William Bachenberg <[log in to unmask]> writes:
 
>  You don't have to be an oldtimer to appreciate the HP250/260..  There
>are still many small (this is of course a relative statement) to
>mid-sized companies running their businesses on the HP250/260 platform.
>  Contrary to popular opinion, the HP250/260 isn't a dead end for
>companies that find themselves either requiring more horsepower or
>desiring a jump into the "Open Systems" fast track.  There is a HP
>product called Eloquence (PN# B1367B) that allows an application/data
>migration to an HP9000 (UNIX- Oh joy), and provides a 260'ish
>environment under HP-UX.  This product is not without its shortcomings,
>but nothing worthwhile is ever easy, right ?
>  If you want to hear some stories about the HP250, ask Evan Rudderow...
>(sorry Evan, I had to slip you into this topic somehow)
>         ///
>       ( o o )              LeRoy Ruggerio
>+---oOO--( )--OOo---+       Data Based Systems
 
 
As one of the original Fort Collins 250'ers, and the author of
the internal 'systems programing course' for the system, I have
to admit that the 250 is a super system. HP could never touch
it's capabilities with the 3000 - and while I've not seen
Eloquence, I'd love to chek it out!
 
HP 250 had, in 1980, what Microsoft at the time hoped to have
in a BASIC environment; consider Visual BASIC without graphics
and you just about have a first gen 250. Extensible language
with controls; 'on event' programming; powerful report writer
and database built-in; the list goes on.
 
Now if I could just run 1-2-3 on it..smile.
 
Miles