With Nicks comments (below) about his Ford, I think I've figured out why
Hewlett Packard added the 'e' to the 3000 family.  This should have been our
first clue.

Carly changed the name to HPe3000 to mean HP(edsel)3000.

What a scarey thought!


> It's also worth noting that some living "fossils" have survived
millions of
> years, outlasting their contemporaries simply because they suffered
from
> extraordinarily perfect engineering.
>
> Crocodiles,  Ants, Welwitchia's and Coelacanths spring to mind, but
there
> are others.
>
> My point is that some things are simply destined to outlive others,
unless
> they are deliberately destroyed, or their ecosystem is neglected.
>
All this talk about the longevity of animate things is irrelevant.

For whatever reason the 3000, in HP's eyes is an obsolete item.  Why?
There has been a lot of discussion on that point here.

I drive a Ford Explorer.  Is it obsolete because the basic concept of
the
auto has not changed in a hundred years?  It has four wheels,
an internal combustion engine and a link between.  It is useful because
Ford has evolved the design and kept it competitive over the years.
Other
makes have disappeared.  I repeat, age has nothing to do with the
utility of
a product.  Important is how it has evolved to continue to meet
users' needs.

Regards,

Nick

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