> Hello Friends:
>
> I'm no apologist for Oracle, but it doesn't look like we have any
proof
> that anything's been dropped yet.
[snip]
>
> Ron Seybold, Editor In Chief

Thanks Ron, for the reminder. It is easy to assume the worst, especially
when that is what you expect, from a company that just doesn't want to
release information yet (there are rules about things like that).

Our own negativity and concern for the HP3K future might be a major
problem. Perhaps we would all do better to act like and talk like the
HP3K will always be a great investment.  By being positive about the
future (and not just the features) of MPE/iX, we encourage others to
continue use and purchase of HP3K systems, thereby helping to insure
that future.

It is poor business for HP to cut off the MPE/iX future. Harry said HP
would consider the business needs of users of the HP3K in making future
decisions about the move to 64bits, etc. Why not believe him? If the
HP3K community can gather the strength to keep the business use of the
HP3K strong and growing, of course HP will port to 64 or 128 bits. The
PA-8xxx chips are 64 bit chips and they ain't bad, who needs the Merced
chip for business transaction processing? The Merced isn't even a proven
winner - it might be the biggest mistake HP and Intel ever made (why
does HP keep making upgraded PA-8xxx announcements if Merced is do
good?).

Richard Gambrell
Associate Director, Information Technology Center
Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA