Although were not part of Wirt's customer base,
we did the same thing as he suggests.  We purchased
a bunch o'spares.  Additionally, we dropped HP H/W
support on the 15th.

Saved about $40K a year in support costs.

Tracy Johnson
MSI Schaevitz Sensors


>-----Original Message-----
>From: Wirt Atmar [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2001 2:18 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [OpenMPE] RE: looking for interviews: what is the HP Way?
>
>It's our estimate from our own customer base that at least 20%
>of the users
>will not migrate, but will buy and store machinery in every
>nook and cranny,
>giving them the opportunity to run in their current state for
>as long as
>possible, until either Open MPE is made real or they can find another
>application package (on any platform) that comes close to what
>they have now.
>
>Wirt Atmar

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