I meant to "reply all" but only replied to John:

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From: VANCE,JEFF

Hi John,

> >Now, since the hardware is identical for MPE & HP-UX, why
> >can't HP use the same EOL parameters for MPE as HP-UX?
>
> Excellent questions!  Why indeed?  It would seem the issue is
> the staff it takes to keep enhancing the OS.

Yes.

> The freeze idea would certainly seem to
> make the later EOL more viable.  One consideration might be
> that the N-class
> machines are not expected to be on the price list beyond 10/03,

Correct for both CSY and for the HP-UX division.

> and HP doesn't want to invest the effort to support newer boxes.

Correct. We don't have the staff to get MPE to run on the newer
PA-RISC boxes, and the HP-UX team is large enough to do this,
and more!

> In that sense, a freeze really doesn't work.

Correct.

 Jeff

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