--- On Tue, 10/28/08, Mark Ranft <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Since 2001, I have personally been responsible for new installations of 
> 19 N-Class systems, 2 A-Class systems and 12 K-Class systems. 

Even ignoring the questionable K-Class (is that even a 3000? or do you mean pre-A/N class 9x8, 9x9?) that is quite impressive.  There must have been a very convincing piece of software only available on the 3000 to spur a company to abandon some other hardware platform for the 3000 or install the 3000 as their first computer system.  Or were these sales into existing 3000 shops?  When I said "new" I meant sales of 3000's into companies that never used the 3000 before or never used computers before.  At least, that is what I would consider "new".
 
> We've done our part.  What have you done to support MPE lately?  

You mean BMC doesn't count? :-)

Seriously though, what can those of us who relied on the 3000 to provide a living do?  Myself, I've been retraining on newer technology which admittedly doesn't do much for the 3000.  After the 2001 annoucement, I can't imagine trying to sell any CFO on the viability of the 3000 as a "new" system (I can see the advantage to maintaining archives on the 3000, although I think a convincing argument could be made for moving historical data from the 3000 to a more readily accessible data store).

And where were you when Peter proposed MPE as a service on Linux back in June?

> Or is the real question is... What has HP done to support us lately?

Indeed.

Jim


      

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