Hi John,

     I wrote two systems in 1982-1983 that I *knew* would not be in use by
     the year 2000, yet they were year 2000 compatible.  Yes, they are
     still running today.  Yes, on an HP/3000.  Nice little machine, that.
     :-)

     -Bob
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Subject: Re: Are there any more Classic systems out there?
Author:  "John D. Alleyn-Day" <[log in to unmask]> at Internet
Date:    1/19/98 11:52 AM


Don Cosack wrote:

>If the MPE application software you have fits your needs and provides
>for your near-term future, how could you do better than to upgrade to a
>new (or used, but higher performing) MPE/iX platform? Migration from a
>Classic is easier than any other O.S. "jump" I'm aware of by any vendor
>- it is certainly easier than going from HPUX 9.x to 10.x

Back in 1987, I read that the average life of a software program was 14
years and  increasing (as a result, I made sure the software I was writing
was Y2000 compatible!).  I can't imagine that this has changed any, but I
don't know what the latest figures are.  Given this, it seems to me that
compatibility from one platform to the next is absolutely vital - no-one
can be expected to rewrite complete systems just because there is a need to
upgrade the hardware.

John D. Alleyn-Day
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