<Terry wrote>
> From "Terry O'Brien TDO" <[log in to unmask]>, on 11/29/97 12:40 PM:
> All,
>
> Jim's note reminded me that the HP3000 enjoyed heavy penetration in
> schools and colleges.  In many schools, it was also used to teach
> computer science and programming.
>
> As long as we are doing a show of hands, would anyone care to "raise a
> hand" describing any college or university that uses the HP3000 for
> teaching.  I would love to see some hands.  Unfortunately, I'm afraid
> that there are few, if any left and the available pool of
> MPEiX/TurboImage talent will shrink.  And lack of available trained
> HP3000 people is certainly a factor in some people's HP3000 hardware
> planning decisions.  But like other HP3000 trends the past few years,
> this is another one that could also be reversed.
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One of our clients is a county school system in Maryland that currently
uses a Series 70 to teach Cobol programming in their High Schools (I think
in the Voc Ed schools).
I bet all those college professors who, over the past years, have been
preaching "no use for cobol... it's all 'object oriented' now" are
wondering how come there's still such a demand for cobol code benders.

Steve Weisbrod
Beechglen Development, Inc.
Cincinnati, Ohio
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