diff --git a/README.Perl b/README.Perl
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-Perl
-====
-
-A number of shell scripts are now Perl scripts,
-most important:
-
-tools/installEpics.pl
-include/makeEpicsVersion.pl
-libCom/bldEnvData.pl
-libCom/makeStatSymTbl.pl
-sequencer/makeVersion.pl
-
-WIN32 also uses
-tools/cp.pl, mv.pl, rm.pl, mkdir.pl
-which should behave like the UNIX cp, mv, rm, rmdir.
-All systems could use the Perl versions but that seems
-to be overkill for UNIX.
-
-Advantages:
-* no need for ls, date, basename, grep, awk, sed, ...,
-  which made the make UNIX-specific.
-* Perl is currently available for Unix, OS/2, WIN32, VMS
-  and the scripts should work on all those systems
-
-Disadvantage:
-* You have to get Perl, look e.g. at http://www.perl.com
-* Perl version 5.003_02 works, we don't know about earlier versions.
-
-
-Compile Perl:
-No big deal,
-* on UNIX say 'configure' and 'gnumake',
-* on Windows use MX Visual C++,
-  use File/Open Workspace to open the Makefile {PERL}/perl5i.mak,
-  use Build/Batch build to select eiher the Release or Debug targets.
-
-  You can do the same with the Makefile {Perl}/Ext/WIN32/win32.mak
-  - nice tools but not necessary for EPICS.
-
-  Then call {PERL}/bin/perlw32-install.bat
-
-In any case, read the texts that come with perl!
-
-
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-#
-# supplement README for HP700 
-#
-# Johnny Tang  5-29-97
-#
-
-1. VxWorks 5.2 for HP-UX
-
-   - Make sure that you have set VX_DIR and VX_GNU to your
-     VxWorks root directory. 
-
-   - Under $(VX_DIR), create a soft link:
-     hp700.68k -> hp9700.68k
-
-2. Modify base/config/CONFIG_SITE file
-
-   - ANSI=HPACC
-   - STANDARD=HPCC
-   - CPLUSPLUS=G++
-
-3. HP native c++ compiler has problem to handle the head files
-   in which a inline function is used in conjuction with template
-
-   base/src/cas, the portable CA server can't be compiled successfully
-   because of the above limitation.
-
-   This problem can be resolved by spliting the function declarations
-   from the inline code in the files in base/src/cxxTemplates.