Yep...the 250 was a little work horse!
jack
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From: Denys Beauchemin [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, August 22, 2011 10:56 AM
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Subject: RE: [HP3000-L] Disappointed again.
IIRC, the 250 was introduced somewhat before the 300, but you are correct in that it was targeted at the same market.
The fun thing was that the path from 250 to 300 was tortuous at best, and so HP introduced the 260 as a follow-on to the 250.
Denys
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From: Jack Connor [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, August 22, 2011 9:34 AM
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Also, the 250 was introduced at the same time which targeted the same market.
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From: Denys Beauchemin [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, August 22, 2011 10:30 AM
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Again, that's not quite the same. The Amigo (HP300) was new and innovative but it competed with the then-emerging HP3000 which seemed to fit the current computing paradigm in vogue at the time. (I cannot believe I used the word for 20 cents.)
The 300 was, in many respects, far ahead of its time, but it was also a solution in search of a problem. I spent a few months studying that box, trying to decide whether to develop for that or the HP3000. The 300 was really a precursor to the PC in the pre-Internet era. Pretty much single-user with everything attached.
Denys
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Sent: Monday, August 22, 2011 9:02 AM
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Reminiscent of Adios Amigo (the 300)...
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From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Denys Beauchemin
Sent: Monday, August 22, 2011 9:55 AM
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Ok, but it's not the same thing at all. In this case, HP expended a great deal of money and assorted resources coming very late to the party with an offering what was no better than what was already there. In my view they offered nothing new or innovative.
What amazes me is the speed at which they realized they had messed up and pulled the plug on this fiasco, rather than drag it out.
Denys
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From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Brice Yokem
Sent: Monday, August 22, 2011 8:40 AM
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Reminds me of what Techtronix did many years ago. They wanted to come up with the best terminal and invested a pile of money, then cancelled it when someone else came out with a better one.
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