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October 1998, Week 2

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Joe Geiser <[log in to unmask]>
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Joe Geiser <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 13 Oct 1998 06:18:42 -0400
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> We used to joke (15 years
> ago) that everthing on the 3000 was either free (like IMAGE)
> or cost $6000, like TDP, Fortran, COBOL, etc.

We used to joke (as a matter of fact, a LOT of people used to joke), that
"HP" was an acronym for "High Priced" (but one pays for quality ;)

> There should be an SPL compiler on the system.

Not necessarily - not unless the original purchaser paid for the SPL
compiler!  Yes, SPL was a purchasable product and I do remember inheriting
machines without SPL.

Best Regards,
Joe

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