Wirt ponders...

Of course MPE is a cult!

The difference between the MPE cult and others (Hale-Bopp, Heaven's
Gate, Moonies, Waco Texans, and that crowd that poisoned themselves in
the jungle and started it all) is that we haven't yet been disillusioned
and driven to despair by false promises, lies and dreadful realisations
of deception.

Not Yet.
Not Yet. (Hewlett-Packard?)
Not Yet. (Listening, anyone?)
Not Yet. (Now, you don't want a mass suicide on your CV, do you? H-P?)

Yours Sinisterly

Neil Harvey




> -----Original Message-----
> From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of Wirt Atmar
> Sent: Saturday, April 12, 1997 8:08 PM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Re: HP, MS, Good & Evil, Hale-Bopp, The Millenium, etc.
>
> Gary Jackson writes:
>
> > Wirt-
> >
> >  You've got too much time on your hands!!
> >
>
> That was the common reaction from the first group who got the web page
> announcement for April Fool's :-).
>
> Although putting the web page together did take a little bit of time,
> it
> wasn't actually all that much work to put together. All that I did was
> edit
> the original text, changing out a few key nouns and phrases here and
> there,
> and delete some of the more irrational passages from the original
> text.
>
> When I was done, I was a little startled myself how much it really did
> sound
> like the things that are commonly said by this group. The new web page
> had
> the same tones of paranoia, fear of abandonment, and certainty in the
> quality
> of the group's chosen solution. Perhaps MPE is a "cult" after all --
> and
> maybe all we're doing is simply brainwashing ourselves.
>
> That's a question I do ask myself fairly often. Is the HP3000 and MPE
> as good
> a solution as we say it is? I'm about as fervent a supporter of the
> HP3000 as
> anyone -- but there is little sense in going through life with
> blinders on,
> especially ones that you create yourself. The easiest person to lie to
> is
> always yourself.
>
> Consequently, I do look around. And the conclusion that I have
> consistently
> come to in the past -- every time for the past ten years -- is that
> the
> HP3000 is a superior business solution compared to anything else that
> is
> currently available (A/S400's, Unix boxes, PC lans, NT, etc.), not
> only for
> its technical qualities, but most importantly, for its ease-of-use,
> reliability, and robustness. The HP3000 is the best box for our
> customers.
> It's going to provide them with the best return on their investment,
> with the
> least fuss -- and thus it is the best thing for us to be doing,
> regardless of
> trendy the HP3000 might be.
>
> Wirt Atmar