"Graham, Robert" wrote:
>
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> Having said all that, I also believe the HP3k's days are numbered.  It isn't sexy and new and glitzy, despite HP's silly attempt at hipping it up by jumping on the "e" bandwagon, and can't shake the "legacy" attachment (what the heck does "legacy" mean, anyway?   Old?).

A legacy is a rich inheritance, which describes the HPe3k very nicely - if
only "the industry" would recognize this as the meaning.

>
> Be a darn shame when it disappears, but then all us "old" things die off eventually.
>

Today, it isn't any more likely to disappear than HP-UX or OS/400.

Why would anyone today question the future of the e3000?  It is probably
brighter and bigger today than in it's entire history.  It is moving
to 64bits.  It runs on the latest hardware. It supports the latest
languages.  It has the fastest reliable database available. Hospitals,
911 centers, Airlines, Credit Unions, Mail/Web catalog order centers
and a great many other businesses depend on it.  Don't question it's
future, ask instead how you can be part of it's success!:-)

Richard

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