In July 1993, a committee within 3M picked UNIFACE as the language
 of choice for all future developement.

 Now I cannot speak for all of 3M, but in the division I am on contract
 in, one plant started a project in UNIFACE.  After several months,
 a COBOL system was taken there and modified for the project, as
 apparently the UNIFACE did not work out (notice the "smug" look on
 my face, as I happen to be a COBOL programmer, who is not ready to
 throw my twenty three years of experience out the window for any new
 language that comes along!).

 I have not heard a word about UNIFACE since.  For a while, the talk
 was of C++, and now it is all about NT and Powerbuilder.  While in
 REALITY, the business is running on COBOL, IMAGE HP3000, and COBOL,
 IBM mainframe systems.

 Paul D. Christensen      - [log in to unmask]
 PC Enterprises           - [log in to unmask]
 Osakis MN


 You "betcha" you're from Minnesota when...

 You know the four seasons - Winter, Still Winter, Not Winter
                  and Almost Winter.
 You find it exciting to stare through a hole in the ice and look
    at the bottom.
 You think everyone from a different state has an accent.