Watched this week as a brand new Sun Microsystems server was uncrated
outside my cube directly in front of the computer room area.  Never seen one
before...looks just like a computer...hmmm...go figure.  Fact is, the Sun
server is almost identical in height, width and depth as the 3 hp 3k's in
the computer room that will eventually be replaced by these Sun servers.

Yup, I'm sure somewhere in a boardroom for this company, folks are thanking
hp for making 'em realize the error of their ways.


Ray Shahan




> -----Original Message-----
> From: F. Alfredo Rego [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 10:39 PM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Re: While we're chatting about HP3k to AS400...
>
> Jim Chance <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> >I'd like to share that as a consultant I've been contacted
> >4 times in the last 4 weeks about going to shops that are
> >now converting from their HP3k to an IBM AS400. One company
> >is a billion dollar a year business.
>
>  From my own perspective, I can confirm Jim's observations.
>
>
> >Perhaps HP has mis-calculated? Or, perhaps the Compaq
> >merger, the consulting projects they will acquire, the
> >savings of laying off or re-aligning HP3K resources
> >
> >"offsets"
> >
> >the loss of HP3K hardware sales - maint. fees - and
> >longterm customer relationships? Hmmmmmmmmm
>
> I certainly can't speak for HP's calculations.  All I
> can do is relay the result of MANY communications with
> MPE-Image users.  IBM seems to have grabbed the hp3000
> ball and IBM seems to be running with it.  It is ironic
> to think that the AS/4000 (now called the iSeries) started
> its life as IBM's response to the hp3000.
>
> Becoming more amazed as the long lazy winter days go by,
>
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