6 Mar
2003
6 Mar
'03
11:43 a.m.
The Chemstation software is Pascal-based. The disks use an unusual
partitioning scheme. I used one of these Chemstations to run my GC and
gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer for many many years. Mine were HP
9000-320 and 9000-340 machines ( I still have complete, functional
machines with data on them here- they are in storage waiting for the
data to be archived - that and I can't bring myself to get rid of
them). These systems ran non-stop for ten years with only one floppy
disk failure. Much more reliable than the PC stuff that replaced them.
The display output is very hardware-specific; it is designed to work
with only a limited number of frame buffers. I still have documentation
on these systems, so if you want more details contact me off-list.
On Thursday, March 6, 2003, at 03:55 PM, Joe wrote:
Is anybody here familar with this stuff? I picked up
a HP disk drive
with the ChemStation software installed and I'd like to know more
about exactly what kind of computer it was SUPPOSED to be used with. I
searched the net and one site mentioned that it used a HP 9000 300 but
that's all I've been able to find out. I got the Sw working on a HP
9000 217 but I'm having some problems with the display. Oddly enough,
the SW won't run on my HP 9000 320 or 380!
Joe
Kenneth L. Marshall
Research Engineer, Optical Materials
Laboratory for Laser Energetics
University of Rochester
250 East River Rd
Rochester, NY 14623
Phone: (585)-275-8247
Fax: (585)-275-5960