HP Announces Release 2.1 of HP-RT Real-Time Operating System

Business Wire, Nov 30, 1995

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 30, 1995--Hewlett-Packard Company today announced Release 2.1 of the HP-RT real-time operating system and associated software packages. This release includes enhancements to the developer's kit and two existing software packages. It also includes two new software packages.

HP-RT is a real-time operating system that offers interrupt response times of less than 100 microseconds. Combining this real-time speed capability with an industry-standard-based operating system helps application developers cut maintenance costs, achieve faster time to market and port software more easily.

New functionality provided by Release 2.1 includes the following:

- support for the HP 9000 V743rt VXI controller and

continued support for HP 9000 Model 743rt/742rt VMEbus

computers;

- generic driver that provides an easy-to-use interface

between user-level drivers and I/O devices;

- thread-safe C ;

- improved debugging tools; and

- improved overall system performance.

EXISTING PRODUCTS WITH NEW RELEASES

STREAMSrt with data link provider interface (DLPI) now allows programmers to write and port STREAMS-based applications for HP-RT.

VME backplane networking supports the networking of two or more HP processor boards over the VME backplane, booting HP-RT over the VMEbus from an HP-UX(1) system and using ARPA/Berkeley networking or NFS.

NEW PRODUCTS AVAILABLE AND SUPPORTED BY RELEASE 2.1

A PCMCIA adapter connects to the HP 743rt VMEbus Board Computer as a mezzanine card assembly and supports HP's 10MB and 20MB flash-disk cards.

X11 SERVERrt allows X library results to be displayed directly on a graphics monitor connected to an HP-RT target system.

SNMPrt Agent allows customers to communicate with and modify parameters in a remote computer. It extends the networking capabilities of HP-RT into the HP OpenView and other SNMP network-management environments.

U.S. PRICES AND ORDERING INFORMATION

Release 2.1 of the HP-RT developer's kit is composed of a single license-to-use and a software/documentation bundle.

HP B3799AB HP-RT developer's kit license $9,995

Quantity discounts are available for simultaneous purchase of multiple licenses.

HP B3800AA HP-RT developer's kit software and manuals $1,195

Option AAH software on DDS tape

Option AAU CD-ROM certificate

Customers must order one of the two media options.

Hewlett-Packard Company is a leading global manufacturer of computing, communications and measurement products and services recognized for excellence in quality and support. HP has 102,300 employees and had revenue of $31.5 billion in its 1995 fiscal year. -0- Note to Editors: HP-UX 9.X and 10.0 for HP 9000 Series 700 and 800 computers are X/Open(tm) Company UNIX 93 branded products. X/Open is a trademark of X/Open Company Limited in the UK and other countries. UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries, licensed exclusively through X/Open Company Limited.

Sales information may be obtained by calling 1-800-637-7740. In Canada, call 1-800-387-3867. Please do not use editor-contact or corporate telephone numbers for sales information.

CONTACT: Hewlett-Packard Co.

Maggie Foresee-Griese, 408/746-5487

Jon Rairigh, 408/746-5241