Ron wrote :

> In this hour of sadness, I'd like to think that there are
> people out there.
> In quiet passon, working to make this our finest hour.  It
> may be the end of
> the Hewlett Packard 3000, but it's death should not be a
> quiet one.  I can
> only hope that I am honored to be part of such a revolution.

So what's the HPe3000, really ? A hardware platform (PA-RISC), plus an
Operating System (MPE), plus a marketing program.

Well, the death sentence of the HPe3000 by HP is mostly the death sentence
of a non-existent marketing program.

The hardware is still available - it's called a 9000, but who cares ? It's
been mostly the same as a 3000 anyway, and it's been since the inception of
PA-RISC.

The operating system *could* get another lifetime if the OpenMPE initiative
flies. Useless to say, I ardently, fervently support this initiative as an
individual.

So what's worse ? Letting MPE slowly die at the hands of HP due to lack of
interest ? Or reviving it at the hands of an entity dedicated to it ? In
fact, the "death sentence" could easily be the "Flight of the Phoenix".

Christian "If the Phoenix Bird can fly, then so can MPE" Lheureux

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