If HP were to offer such conversion kits then for all intensive purposes the
3000 would live till the EOL of the a or n class systems.hmmmmmmm.  HP are
you listening out there???? For a change practice what you preach  "listen
to your customers"!!!

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From: Sletten Kenneth W KPWA [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 3:46 PM
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Subject: Re: Stock Piles


Earlier today Jon noted:
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Any interesting quesion and/or concern has come up in a
couple of sessions here at HP World.  Since MPE is fairly
new on the A and N class servers, will there really be much
of a used equipment market available.  This got me wondering,
are any of the hardware brokers buying up new A and N class
boxes from HP before the "end-of-sales" so they can sell them
(perhaps at a slightly marked up price) after the "end-of-
sales" date?  It's an interesting opportunity (and service)
for some industries broker(s).
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The other thing that would greatly help the e3000 A-and-N
Class "used" market would be if it was possible to obtain
"9000 to e3000" conversion kits;  and not just the other
way around.  Especially in a few years, I would think there
will be a fairly large number of HP-UX "e3000 sibling" boxes
coming up on the used market.

Ken Sletten