It's a little late for many of us, because our shop was one of the first who migrated from an HP-3000 to JDE on AS/400 when JDE existed and as a result I lost my job. But out of curiosity what did HP announce yesterday?
--- On Fri, 1/23/09, Johnson, Tracy <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> From: Johnson, Tracy <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] And another one
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Friday, January 23, 2009, 10:37 AM
> Hold on to your Chassis and License, per yesterday's
> announcement by HP,
> it may be worth a fortune!
>
> Tracy Johnson
> Business Analyst
> Measurement Specialties, Inc.
> 1000 Lucas Way
> Hampton, VA 23666
> Office 1-757-766-4318
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> www.meas-spec.com
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion
> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of joseph
> dolliver
> > Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 7:55 AM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] And another one
> >
> > Good luck Chuck....
> >
> > Here at the school we are slow to migrate because of
> possible
> > switching to a new application. It's been 26 years
> for me and still
> > kicking the tires. I have "home" systems and
> two here at the school.
> >
> > To all others: How many out there know of a site that
> is
> > homesteading?
> > I know of about 35 that are in transition to new apps
> but am wondering
> > what sites have no plan to migrate. I have two part
> time clients that
> > have no plan B and will be supporting them for several
> years to come.
> >
> > AOBTD "another one bites the dust"
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 12:20 PM, Chuck Ryan
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > > As of January 1, 2009 our final HP3000
> application has been
> > migrated and
> > > the HP3000 sits idle waiting for the final
> archiving
> > process to begin.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > The sadness of this was tempered by the sheer joy
> of knowing that we
> > > will never have to send COGNOS another check. I
> just wish
> > we could have
> > > completed the migration last year before they
> were bought
> > out by IBM.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Oh well, it was a good 20 years, but now it is
> time to look ahead.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > RIP HP3k
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Comments are my own, not my employer's,
> etc...
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Charles J. Ryan
> > > Sr. Systems Analyst
> > >
> > > State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Company
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 615.846.8208 Office
> > >
> > > 615.519.9716 Cell
> > >
> > >
> > >
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