> Because of a number of private communications that have come
> my way, I now
> fairly strongly feel that we should suspend the fund raising
> campaign for the
> WSJ ad. It is my strong impression that Winston has and will
> continue to talk
> to Ann and Carly about a much greater exposure of MPE and the
> HP3000, not
> only to the outside world, but within all of the various
> divisions of HP
> itself. Because of that, I feel that we should honorably give
> HP a chance to make good on that effort.

I absolutely disagree. Our problem has never been with people at
Winston's level; I seriously doubt that anyone will suggest that Harry
had any less of a commitment to the 3000, or was any less willing to
push it within HP's management structure, than does/is Winston. Are we
satisfied with the success Harry enjoyed in his efforts? I certainly
am not. Our proposed "ad" is not targeted at Winston, so I don't see
how his reaffirmation changes anything--he is not the problem.
Conversely, the people who *are* the (indirect) target of the campaign
have a solid, years-long history of less-than-benign neglect.

WRT "we should honorably give HP a chance to make good on that
effort": we have no commitment from anyone at HP to undertake any
effort, other than the same people who have made the same commitment
in the past--and had zero success. No one within CSY has been able to
get the attention of HP senior management within the last decade; I
have absolutely no reason to believe that Winston, despite his best
intentions and efforts, will be any more successful. It's time he got
some help.

Steve

Name that quote:
"It's time someone put his foot down, and that foot is me!"