I totally disagree - that money could be spent to actually build all or
part of some apps-on-tap application.

The real way to get HP's attention is to write apps that people need that
require the 3000 to run.  Running an ad is a criminal waste of money from
the user community.  At a minimum it should go to charity and get the news
agencies to cover the event, and why it's being done.

At 08:27 AM 9/27/2000, Wayne Brown wrote:
>Yes, I think it's time to resume collecting the money and preparing the
>ad.  It
>will take time and it would be better to have everything ready to go when
>needed, rather than having to scramble to pull things together on short
>notice.
>There are times when you don't want to be caught with your bullet in your
>shirt
>pocket.  :-)
>
>Wayne "Barney Fife" Brown
>
>
>
>
>Tom Brandt <[log in to unmask]> on 09/27/2000 09:46:14 AM
>
>Please respond to Tom Brandt <[log in to unmask]>
>
>To:   [log in to unmask]
>cc:    (bcc: Wayne Brown/Corporate/Altec)
>
>Subject:  Re: [HP3000-L] Carly Fiorina speak again...
>
>
>
>At 08:25 AM 9/27/2000 -0500, Glenn Koster wrote:
> >I don't know how many of you caught any of Carly's speech at "NETWORLD +
> >INTEROP" in Atlanta yesterday.  I know I didn't, but I have read her
> >speech... and there are some disturbing bits in her text (see
> >http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/ceo/speeches/ceo_networld_00.htm for the complete
> >speech).
>
><snip>
>
>Sounds like we need to consider running the ad.