Gavin Scott <[log in to unmask]> perceptively (as always) wrote:

>Alfredo writes:
>  > After all, MPE is the ONLY operating system that was invented at HP.
>
>What ever happened to RTE anyway? :-)

That is another story.  RTE was my third (I think) HP-invented OS.

I began with the HP 9830 "calculator" (which was an amazing desktop
computer that you programmed in BASIC).  I then used DOS-III and then
RTE.  In fact, when I saw my first HP3000 in Cupertino in 1973 or so,
I thought its performance was quite inferior compared to RTE.  The
HP3000 folks have certainly come a long way since then.

Perhaps I should have written, "MPE is the ONLY *PutYourFavoriteQualifier*
operating system that was invented at HP".



>  > 1) What are the disadvantages for HP caused by HP's Corporate Managers
>  >     *mentioning* MPE outside of the installed base?
>  >
>  > 2) What are the disadvantages for HP's shareholders caused by
>  >     HP's Corporate Managers *mentioning* MPE outside of the
>  >     installed base?
>
>Well, I think I can guess what they would say.
>
>"Mentioning MPE would dilute our corporate message and confuse the analysts
>and our customers".
>
>Or something pretty darn close to that.

I guess I have more faith in HP management than Gavin does.

I can't wait to see HP's answers...


Breath-holdingly yours,

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