How about Keven Miller's idea that the money (with HP shamed into at least
matching it) go to education - introducing the HP3000 into schools. I
realize the money won't go far, and the logistics would be tough, but I
still like it.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sletten Kenneth W KPWA [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2000 6:56 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] Wall Street or Charity?
>
>
> Cortlandt weighs in on the "charity or grinch" issue:
>
> > I suggest that to the WSJ it would look a bunch of nice users
> > of a dying operating system giving money to charity.  Where
> > is the "wake up call" in that?
>
> I had not thought of that angle when I posted earlier today...
> and while I still take my hat off to Lars for a neat idea, after
> factoring in Cortlandt's above I respectfully but pretty strongly
> feel:  Give to your favorite charity(ies) at home or at work or
> wherever;  keep the "this is not personal;  this is just business"
> focus (credits to the original Godfather movie)...
>
> What we do NOT want:  Some enterprising headline writer
> coming up with something like:
>
>          "WAKE UP CALL, or JUST a WAKE ??"
>
> noooooo......  I realize somebody might come up with some
> variant of that anyway..... but let's not give them extra help in
> thinking of it....
>
> Ken Sletten
>