Art Bahrs <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Hi Alfredo,
>     I couldn't agree with you more!!!  (and yes the spiffy pit crew jackets
>were nice!  How do I get one?? hehehe)

If HP puts them up for sale, I'll be delighted to buy one.  This is a new
source of revenue for CSY: Franchise the HP3000 name.  I am SERIOUS.


>    I am constantly amazed at the lack of knowledge in the industry about what
>the HP 3000 can do and interface with!!!!

Besides being amazed, I am deeply saddened.  Hopefully, HP's bold approach
at the Internet conference is just the beginning of an aggressive and
effective HP campaign to educate the masses about the strengths of the
HP3000:

        - Its IMAGE/SQL DBMS (screamingly fast, famously reliable, and capable
          of hundreds of concurrent connections with modest hardware
          requirements).

        - Its ever-expanding connectivity to all kinds of clients.


>    I had a consultant in here to talk about a request for bid I was about to
>put out for some work on the HP 3000 series 957 I run here....and was
>surprized
>and very worried when he stated that "the 3000 is a dead machine, it can't
>even
>do web stuff"!!!!
>
>     I immediately pulled up Netscape and visited a site or two that I knew to
>be housed on HP 3000's!!!!

Good for you.  Soon, you should be able to demonstrate Java-powered access
to IMAGE databases from ANY client that is capable of running the Java
Virtual Machine (JVM), including Macintoshes, PCs, Unix workstations,
Amigas, network computers, toasters, Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs),
and what-have-you.  There are several active projects going on that are
addressing this important issue.  I am sure we will see a lot of traffic on
this list about the status of these Java-oriented developments.


>     Needless, to say that he did not get the contract as he knew so little
>about the capabilities of the 3000!

This is the way things should be: If someone doesn't know what s/he is
talking about, s/he should not pose as an expert (and charge money for it,
to add insult to injury).


Congratulations, Art!

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