<Lot's of good comments from Steve Dirickson snipped>
 
I can't help but think that this whole transition away from HP-IB isn't long
overdue.  If I remember correctly, Digital had three separate I/O systems
within the PDP line, depending on the level, and that many people had to
upgrade their I/O systems to upgrade to new processors in, ostensibly, the
same line.  I believe that the IBM 360/370 systems forced the same thing.
I'm by no means a defender of those two companies, however, I think that HP
has done a fairly spectacular job forestalling the inevitable shift to
"better" technology.
 
Just my $.02 worth.
 
Bill Lancaster
(The artist formerly known as "employed at Lund Performance Solutions")
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