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 Bee very carefull about misssprints.

At the bottom of the invoice I just rec'd, it informs me that 'SELLER
REPRESENTS THAT THESE GOODS WERE PRODUCED IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE
REQUIREMMENTS (sic) OF SECTION .......

Way To Carefully Check The View We Provide The World!

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-----Original Message-----
From: Doug Becker [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 4:46 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: A new company is born! A modest suggestion


Yes, folks, it's true: There's a new company out there!

On official letterhead from Hewlett-Packard dated December 2000 is the
following:

"Dear Hewlett-Packard Customer:

In order to assist you with your future Hewlett-Packard 3000 systems
planning Hewlett-Packrad would like to inform you of our plans to
discontinue MPE/iX 5.5."

I'm somewhat dyslexic and had to look at "Hewlett-Packrad" a couple of
times--but it really is "Hewlett-Packrad".

And it's a great new idea, with a great new name!

We've often thought that the HP 3000 was "rad", and now it's official!

Couple things though.

1) This letter went out to thousands of customers of Hewlett-Packard (soon
to be named Hewlett-Packrad, no doubt--or maybe it's a spin-off division or
company), and it is my belief that it should really be "Hewlett-PackRad".
Yes! Capitalize the "Rad" part so it really sticks out! And we really would
have appreciated an announcement about Hewlett-Packrad! Next time, give us,
your loyal customers an advance!

2) Bee very carefull about misssprints. It cud halve ben ann disastar iff
somebooty acsidentallee sant outt:

"Dear Hewlett-Packard Customer:

In order to assist you with your future Hewlett-Packard 3000 systems
planning Hewlett-Packrat would like to inform you of our plans to
discontinue MPE/iX 5.5."

Best Regards,
Douglas Baker