Mark Klein wrote:

> In all seriousness, a real low end machine has merit (no inside joke this time
> :-)) not only for developers, but for small departmental use as well. What if
> this machine could compete with and replace larger PC configurations?

This has been an interesting thread.  The open market bids for such a
box number near a dozen just on this discussion; that's more interest
than was ever expressed at the HP Roundtables (hint, hint...)

If this topic recurs at HPWorld at a roundtable, I suggest someone keep
statistics.  HP has long ignored this issue due to lack of interest, so
if it *is* a committed buy on your parts, that carries weight; combined
with "potential" buyers (ie, expressed interest) it might carry enough
weight to at least get justification as far as the theoretical "908"
machine goes (low-end 3000 with limited user license).  That part would
be essentially a no-brainer (if the market is so small, how much revenue
do they stand to lose?) as opposed to a 9000/700 compatible product
which would take real development time to create suitable drivers and
Q&A time for testing.

Jeff Kell <[log in to unmask]>