Alfredo, you may be overly optimistic by extending HP-UX's life expectancy
by another half-decade. I'd rather bet something like 2 years. My, hardly
gives me enough time to get acquainted with Linux !

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> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]]De la
> part de F. Alfredo Rego
> Envoye : jeudi 7 fevrier 2002 19:12
> A : [log in to unmask]
> Objet : Re: [HP3000-L] FW: [HP3000-L] Opportunity for HP's
> marketing of
> its (Hitachi's?) XP512s
>
>
> Ken Born <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> >  >Somehow, HP is not mentioned here:
> >>
> >>http://www.informationweek.com/story/IWK20020206S0011
> >>
> >>
> >  >What a great opportunity for HP marketing!
>
>
>
> >Alfredo,
> >HP is mentioned in the following paragraph:
> >
> >..., Zander says he sees new opportunities this
> >year with customers from Compaq and Hewlett-Packard because
> both of those
> >vendors plan to migrate from Unix, whether their proposed merger is
> >completed or fails.
>
> You are right, "Hewlett-Packard" (the old name) is mentioned.  But
> "HP" (the new name, with no "Hewlett" and no "Packard") is not
> mentioned :-)
>
>
> >Will HP UNIX be next to get chopped off ????
>
> Good question.  I made a note on my calendar to revisit this topic
> in five years.
>
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