Yea,   What John Said...

James Reynolds
HP3000 System Administrator
Presbyterian Health Plan
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-----Original Message-----
From: John Clogg [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2000 3:37 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] Slogan


I have avoided this thread because I agree it had become silly some time
ago.  I want to comment on Denys' assertion that the HP3000 "doesn't do
much".  In a sense, this is what this thread is about.  Yes there are lots
of bells and whistles that the HP3000 doesn't support, and that is by
design, since those features do not fit in with the 3000's role as an OLTP
business machine.  There are other capabilities, however, that are missing
because HP appears not to give development efforts as much priority on the
3000 as the 9000.  Specifically, development of drivers for new storage
devices and interfaces (e.g., ultra SCSI, fiber channel) have always lagged
behind the HPUX boxes.

If HP regarded the HP3000 as a flagship product, they would presumably
demonstrate that fact by keeping the product up to date.  It is that
disparity between the two product lines that fuels users' fears that HP is
abandoning the platform even when new features are being added at a furious
pace.  The slogan thread is as much about keeping the 3000 in the minds of
HP's management as winning customers.
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