> 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.

-- Frank Fish, CCP, Director of Information Systems
   Grant Joint Union High School District, Sacramento, California