In a message dated 12/19/02 12:33:09 PM Pacific Standard Time,
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> If the company went bankrupt, there should have been a trustee assigned to
> handle the disposition of the company assets. The trustee should still have
> authority to speak on behalf of the company. The trustee should be on
> public
> record with the bankruptcy court. Find the trustee and have them sign the
> license over to you. Of course they will probably charge legal fees to do
> this. But it is probably better than having a boat anchor.
>

All of which is a gigantic hassle.  While on this subject, think about
auction sales.  This is the way that many/most government agencies sell off
older excess equipment.  The auctioneer sometimes doesn't even know where
something came from.  It's just part of a big consignment.

Fundamentally, ALL HP-3000s were sold with a MPE license.  The only poosible
frauds would be a) a HP-9000 masquerading as a HP-3000 or b) MPE/iX version
version/user limit issues or c) add-on software such as COBOL, etc.

Wayne