Frank Fish writes:

> Duane Percox wrote:
>
> > John Burke wrote:
>  >
>  > >Be still my beating heart. Check out page 33 of the October 20 issue of
>  > >PCWeek. A full page ad for the HP3000!!! In PCWeek!!! Did I just use up
>  > >my quota of exclamation marks? Well, it was worth it.
>  > >
>  > >Of course, the money would have been better spent ensuring the HP3000
>  > >could be used as the database server for SAP or Baan - just one
>  > >frustrated sys admin's opinion.
>  >
>  > Duane Percox wrote:
>  >
>  > I get it....we spend the last n years beating up HP about not telling
>  > the world how great the HP3000 is.
>  >
>  > Then when they do, we complain that they are wasting their money and
>  > it should be spent on something else.
>  >
>  > I must respectfully disagree with John. I don't think the money
>  > is better spent on wooing such software vendors. It has been tried
>  > and it has failed....numerious times. HP cannot force this class of
>  > vendor to use a specific platform. And if they do, it might only be
>  > for a short period of time.
>  >
>  > Tell me, what is a bigger waste:
>  >
>  > 1. An ad for the hp3k in pcweek
>  >
>  > or
>  >
>  > 2. Hundreds of thousands, if not millions of dollars spent getting SAP
>  >    to run on the HP3000 only to have SAP decide this was not a
>  >    strategic platform. SAP subsequently replaced the running HP3000
>  >    installation with HP9000 systems, not certifying the port for
>  >    our beloved HP3000.
>  >
>  > or the other war stores of bought or financed software ventures on
>  > the HP3000 that went awry.
>  >
>  > I highly encourage HP to spend money on things they can control.
>  >
>
>  I agree with Duane.  In order to preserve the perceived viability of the
>  HP-3000 platform, HP needs to promote the HP-3000 in more general
>  purpose, general circulation periodicals, such as those that our CEOs,
>  business managers and board members are likely to read.  If they were
>  exposed to more pro-HP-3000 information from non-technical sources, they
>  might not be so likely to question the wisdom of choosing a
>  tried-and-true, reliable, OLTP-workhorse like the HP-3000.
>

I absolutely, wholeheartedly agree with Duane and Frank. These advertisements
do more good than be counted on a dozen fingers and toes.

Wirt Atmar