I don't remember the specifics, but I vaguely recall that the 3k & MPE were said to have had some direct influence on the initial design of the Mac and its OS. One of the Mac architects used to work for HP or some such.

On Fri, 9 Nov 2001 15:29:36 -0500, Jonathan M. Backus <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>        Interesting.  I have often thought of the HP e3000 & MPE as the Apple &
>MacOS of the mid-range computers.  It's a better, more stable, environment
>that you pay a little more for, but non-technical people seem to want "what
>appears to be" the cheapest solution, even when it ends up costing them more
>in instability, reboots, add-ons, etc.
>
>Go figure,
>        Jon

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