Check this out.

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From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of
J Dunlop
Sent: Monday, September 15, 2003 10:32 AM
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Subject: [HP3000-L] Users unite to keep HP's MPE alive

Just for your info, there is a short article in Computer Weekly about
"MPEers".

See :
http://www.computerweekly.com/articles/article.asp?liArticleID=124893&liFlav
ourID=1&sp=1
(Watch for wrap).

It starts :

"A group of Hewlett-Packard users and independent consultants is
trying to keep the HP e3000's ageing MPE operating system alive after
HP ends its support in 2006.

The group, OpenMPE, has reached an agreement in principle with HP on a
key aspect of the MPE survival plan; permission to create an emulator
that would enable the operating system to be used on other HP
hardware.

However, third parties - such as HP's channel partners and consulting
firms that may develop an emulator - do not know if there's enough
commercial demand to justify the investment."

Cheers,

John Dunlop

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