The operating system names in 1973 MPE A = Athena and MPE B =Bruno
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From: Thomas M. Root <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, August 18, 2000 7:11 PM
Subject: Re: HP's Multi-OS strategy includes MPE


> No, MPE C wasn't released until after I started working there.
>
> I was an HP customer at the National Bank of Detroit, and our machine
> (s/n 28) was delivered early in 1973 with MPE A.  We upgraded to MPE B
> when it was released later in '73.  I went to work at HP's Data Systems
> Division in July of '74 and participated in the release of MPE C.
>
> I left HP in '79 and hadn't been involved with the 3000 until last year
> when I got my current job.  It's nice to see all the improvements that
> have been made, but it's also gratifying to note that the original de-
> sign concepts are still going strong.
>
> Tom Root
>
> [log in to unmask] wrote:
> >
> > >IIRC the first customer delivery of a 3000 (MPE A.0.0) was on
> > >November 1, 1972.
> >
> > Actually, if my (now foggy) memory serves me correctly, it
> > was MPE C, not A. :-)
>
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