Jeff Kubler <[log in to unmask]> wrote:     To all;
Appreciate everyone's response. I wondered if anyone is a aware of a 
"rule of thumb" that most would use for the average life that might 
be safely expected from a computer system? For instance, how often 
should one plan to upgrade your computer systems? Prior to HP 
foolish termination of the life of the HP 3000, what had been the 
normal practice for upgrading your HP 3000's?
  
 
  I think one of the problems of the HP3000 is that is broke the rule of thumb, that a computer needs to be upgraded/replaced every 24 to 36 months.   I know of a lot of companies that have been running the same HP3000 for 10 years without a reboot.  :-)  
  
OK, so that may be a bit of a strech, but you get the point.
   
  -Craig