Well, since I started the thread, I might as well
clear up any mis-conceptions about my motives
for posting the URL to begin with. My sympathies
go to Ken S. as I am sure there were many people
he knows directly that were affected by the flood.
    My aim in posting the URL was to point out the
resoucefullness and courage under a great deal of
adversity that came out of the situation. The HP3000
was one of the "news team's" tools and came through
when needed. These kinds of people tend to use "tools"
that mirror their trust in themselves and can be counted on.
    Mr. Toback, the article did speak for itself and attributed
the Pulitzer to "people" and not a computer. I like to believe
that for the most part the people that understand why they
use an HP3000 are a bit like those people who live on the
Grand Forks.
    If HP were to use this information, I would hope the
underlying message would be one of how the HP3000
echos people's resiliency and perserveance, and this
was a prime example.
    Sounds a little idealistic, but if the shoe fits......



        -----Original Message-----
        From:   Sletten Kenneth W [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
        Sent:   Tuesday, April 28, 1998 5:57 PM
        To:     [log in to unmask]
        Subject:        Re: Another HP3000 sighting...

        Bruce comes back on my comment:

        > >... And;  yeah;  seems like some smart marketing person
        > >might be able to make something of this:  "Through fire and
        > >flood, HP 3000 helps put out the news and win a Pulitzer"....
        >
        > ...using a Macintosh. Apple PR should grab onto this one and
run!!

        o.k., o.k...  Remember:  In the above I said "some smart
        *marketing* person"...  Since when has marketing had to
        worry too much about a strict definition of reality ??.....
;-)

        > Or shouldn't the credit actually go to the *people* who made
        > this work?

        Yes, of course;  especially in this case:  I believe many of the
        people who work on the Grand Forks had their houses flooded
        and still came to work as soon as they had a place to come to..
        One of the TV news hours or Frontline or etc. had a program on
        how the Grand Forks Herald kept putting out the paper through
        the flood here a few weeks ago....

        Ken Sletten