From FOREWORD TO THE FOURTH EDITION by Bob Green,
"...Although I regret that this Fourth Edition had to drop a few of Eugene's
older papers..."
seems to be the only mention of the deletion.
"Reprinted from 'Thoughts and Discourses on HP 3000 Software' by VESOFT
(c1989)."

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sletten Kenneth W KPWA [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 1999 1:02 PM
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> Subject: Re: Prognostications -- why not to make them
>
>
> Steven Ritenour joins my chorus:
>
> > I'm looking at the 3rd edition copyrighted 1984, 1985, 1986,
> > 1987 and page 141 still has the same extract.  I agree with
> > Ken VE-SOFT need to move at least to the 4th edition and
> > correct this misgiving!
>
> Eugene & Co. were *still* saying the HP 3000 would not make
> it to the 21st century in 1987 ?!?!....  of course even the Boston
> Tea Party did not take place until three years after that....   still:
> I say now we *really* need that mea culpa in the form of a 4th
> edition....
>
> Ken Sletten
>