Why not the PHOENIX Network Server?

Wirt Atmar wrote:

> Mark Wilkinson asks:
>
> > So if the HP3000 was to be renamed, what would people like to call it?
>
> A few years ago, when I was reasonably seriously suggesting that CSY be made
> a wholly-owned, indepedent subsidiary of Hewlett-Packard, something like the
> Agilent model HP came up with later, I was asked: "Well, if it did come true,
> what would you call it?" The question came as a surprise to me, and I hadn't
> given it any thought, but because we were in Santa Fe, New Mexico at the
> time, I said, "Santa Fe." It's a trendy name, and one that everyone is
> familiar with.
>
> But the more I thought about it since then, the more I liked the name. It
> means: "The Holy Faith" -- and there's more than a certain ring of truth to
> that -- as well as a name worthy of evangelism :-). More importantly, a
> semi-independent CSY would be freed from HP trying to be all things to all
> people and even-handed towards all of its platforms. CSY would be free to
> openly trumphet the morals and benefits of a truly stable and reliable
> platform.
>
> In Plan A of this suggested business model, Harry Sterling was to be made
> CEO-for-life. The "board of directors" (the loyal customer base, in this
> case) would never have tolerated any of this retirement nonsense.
>
> Wirt Atmar