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USEFUL WORDS TO KNOW... MPE/iX Every computer has an "operating system". It's the master program that controls the way the computer works for you. MPE/iX is the "system" for the newest HP family of computers. PROMPT The prompt for MPE/iX is a colon (:) that the MPE XL puts at the left edge of your screen. HELP has its own prompt, the "greater than" sign ( > ). You'll find it at the lower left edge of your screen. By showing you a prompt, the computer is saying: "Ready for your next command." COMMAND Computers obey any command they are programmed to understand. But what they understand is very limited by human standards. If the computer understands a command called DOTHISANDTHAT, typing DO THIS AND THAT will accomplish nothing useful. ...Please pressBack to Main Index