind of application is it? Only executables or also
libraries (if so, archive or shared?)? Other? Etc..

Frank Slootweg wrote:
> jcneumann@prodigy.net <jcneumann@prodigy.net> wrote:
>
>>All,
>>
>>I have to set up an old HP9000/D210 system with 10.10, for
>>compatibility with an existing application. (I don't have the source
>>code for the application, so recompiling to work with a more recent
>>version unfortunately isn't an option.)
>>
>>Does anyone have a suggestion where I could look for media? I've
>>struck out with the usual sources such as ebay and the resellers I
>>know.
>>
>>Thanks in advance!
>
>
> From this it looks like the application is as old as or older than
> (HP-UX) 10.10. If so, then why do you think you need to recompile it
> to work with a more recent (what is "recent"?) version (of HP-UX)?
>
> HP(-UX) has a very good track record for old->new (i.e. old software
> on new releases of HP-UX) compatibility. For example I have run
> (possibly pre) 3.0 software on 10.20 without any problems.
>
> So specific questions: On/for which version of HP-UX was the
> application compiled and on which version(s) of HP-UX would you like
> to run it? What kind of application is it? Only executables or also
> libraries (if so, archive or shared?)? Other? Etc..
If it runs under 10.10 it should run under 10.20, wasn't .10 when they
started to integrate 700 and 800? I was trying to find the timeline on
the itrc but they moved it....

Alan D Johnson <adjtech@hvc.rr.com> wrote:
> If it runs under 10.10 it should run under 10.20, wasn't .10 when
> they started to integrate 700 and 800? I was trying to find the
> timeline on the itrc but they moved it....

IIRC re-integration of "server" and "workstation" HP-UX lines began
with the 10.X stuff. However, even as late as 10.20, while the source
trees were basically merged, there were still two sets of install
media - one for workstations and the other for servers.

HP-UX 11.0 is when the media merged.

Then someone decided to create "Mission Critical" and "Technical
Computing" OE media. The sources though remain fully merged.


rick jones
--
The glass is neither half-empty nor half-full. The glass has a leak.
The real question is "Can it be patched?"
these opinions are mine, all mine; HP might not want them anyway...
feel free to post, OR email to rick.jones2 in hp.com but NOT BOTH...

Thanks for all the responses.

Frank, AFAIK the application was compiled to 10.10, which is what it
currently runs on. Apologies for the vague response, but I don't have
access to the developer, and there is very little documentation. One
bit of information I do have is that someone (yes, that vague
'someone'...) tried to run the application several years ago on 10.20,
and was not able to do so. Again, this is secondhand, and I don't have
any documentation of what the errors were... :Grrrrrrrrr

It's basically an inventory and process control app for a small
munfacturing concern, it does have libraries - I am just getting my
hands around the structure, so I don't have a whole lot of details. I
am going to very hands-on with application for the next few weeks, so I
should know a great deal more then.

As to what I'd like it to run on, I'd like to run on at least 11.0. I
will have my hands on the D210 quite shortly, which is supposed to come
with 11.0. It's worth a try to see if it will run, as perhaps I have
fallen into the trap of assuming without verifying.

Again, thanks all for the advice.