In article <[log in to unmask]>, "Knoedler, Tom"
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>It is steadily becoming apparent even to an MPE faithful person like
>myself ( 18+ years using MPE from the HP 3000 Series I to HP 3000
>957) that HP upper management has become thoroughly mesmerized
>by that vile thing known as  unix   and that the marketing droids in
>command are simply hoping that the MPE faithful will either 'wise up'
>and convert over to  unix   or  that the MPE faithful will take their
>business to some other vendor.     The LAN specialists on this campus
>are lobbying loud for a total conversion to Windows NT and I will not
>be surprised if the HP 3000 and 9000 boxes are pitched in favor of
>several P6 boxes.     Even IBM treats its 370 dependent customers
>better than this!
 
It's unfortunate, but very true!!!  History is filled with such events...
There have been numerous technically superior items which have died due to
non-technical and very illogical reasons.
 
I hate to invoke the old saying but, "Who has the gold, rules...".  If
upper management of companies were not demanding Unix and NT, then HP and
other companies would not be delivering.
 
/isaac
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