Hardware or Software? Hardware is 5 years. Software - never. I say never
because once an application does what it's supposed to do, why would you
change it? Assuming it's a specialized application that was correctly
implemented on the platform of choice (HP??), why would you move it. Oh, uh,
unless your hardware vendor discontinues the platform:^)
-Karsten Holland
MIS Site Mgr, 
Union Beverage
Chicago, IL


-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Kubler [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 1:07 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: How long???

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?
Thanks,
Jeff

t 09:20 PM 2/6/2008, Mark Ranft wrote:
>Many of my clients are in the process of migrating.  A couple are 
>settling in to homestead.
>
>My largest client has over thirty HP 3000 systems.  Most of these are 
>N-Classes with a few large K-Class systems tossed in.  They are hard at
work
>trying to complete their migration.   The time and effort required to
>migrate will continue until at least 2011.  After that the systems will 
>remain for historical purposes.
>
>Mark Ranft
>(612) 804-2774
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: OpenMPE Support Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of 
>Jeff Kubler
>Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 3:56 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: How long???
>
> >To all;
>
>Not a lot going on with this discussion group??
>What's the current status?
>What are home steaders on the HP 3000 saying about how long they might 
>do home steading?
>Thanks,
>jeff
>
>
>Jeff Kubler
>Kubler Consulting, Inc.
>541-745-7457
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