What I fear most by spreading such rumors in an uncontrolled and
irresponsible manner is that if there is sufficient background noise, the
rumor might somehow become true.
In my country, we have a saying that goes like "If you want to get rid of
your dog, tell it has rabies"
Or, in our specific case, "If you want to get rid of MPE, tell the world MPE
is dead".
Now, ask yourself, who the heck has interest to kill off MPE ?
Christian Lheureux
Responsable du Département Systèmes et Réseaux / Head of Systems and
Networks Department
APPIC R.H.
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> Objet : Re: [HP3000-L] nasty rumor
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>
> I know this is unthinkable to all of you, but HP is killing
> off the 3000.
>
> This is not a hoax and I know for a fact that on 11/14 HP
> will announce
> the death of the 3000 to the world.
>
> Everyone should start taking steps to plan a migration path
> away from the
> 3000 as soon as possible.
>
> As for documented information, I don't have that, but I have
> heard a voice
> mail message from Winston Prather saying the 3000 is dead.
>
> You will learn the truth on 11/14.
>
> ----------
>
> ????
> I'd like a better documented information... This is
> nothing more than a
> hoax... for me.
>
> You know... a friend of a friend has seen white crocodiles on ....
>
> Have a nice weekend,
>
> -- Andres j. Ogayar
> -- I.T. Department
> -- Raytheon Microelectronics España (Malaga, Spain)
> -- +34.95.224.92.27
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> 09/11/2001
> 14:48
> Por favor,
> responda a
> kmunich
>
>
>
>
>
>
> I am afraid the nasty rumor is true. HP will discontinue
> the HP 3000
> due
> to a move away from a proprietary operating system and a slow
> decline in
> the HP 3000 business.
>
> Hp will stop selling the 3000 on 10/31/2003 and end support for the
> platform on 12/31/2006.
>
> They are getting teams in place to help current customers
> migrate from the
> 3000 to 9000s or Netservers.
>
> ----------
>
> I try not to spread rumors but this one came to me from a usually
> reliable source.
>
> He claims to have gotten it from two reliable sources that are totally
> unrelated, one inside HP and
> the other a large user. (I know, "a friend of a friend.......)
>
> Anyway the rumor is that Carly will announce next Wed (Nov 14), the
> discontinuance of the HP3000 line.
> Production to cease in 2002.
> Support to end in 2007.
> Anyone else hear this? I am inclined to think NOT, since no one has
> posted anything about it yet, and this
> group is not known for sitting on things.
> I find this very hard to accept, and I really don't want to
> start a big
> hubbub (is that a word?), but like I said, the
> source is usually pretty reliable. Of course he could be
> playing me for
> the biggest dupe of month.
>
> Any one care to comment?
>
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