HP 3000 No More

From: Mike Kenzie <KenzieM_at_sympatico.ca>
Date: Wed Nov 14 22:11:56 2001

----- Original Message -----
From: "Iggy Drougge" <optimus_at_canit.se>
To: "Dan Linder" <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 8:50 PM
Subject: Re: HP 3000 No More


> Dan Linder skrev:
>
> >Just announced on /., the venerable HP3000 line will join HP
calculators
> >in HP's new "we don't want to do cool stuff anymore" business
model.
>
> You're forgetting that PA-RISC is also in the same position. It's
called
> "legacy", isn't it?
>
> >Well, maybe that's harsh. But it is still another sad day for
computing.

Especially since we were supposed to be migrating our system from a
IBM 390 to the HP3000.
I guess a year of planning and vendor selection is out the window.
Received on Wed Nov 14 2001 - 22:11:56 GMT

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