Maybe we should invite her to the HP3000L lunch table at HPWorld and
then give her custom T shirt, buttons, etc.

Sletten Kenneth W KPWA wrote:
>
> Earlier today Eric noted he got some feedback from Ann L.:
>
> >     I sent an email addressed to her regarding my concern
> > that the HPe3000 was not receiving enough press and I
> > received a very cordial, but short reply, indicating that HP's
> > MPE customers were "very important". It was CCed to
> > Winston Prather and was not an automated reply. I think
> > HPWorld will be a good place to press our case.
>
> After:
>
> > > Is anyone hearing anything from the emails sent to Ann?
> > > I noticed that she will be at HP World.  ....
>
> I received a private reply to my initial message from Ann
> Livermore this morning....  Maybe I'm pressing the bounds of
> etiquette a little, but given that her reply was in no way "personal
> private";  and was sent in the context of public questions about
> senior HP Management's commitment to the HP 3000 from a
> number of readers of this list;  I attach verbatim her short reply
> to me and my response in return....  I am actually quite
> encouraged by her reply;  i.e.:  She was responding to a
> narrow question;  and that was not clear from the context of
> the published quote (at least to me).....   sounds reasonable to
> me;  I'll buy that...  but as I noted in my reply, somebody should
> try and "run in to" Ann at HPW and offer her an "I Love MPE"
> or "MPE Forever" and "IMAGE Forever" button(s)...    Note I
> think I can come up with at least one or two more of the limited
> edition "MPE Forever" and "IMAGE Forever" variants;  I would
> be willing to part with them in we could get Ann to wear them...
>     :-)
>
> Ken Sletten
> ==========================================
>
> Ann,
>
> You graciously replied to my harangue:
>
> > Thanks for the note.  I do know what MPE is!  And I love it!!
> > The quotation I am now famous for was in response to a line
> > of questions about SUN's anti Microsoft, and anti NT position.
> > My response was in the same context:  Showing that HP does
> > support NT.  It was not a message about MPE lack of support
> > for MPE.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Ann
>
> Ah....   thank you for explaining the context;  that did not come
> through the way it was presented by the media (or at least the
> way I read it)....   I am considerably encouraged.      :-)
>
> CONFESSION:    I may share a bit of the responsibility for
> making this particular quote "famous":  After I sent you my
> initial message, I suggested on hp3000-L that it might not hurt
> if a few other fellow MPE fanatics also mentioned it to you....
>
> Since you have confirmed your continuing affinity for our
> favorite OS, maybe we can see about getting you an "I Love MPE" button...
> or even one of the special order, limited edition
> brass "MPE Forever" variants....      ;-)
>
> SIDEBAR:    Our site is glad to see HP supporting NT / Win2K:
> Except for our HP 3000 at the core, we are a 100 percent
> Microsoft shop:  Zero SUNs....
>
> Cordially,
> and thanks again for your positive reply,
>
> Ken Sletten