In article <[log in to unmask]>, F. Alfredo Rego
<[log in to unmask]> writes
>Cecile Chi <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>>No, forget the 'e'.  I never thought adding the 'e' was a good idea anyway.
>
>I also fell into the trap last year.  I am slowly removing that
>pesky "e" from everything within Adager's control.
>
<SNIP>

How fast we forget!

The topic of "e" or not to "e" the HP3000 rang a few bells in my head
and a quick trawl through the archives revealed that in 1998 and 1999
many on the list were berating HP (CSY) for their marketing of the
HP3000 and comparing their efforts with those of IBM for the AS400.

IBM at the time were re branding and re badgeing the AS400 as an
Internet Server, a business server, in fact any kind of sever to say
this is current technology. And there were many comments about why HP
weren't doing this for the HP3000/HPe3000 (delete your choice).

And whilst it may have taken HP a couple of years to get around to it,
they at least are trying to position it as a modern server.

I think the "e" is aimed at those who don't really know the
HP3000/HPe3000 (delete your choice) like the management of companies
either using one (and wondering why) or even hopefully those at
companies where VAR's/ISV's are trying to sell solutions that are 3000
based.

For those of us who have grown up with the 3000 the "e" will probably
never catch on. It's rather like having a lifetime friend change their
name, whilst try as you like your brain and probably emotions are
inextricably linked to the old name.

As for Alfredo's comment about having to change HPe3000 back to HP3000
so that it can be found. This really shows us that for all the advances
we think we have seen in computing over the last couple of decades, we
are still working with very dumb technology. I doubt there is a child
above six or seven who couldn't automatically read/see HP3000 and
HPe3000 as the same thing and interchange them at will. However it
defeats the combined power of the worlds Internet search engines with
ease.

So I guess to "e" or not to "e" is the question.

And the answer will be down to personal choice.

But for anyone who relies on the HP3000/HPe3000 for their living I would
advise that you get at least one good indexed link to it on your web
site. It would be a real shame that if HP are marketing the HPe3000, but
some manager or consultant at a potential customer who was not familiar
with it did an Internet search using HPe3000 (and why should they ever
know it was an HP3000) only came up with a handful of references, they
may get the wrong impression. And we all know first impressions count!

Regards

ALAN YeO :-)
Alan Yeo
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